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Red Hill Fire Brigade

Brigade management team

The volunteers who help organise, lead and manage the brigade.

The Brigade Management Team works tirelessly to organise and manage every facet of the brigade. All are volunteers, elected by the brigade to serve in their positions for the 2026–2028 term.

Roles are elected periodically. For official or time-sensitive enquiries, please contact the brigade to confirm the current office holder.

Captain

Sam Norris

  • Management of the brigade
  • Support of lieutenants
  • Member wellbeing
  • Brigade projects and assignment areas
  • Strike team deployments
  • Point of contact for the Group Officer / ACFO
  • Fuel management

President

Tony Puleio

  • Chairs brigade meetings in accordance with the CFA Act and Regulations
  • Works with the Secretary to set the agenda for brigade meetings
  • Ensures meetings run effectively and efficiently with engagement from all brigade members

1st Lieutenant

Glenn Fleet

  • Apparatus officer
  • New truck design and delivery
  • Safety and debriefing
  • Junior leader
  • Group delegate

2nd Lieutenant

Damian Duff

  • Brigade training officer
  • Junior leader
  • Group delegate

3rd Lieutenant

Lachlan Setter

  • Member engagement and retention
  • Member operational compliance and pre-summer readiness
  • Member pathways
  • Breathing apparatus checks
  • Behavioural standards

4th Lieutenant

Ollie Russell-Lothian

  • Junior co-ordinator and leader
  • Assisting the training officer with training delivery
  • Members’ PPE and clothing orders
  • Group delegate and VFBV delegate
  • Station One delivery
  • Member engagement and retention

Community Safety Officer

Louise Redhouse

  • Hill and Ridge Network engagement
  • Art reporting
  • Property advice visits

Communications Officer

Jamie Farnsworth

  • Pager management, repairs and replacement
  • Fire reports
  • Brigade contact list
  • Portable radios
  • VFBV delegate

Secretary

Colin McLean

  • Email correspondence
  • Brigade member classification
  • Brigade awards, meetings and minutes

Treasurer

Ernie Setter

  • Oversees and accounts for brigade finances, incoming and outgoing
  • Prepares and tables finance reports for brigade meetings
  • Manages petty cash
  • Prepares for and completes the annual brigade finance audit
  • Maintains the brigade asset register