TRAINING EVENT: FWPCOT2254 Maintain Chainsaws & FWPCOT2273 Trim and Cut Felled trees & FWPCOT3301 Trim Tree using a Polesaw

COURSE PROVIDER: Emergency Australia

LOCATION: Perth
DATE: 1 – 2 November 2025
TIMINGS:

  • Full Trim & Cut Course: 0800 – 1600, Both days
  • Polesaw Only: 0800 – 1600, Second day


ONLINE PRE-LEARNING: ~9 hours
PREREQUISITES:  Must be Engagement Ready or Deployment Ready in Muster and have a Tetanus vaccine up to date.

WHY THIS TRAINING MATTERS: This training equips you with essential skills for disaster recovery operations, where managing fallen trees and debris safely and efficiently is critical. You’ll learn how to assess, plan, and execute tree trimming and cutting tasks with confidence, skills that are often the first step in helping communities recover from disaster.

TRAINING EVENT: FWPCOT2275 – Fell trees manually (Basic)

COURSE PROVIDER: Emergency Australia

LOCATION: Gnangara State Forrest
DATE: 18 – 19 October 2025
TIMINGS: 0800 – 1600, Both days
ONLINE PRE-LEARNING: ~3 hours
PREREQUISITES:  Must be Engagement Ready or Deployment Ready in Muster and have a Tetanus vaccine up to date.
To be eligible for this course, volunteers must already be qualified in Trim & Cut and Maintain Chainsaw. Applicants without this prerequisite will NOT be considered.

WHY THIS TRAINING MATTERS: This course builds higher-level skills beyond standard chainsaw trimming, advancing into safe tree felling, assessment, and maintenance. With a strong focus on safety and risk management, volunteers are better equipped to support disaster recovery operations.

TRAINING EVENT: FWPCOT2275 – Fell trees manually (Basic)

COURSE PROVIDER: Emergency Australia

LOCATION: Gnangara State Forrest
DATE: 18 – 19 October 2025
TIMINGS: 0800 – 1600, Both days


ONLINE PRE-LEARNING: ~3 hours
PREREQUISITES:  Must be Engagement Ready or Deployment Ready in Muster and have a Tetanus vaccine up to date.
To be eligible for this course, volunteers must already be qualified in Trim & Cut and Maintain Chainsaw. Applicants without this prerequisite will NOT be considered.

WHY THIS TRAINING MATTERS: This course builds higher-level skills beyond standard chainsaw trimming, advancing into safe tree felling, assessment, and maintenance. With a strong focus on safety and risk management, volunteers are better equipped to support disaster recovery operations.

TRAINING EVENT: FWPCOT2254 Maintain Chainsaws & FWPCOT2273 Trim and Cut Felled trees & FWPCOT3301 Trim Tree using a Polesaw

COURSE PROVIDER: Emergency Australia

LOCATION:Perth
DATE: 1 – 2 November 2025
TIMINGS:

  • Full Trim & Cut Course: 0800 – 1600, Both days
  • Polesaw Only: 0800 – 1600, Second day


ONLINE PRE-LEARNING: ~9 hours
PREREQUISITES:  Must be Engagement Ready or Deployment Ready in Muster and have a Tetanus vaccine up to date.

WHY THIS TRAINING MATTERS: This training equips you with essential skills for disaster recovery operations, where managing fallen trees and debris safely and efficiently is critical. You’ll learn how to assess, plan, and execute tree trimming and cutting tasks with confidence, skills that are often the first step in helping communities recover from disaster.

TRAINING EVENT: FWPCOT2254 Maintain Chainsaws & FWPCOT2273 Trim and Cut Felled trees & FWPCOT3301 Trim Tree using a Polesaw

COURSE PROVIDER: Emergency Australia

LOCATION: Geraldton
DATE: Saturday 20th – Sunday 21st September 2025
TIMINGS:

  • Full Trim & Cut Course: 0800 – 1600, Both days
  • Polesaw Only: 0800 – 1600, Second day


ONLINE PRE-LEARNING: ~9 hours
PREREQUISITES:  Must be Engagement Ready or Deployment Ready in Muster and have a Tetanus vaccine up to date.

