Contributed by the Australian Emergency Management Institute
Ms Glenys Ann BEAUCHAMP
Assistant Commissioner Francis Vincent PRENDERGAST
Assistant Commissioner Kevin ZUCCATO
Sergeant Leslie John BURROUGHS
Superintendent Terence Charles DALTON
Inspector Gordon DOJCINOVIC
Detective Superintendent John Steven KERLATEC
Chief Inspector William Joseph LARDNER
Inspector James William McARTHUR
Superintendent Michael James ROBINSON
Detective Inspector Gregory William SMITH
Chief Inspector Ronald Stuart COOKE
Superintendent Peter Eugene DE SANTO
Inspector Peter Michael HOLLOWAY
Inspector Nigel John HOWARD
Inspector Kerryn Frances HYNAM
Sergeant Elwyn James WILLIAMS
Senior Sergeant Vincent Michael KELLY
Detective Superintendent Anthony James CROSS
Senior Sergeant Errol Jonathon DELLIT
Sergeant Gregory Gordon KIDD
Detective Senior Sergeant Edward John KINBACHER
Superintendent Garry John MOLONEY
Inspector Deborah Joyce PLATZ
Assistant Commissioner Gary Elmars DREIBERGS
Senior Sergeant Anthony METTAM
Senior Sergeant David Timothy NORRISH
Superintendent Nigel William WHITE
Senior Sergeant First Class Thomas Michael CARTER
Detective Senior Sergeant Patrick Eugene McMANUS
Superintendent Giovanni VENDITTO
Mr Gerardus Hendrikus RABELINK
Dr Stephen James RASHFORD
Mr Keith Allen DRISCOLL
Ms Rebecca Ruth LUNDY
Mr Ian Charles BARTHOLOMEW
Mr Allan Vincent CAREY
Mr Barry Howard CARR
Mr Kevin COOPER
Mr James Patrick FLYNN
Dr Kenneth Charles HUGHES
Mr Christopher Ernst JURGEIT
Mr John Michael McNAMARA
Mr Robert John McNEIL
Mr Kenneth James NEVILLE
Mr Geoffrey Colin THIESSEN
Mr Ian Daniel BOARD
Mr Noel Charles FLAKEMORE
Mr John Beresford GERRAND
Mr Rodney William HOLLAND
Mr Bryan Charles McCARTHY
Mr Peter Vincent RICE
Mr Peter Russell SANDELL
Mr Ian Claude WALTER
Mr Andrew Allan WILSON
Mr Colin Frank HARCH
Mr Ronald Francis STEMM
Mr Ivan Ernest WESTERN
Mr Robert Henry STONER
Mr Anthony Leonard WEGE
Ms Trudy Lola WHELAN
Mr Brian Phillip MURPHY
Mr Reginald James MARSHALL
Mr Thomas William SHORT
Mr Peter TAYLOR
Mr Alfred George BAIRSTOW
Mr Colin James BAIRSTOW
Mr Gary John GIFFORD
Mr Robert William PYCROFT
Gary Gifford has been an influential member of the emergency services in Western Australia for over 10 years with the Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA).
A former police officer, he was initially appointed in the FESA as a regional Director in the Pilbara Kimberley for the WA State Emergency Service (SES).
He had many successes in the role particularly in modernising and improving the response capability in vulnerable communities. He worked extremely hard to improve relationships amongst all services, and oversaw and led many emergency responses.
More recently he has been employed in a senior operational role as an Assistant Chief Operations Officer, being responsible for natural hazard planning for operations, and has been instrumental in improving the FESA’s preparedness and response capabilities.
Mr Gifford has provided outstanding leadership in the development of Operational Doctrine related to the SES functions of the FESA ensuring that the one-service all-hazard philosophy has been adopted. He has also been influential in developing the support of key SES volunteers in this regard and has used opportunities such as leadership forums and SES conferences to develop this strategy. Mr Gifford has served the FESA and the community of Western Australia with distinction.