2022 Civil Defence Log
Civil Defence Training (NZ Red Cross):
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31st of August 2022.
Red Cross Dunedin Disaster Welfare Support Team.
Red Cross Service Centre York Place – Dunedin.
Amelia, Braidy, Brendan B., Brendan W., Ciara, Elijah, Hamish,
Jacob, Jasmine, Linda, Mathilda, Mike, Natalie, Nicola, Orla, Paul, Prianka,
Richard, Rob, Scott, Steffan, Tracey, William.
Red Cross DWST Training Session covering Briefings, SITREPs, Debriefing,
Teamwork, and Leadership. (3 hours).
I attended a Red Cross Dunedin DWST Training Session at York Place.
We covered Briefings, SITREPs, Debriefs, Teamwork, and Leadership.
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17th of August 2022.
Red Cross Dunedin Disaster Welfare Support Team.
Red Cross Service Centre York Place – Dunedin.
Amelia, Brendan B., Brendan W., Ciara, Hamish, Ian, Jasmine, Joshua,
Linda, Natalie, Nicola, Orla, Paul, Prianka, Rene, Richard, Rob, Scott, Steffan,
Tracey.
Red Cross DWST Joint Training Session with the OUSA’s Student
Support Response Team. (3 hours).
I attended a Red Cross Dunedin DWST Joint Training Session with the
OUSA’s Student Support Response Team. We covered recognition of the effects of
alcohol and drugs, as well as potential interactions between the two.
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3rd of August 2022.
Red Cross Dunedin Disaster Welfare Support Team.
Red Cross Service Centre York Place – Dunedin.
Amelia, Braidy, Brendan B., Brendan W., Ciara, Claire, Elijah, Glyn,
Hamish, Jacob, Joshua, Juliette, Lewis, Linda, Mathilda, Mike, Natalie, Nicola,
Orla, Paul, Prianka, Rhonda, Richard, Rob, Ruth, Sarita, Scott, Scout, Steffan,
Tracey, Will.
Red Cross “Realising Strategy 2030” Review and Feedback Session. (3
hours).
I attended a Red Cross Dunedin DWST training Session. We reviewed
and compiled feedback on the Red Cross Strategy “Realising Strategy 2030”.
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20th of July 2022.
Red Cross Dunedin Disaster Welfare Support Team.
Red Cross Service Centre York Place – Dunedin.
Amelia, Brady, Brendan, Elijah, Hamish, Josh, Linda, Lucia, Mike,
Natalie, Nicola, Paul, Prianka, Rene, Richard, Rob, Ruth, Sarita, Steffan,
Tracey.
Red Cross AGM, and Training Session on Maori, the Marae, and the Red
Cross. (3 hours).
I attended a Red Cross Dunedin DWST training Session and Branch AGM.
The Branch AGM kicked off at 6pm, and was followed up by a Presentation delivered
by Josh on ‘Maori, the Marae and the Red Cross’.
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6th of July 2022.
Red Cross Dunedin Disaster Welfare Support Team.
Red Cross Service Centre York Place – Duneidn.
Brendan, Ciara, Elijah, Hamish, Jasmine, Lucia, Mike, Natalia,
Nicola, Orla, Rene, Richard, Rob, Steffan, Tracey, Will.
Health and Safety Risk Assessment Training Session. (3 hours).
I attended a Red Cross Dunedin DWST training Session on Health and Safety
Risk Assessments. This involved driving around to a few different locations and
doing a review of the a scenario and filling out a Health and Safety Risk Assessment.
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22nd of June 2022.
Red Cross Dunedin Disaster Welfare Support Team.
Logan Park, and the Red Cross Service Centre, York Place - Dunedin.
Braidy, Elijah, Hamish, Ian, Josh, Linda, Lucia, Mike, Nathan, Prianka,
Rene, Rob, Steffan, Tracey, Will.
Practical Compass and GPS Session, plus Radio Protocols. (2
hours).
I attended a Red Cross Dunedin DWST practical compass & GPS
practice session, outside at Logan Park. This was followed by a brief session
back at the rooms covering radio protocol.
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8th of June 2022.
Red Cross Dunedin Disaster Welfare Support Team.
Moray Place Carpark Building – Dunedin.
