Shane Fitzsimmons
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| Shane Fitzsimmons | |
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| Assumed office 18 September, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Phil Koperberg AO AFSM |
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| Born | 22 February 1969 Sydney, Australia |
| Profession | NSW RFS Commissioner |
Shane Fitzsimmons AFSM is the Commissioner of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service. He served as Acting Commissioner for several months before being endorsed by the State Government and thus succeeding Phil Koperberg on September 18, 2007.
[edit] Career
Fitzsimmons joined the Rural Fire Service (RFS) as a volunteer member of Duffys Forest Brigade in 1985. After qualifying as a motor mechanic he became a salaried officer in the Service in 1994, taking on the role of Regional Planning Officer for the Central East Region. He became State Operations Officer in 1996 and two years later was named Assistant Commissioner, Operations. This role later became expanded and restyled as Assistant Commissioner, Regional Management and Strategic Development. He was awarded the Australian Fire Service Medal in 2001[1]
In 2004, Fitzsimmons became the inaugural visiting fellow of the Australasian Fire Authorities Council to the Australian Institute of Police Management. He held this role for 12 months.
After serving as Executive Director Operations and Regional Management, Fitzsimmons became Acting Commissioner in mid-2007 following previous Commissioner Phil Koperberg's resignation to take up a role in NSW Parliament. He was officially endorsed as NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner on September 18.