WHY THIS TRAINING MATTERS: This training equips you with essential skills for disaster recovery operations, where managing fallen trees and debris safely and efficiently is critical. You’ll learn how to assess, plan, and execute tree trimming and cutting tasks with confidence, skills that are often the first step in helping communities recover from disaster.

TRAINING EVENT: FWPCOT2254 Maintain Chainsaws & FWPCOT2273 Trim and Cut Felled trees & FWPCOT3301 Trim Tree using a Polesaw

COURSE PROVIDER: Emergency Australia

LOCATION: Gnangara State Forrest

Date: Friday 29th – Saturday 30th August

TIMINGS:

  • Full Trim & Cut Course: 0800 – 1600, Both days
  • Polesaw Only: 0800 – 1600, Second day


ONLINE PRE-LEARNING: ~9 hours
PREREQUISITES:  Must be Engagement Ready or Deployment Ready in Muster and have a Tetanus vaccine up to date.

WHY THIS TRAINING MATTERS: This training equips you with essential skills for disaster recovery operations, where managing fallen trees and debris safely and efficiently is critical. You’ll learn how to assess, plan, and execute tree trimming and cutting tasks with confidence, skills that are often the first step in helping communities recover from disaster.

TRAINING EVENT: FWPCOT2275 – Fell trees manually (Basic)
COURSE PROVIDER: Emergency Australia
LOCATION: Gnangara State Forrest
DATE: Friday 15th – Saturday 16th August 2025
TIMINGS: 0800 – 1600, Both days
ONLINE PRE-LEARNING: ~3 hours
PREREQUISITES: Must be Engagement Ready or Deployment Ready in Muster, have Tetanus vaccine up to date and be qualified in Maintain Chainsaw, Trim & Cut Felled Trees.
WHY THIS TRAINING MATTERS: This course builds higher-level skills beyond standard chainsaw trimming, advancing into safe tree felling, assessment, and maintenance. With a strong focus on safety and risk management, volunteers are better equipped to support disaster recovery operations

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TRAINING EVENT: Operational Skills Training
COURSE PROVIDER: Internal Disaster Relief and Recovery Team
LOCATION: 1 Gladstone Street Perth
DATE:  Saturday, 2nd August 2025
TIMINGS: 0945 – 1600
PREREQUISITES: Must be Engagement Ready or Deployment Ready in Muster and have a Tetanus vaccine up to date.

BACKGROUND:
Gain insights into the fundamentals of operations, logistics, and strike team structures with DRA. We are committed to enhancing our team’s capabilities through comprehensive training sessions that consolidate your skills in specialised areas such as Chainsaw use, First Aid, Incident Management Team (IMT) etc. These follow-up training sessions are crucial for maintaining proficiency and building confidence in your abilities. Our OST’s, which include a variety of practical sessions, are designed to help you become more adept and confident, ensuring you are well-prepared to contribute effectively to disaster recovery operations

Advanced First Aid:
Provide Advanced First Aid – HLTAID014

First Aid CPR

TRAINING EVENT: HLTAID014 – Provide Advanced First Aid 
COURSE PROVIDER: Emergency Australia 
LOCATION: Geraldton (TBC)
DATE:  Friday 14th February 2025
TIMINGS: First Aid: 0800 – 1600
ONLINE PRE-COURSE REQUIREMENT: = Approx. 7 Hours
MUSTER STATUS REQUIRED: Engagement Ready or Deployment Ready

Chainsaw Trim & Crosscut, Maintain Chainsaw and Pole Saw

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TRAINING EVENT: FWPCOT2254 Maintain chainsaws & FWPCOT2273 Trim and cut felled trees & FWPCOT3238 Trim tree using a Polesaw

COURSE PROVIDER: Emergency Australia
LOCATION: Gnangara State Forest – 6077
DATE:  Saturday 27th – Sunday 28th July 2024
TIMINGS: First Aid: 0900 – 1600
ONLINE PRE-COURSE REQUIREMENT: = Approx. 6 Hours
MUSTER STATUS REQUIRED: Engagement Ready or Deployment Ready

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