Braidy, Brendan, Ciara, Elijah, Jasmine, Joshua, Linda, Michael,
Natalie, Nathan, Nicola, Paul, Rhonda, Ruth, Steffan, Tracey, William.
Rapid Recon Building Searching Training Session. (2 hours).
I attended a Rapid Recon Building Search training session at the Moray
Place Carpark Building in Dunedin, with the Dunedin Red Cross Disaster Welfare
Support Team. We did two rounds of Searches and Extraction, involving casualty
assistance and a couple of stretcher carries.
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25th of May 2022.
Red Cross Dunedin Disaster Welfare Support Team.
961 Waihola Highway, Waihola – Dunedin.
Rescue Based Training Session. (2 hours).
I attended a rescue-based training session held at a Dairy Farm on
the Waihola Highway. We were tasked with extracting a patient from under the
turn-table. I was tasked with assessing the patient and the situation, and as a
team of three we loaded the patient into the stretcher, and slid them through
around to an opening in the turn-table, where we could hand the stretcher over to
the rest of the team. We were then able to
carry out a hand-over0hand team stretcher carry to the extraction point.
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4th of May 2022.
Red Cross Dunedin Disaster Welfare Support Team.
Online Training Session.
Red Cross Dunedin DWST Team members.
Online team training night – Outreach and Needs Assessment. (2
hours).
I attended an Online Red Cross Dunedin DWST Team training night
presented by Glyn. The training was focused on Outreach and Needs Assessment.
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20th of April 2022.
Red Cross Dunedin Disaster Welfare Support Team.
Online Training Session.
Red Cross Dunedin DWST Team members.
Online team training night – Presentation on Civil Defence Centres. (2
hours).
I attended an Online Red Cross Dunedin DWST Team training night
presented by Jacob. The training was focused on Civil Defence Centres, as part
of preparation for newer team members attending the upcoming Deployment
Training.
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13th of April 2022.
Red Cross Dunedin Disaster Welfare
Support Team.
Online Training Session.
Red Cross Dunedin DWST Team members.
Online team training night –
Presentation on AF8 Research by Caroline Orchiston. (2 hours).
I attended an Online Red Cross Dunedin
DWST Team training night presented by Caroline Orchiston. The training was
focused on her AF8 research.
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30th of March 2022.
Red Cross Dunedin Disaster Welfare Support Team.
Online Training Session.
Red Cross Dunedin DWST Team members.
Online team training night during COVID Lockdown. (2 hours).
I attended an Online Red Cross Christchurch DWST Team training night
during the COVID Level 3 lockdown. The training was focused on an USAR online
presentation.
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23rd of February 2022.
Red Cross Dunedin Disaster Welfare Support Team.
961 Waihola Highway, Waihola – Dunedin.
Steffan, Brendan, Brendan, Jacob, Tracey, William, Hamish, Ruth,
Braidy, Sarita, Amelia, plus 7 other volunteers.
Dunedin Red Cross DWST Training Night – SAR Exercise at Braidy’s
Parents Dairy Farm. (2 hours).
I attended a SAR Based based training session held at a Dairy Farm
on the Waihola Highway. We were split into small teams of two and tasked with
searching two sectors. The subjects were located, and extricated back to base.
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9th of February 2022.
Red Cross Dunedin Disaster Welfare Support Team.
Red Cross Service Centre, York Place - Dunedin.
Steffan, Richard, Tracey, Ruth, Brendan, Brady, Sarita, Hamish,
Amelia, plus 16 other volunteers.
Dunedin Red Cross DWST Training Night – Personal & Response
Prepardness; PPE; Health and Safety; Experiences from Prior Deployments. (2
hours).
Attended a Red Cross Dunedin DWST Training Night. The topics covered
were: Personal & Response preparedness, PPE/Outside/Inside training
preparedness, Health & Safety, and prior deployment experiences. It was run
as a combination of presentations and discussions.
Civil Defence (Operations):
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9th of July 2022.
Red Cross Dunedin Disaster Welfare
Support Team.
Dunedin Mid-Winter Carnival – First Church,
Burns Halls, First Church Grounds and Moray Place.
Light Drizzle.
Steffan, Braidy, Brendan, Elijah,
Hamish, Rene, Will, Mike.
First Aid Eventing for the Red Cross Dunedin
DWST at the Dunedin Mid-Winter Carnival. (6 hours).
