Mark Crosweller Explained

Mark Crosweller has served as head of Australia's National Resilience Taskforce, part of the Department of Home Affairs,^{[1] [2]} having been appointed there following his service as the Director-General of Emergency Management Australia.^{[3] [4]} He previously served as the third Commissioner for the ACT Emergency Services Agency responsible for the ACT Fire Brigade, ACT Ambulance Service, Rural Fire Service and State Emergency Service. He was appointed to this position in 2009 and left in 2012 for the Emergency Management Australia role.^[5] Crosweller had earlier been an Assistant Commissioner in the New South Wales Rural Fire Service.

He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management.^[6]

Honours

• 1999 – NSW RFS Commissioner's Commendation ^[6]
• 2000 – National Medal^[7]
• 2003 – Australian Fire Service Medal^[8]

See also

• Australian Capital Territory Emergency Services Agency

Notes and References

1. News: Dunlop . Ian . Spratt . David . We must mobilise for the climate emergency like we do in wartime. Where is the climate minister? . 30 January 2021 . The Guardian . 2 June 2019.
2. News: McDonald . Philippa . Australia's natural disaster preparedness has gaping holes, royal commission told . 30 January 2021 . ABC . 22 September 2020.
3. Web site: Mark Crosweller AFSM . Australian Strategic Policy Institute.
4. News: Knaus. Christopher. Crosweller to take up national disaster job. 6 May 2015. The Canberra Times. 27 October 2012.
5. News: Knaus . Christopher . Crosweller to take up national disaster job . 30 January 2021 . The Canberra Times . 27 October 2012.
6. http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/file_system/attachments/State08/Attachment_20091223_B96345FF.pdf NSW RFS Annual Report 2008-09: Principal Officers
7. https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/959007 It's an honour: National medal
8. https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1043113 It's an honour: Australian Fire Service Medal