Darling Range Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade (Communications)

The Brigade has administration and operational functions.

- Administration

• President: Keith Mackenzie
• Secretary: Bill Parker
• Treasurer: Mike Davidson

- Operations

• Fire Control Officer (FCO)/Equipment Officer: Susan Smith
• Captain: Ross Boughton
• Training Officer: Rod Teale

The Brigade normally has four operational teams, each with a team leader in charge with, ideally, a minimum of three Brigade members per team:

• Team 1: Sandy Davidson (Lieutenant)
• Team 2: John Duff (Lieutenant)
• Team 3: Rod Teale (1st Lieutenant)
• Team 4: Keith Mackenzie (2nd Lieutenant)

Each team is normally duty rostered one week in every four (Saturday to Saturday):

• Weekend: 0900 hours Saturday to 0600 hours Monday, including Public Holidays, and until 0900 hours on the following Saturday.
• Weekdays: 1800 hours to 0600 hours, including Public Holidays.

A number of Brigade members are available 0600 hours to 1800 hours on weekdays, and form the rostered daytime crew.
 Pagers are issued to  duty rostered crew members. It is the responsibility of any team member who is not available for any of the rostered duty times to find a suitable replacement and advise the appropriate team leader accordingly.