I volunteered as a First Aider with
the Red Cross Dunedin DWST at the Dunedin Mid-Winter Carnival. We were
initially positioned in Burns Hall for half the night, then switched positions
out to Moray Place for the second half of the night. There were no incidents
that occurred during the night.
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| Dunedin Mid-Winter Carnival - 9th of July 2022. Entrance to First Church lit up during the Mid-Winter Carnival. |
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| Dunedin Mid-Winter Carnival - 9th of July 2022. Owl Lantern. |
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| Dunedin Mid-Winter Carnival - 9th of July 2022. Tree Lights at the Mid-Winter Carnival. |
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| Dunedin Mid-Winter Carnival - 9th of July 2022. Tahu and Steffan. |
2021 Civil Defence Log
Civil Defence Training (NZ Red Cross):
15th of December 2021.
Red Cross Dunedin Disaster Welfare Support Team.
Waihola – Otago.
Richard, Tracey, Ruth, Brendan, Brady, Sarita, Hamish, Amelia, plus
4 other volunteers.
Dunedin Red Cross DWST Training Night – Waihola Can Drive. (2
hours).
Attended a Red Cross Dunedin DWST Training Night. We assisted the Waihola
Volunteer Fire Brigade with their local Can Drive. We rode around with the Brigade
and collected cans from the local community as they came out with bags from
their homes.
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30th of November 2021.
Red Cross Christchurch Disaster Welfare Support Team.
Halswell Quarry – Christchurch.
Doug Winter, Craig Titheridge, Brendon Baddiley, Steffan Rolfe, Emma,
Jess, Thea, Tamsin, Brandy, Liz, Shannon, Iris, Bill, Brandy, Aaron, Abi,
Astin, Charlotte, Heidi, Kendra, Lucy, Tim, plus 6 other Volunteers.
Christchurch Red Cross DWST Training Night - Halswell Orienteering
Night (2 hours).
I attended a team training session held at Halswell Quarry in
Christchurch. The exercise was essentially a rogaine on the Orienteering
Course. At several of the check-points there was an exercise which needed to be
performed. These included: Radio Comms; CIMS Model; and Casualty Triage. We
were split into teams of 4 to 5 for the exercise.
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27th to 28th of November 2021.
NZ Red Cross Southern Disaster Welfare Support Teams.
Blue Skies Scout Camp – Kaiapoi, Christchurch.
James Kirner, Doug Winter, Nicki Andrews, Will, Lavina, Steffan
Rolfe, Aaron Bailey, Abi Jones, Astin Will, Brandy Alger, Brendan, Danny,
Charlotte Brown, Heidi Barlow, Jace, Kendra Roddis, Lucia, Lucy Howell, Matt,
Natalie, Prianka, Rekha, Ruth Hughes, Tim McLeod, plus 8 other volunteers.
NZ Red Cross Southern Deployment Course. (2 days, 1 night).
I attended the Southern Area Red Cross Deployment Course as a skills
and knowledge refresher. The course covered: Civil Defence Centre and Temporary
Shelters, Repeater Setup and Radio Use, Protection and Gender Inclusion, CIMS
and EOC, Heath and Safety on Deployment, Outreach and Needs Assessment. Food
was provided by the Red Cross throughout the course, and it was a great
opportunity to refresh some skills and meet some of the newer team members from
around the country.
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23rd of November 2021.
Red Cross Christchurch Disaster Welfare Support Team.
Red Cross Rooms – Craft Place Garage and Birmingham Drive.
Doug Winter, Craig Titheridge, Brendon Baddiley, Steffan Rolfe, Thea, Tamsin,
Brandy, Liz, Shannon, Iris, Bill, Brandy, Aaron, Abi, Astin, Charlotte, Heidi,
Kendra, Lucy, Tim, plus 10 other Volunteers.
Team Training Night at Craft Place and Birmingham Drive on
Deployment Course Prep, Admin, VR updates, and Xmas BBQ Planning. (2 hours).
I attended a training session with the Red Cross Christchurch
Disaster Welfare Support Team. The session was mostly associated to prep for
the upcoming Deployment Course for newer team members (which I was also
attending). In addition to this, there was an admin component to the evening.
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16th of November 2021.
Red Cross Christchurch Disaster Welfare Support Team.
Online Session – Christchurch.
Steffan Rolfe plus other Team Members from several Disaster Welfare
Support Teams around NZ.
Red Cross CDEM Plan Review Consultation session using Microsoft Teams.
(2 hours).
I attended a Red Cross CDEM Plan Review consultation run as an
online session by consultants seeking input from Disaster Welfare Support Team
members around NZ. It was run using Microsoft Teams and an interactive ‘whiteboard’
called Mural to gather team members thoughts on a number of topics associated
with the place of Red Cross within the National Civil Defence Emergency
Management Plan.
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2nd of November 2021.
Red Cross Christchurch Disaster Welfare Support Team.
Red Cross Rooms – Craft Place Garage, and Surrounds.
Craig Titheridge, Brendon Baddiley, Steffan Rolfe, Thea, Tamsin, Brandy, Liz,
Shannon, Iris, Bill, plus 13 other Volunteers.
Team training night involving a Ground Based Rescue Exercise. (2
hours).
I attended a Christchurch Red Cross Disaster Welfare Support Team
training evening. The evening consisted of a Ground Based Rescue Exercise. We
were split into three groups and tasked with locating 3 casualties in a park
near Craft Place. Once located we were required to extract the casualties. For
the last casualties one of the Deputy Team Leaders set up an obstacle course
for us to carry the casualty through – lots of patient care, and stretcher
handling.
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19th of October 2021.
Red Cross Christchurch Disaster Welfare Support Team.
Red Cross Rooms – Craft Place Garage.
Doug Winter, Craig Titheridge, Brendon Baddiley, Steffan Rolfe, Thea, Tamsin,
Brandy, Liz, Shannon, Iris, Bill, plus 10 other Volunteers.
Team training night on Ground Based Rescue Equipment and Skills
demonstrations. (2 hours).
I attended a Christchurch Red Cross Disaster Welfare Support Team
training evening. The evening focused on the Ground Based Rescue Equipment –
Ropes, Knots, Stretcher, and improvised carries.
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3rd of October 2021.
New Zealand Red Cross.
Red Cross Rooms Birmingham Drive – Christchurch.
Tutor, Steffan Rolfe, and 11 other course participants.
Comprehensive First Aid Refresher Course. (1 day).
I attended a Comprehensive First Aid Course through the Christchurch
Red Cross run by a tutor from the New Zealand Red Cross.
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14th of September 2021.
Red Cross Christchurch Disaster Welfare Support Team.
Red Cross Rooms Birmingham Drive – Christchurch.
Steffan, Brendon, Doug, Astin, Lavina, Abi, Charlotte, Lucy, Brandy,
and two other team members.
Team Training night on Personal Preparedness and Authorised Vehicle
Driver Training. (2 hours).
I attended a Christchurch Red Cross Disaster Welfare Support Team
training evening. The evening focused on the Personal Preparedness Module and
Authorised Driver Theory Module Training.
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31st of August 2021.
Red Cross Christchurch Disaster Welfare Support Team.
Online Team Meeting.
Doug, Brendon, Thea, Steffan, and ~36 other team members from the
Christchurch DWST.
Online Team Meeting – COVID Deployment activities, team notices, and
team welfare check (1 hour).
I attended an Online Red Cross Christchurch DWST Team training night
during the COVID Delta lockdown. The training was mostly a team catch-up on
deployment activities during lockdown, team notices, and a bit of a welfare
check on team members.
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18th of August 2021.
New Zealand Red Cross Disaster Welfare Support Teams – Auckland Disaster
Welfare Support Team.
Online training session.
Matt, Intisar, ~ 80 team members from Red Cross Disaster Welfare
Support Teams from around NZ, Steffan Rolfe.
Online Red Cross Media and Communications Theory Module training
session. (2 hours).
I attended an Online Training Session facilitated by the Red Cross
Auckland Disaster Welfare Support Team, and led by Intisar. The training
session covered the theory elements of the Red Cross Media and Communications
training Module. Team members from around NZ logged into this session which was
run during the Level 4 COVID Delta lockdown.
14th of August 2021.
New Zealand Red Cross.
Red Cross Rooms Birmingham Drive – Christchurch.
Pip Mabin, Steffan Rolfe, Aaron Bailey, Abi Jones, Astin Will,
Brandy Alger, Charlotte Browne, Kat Heath, Lucy Howell, Tim McLeod, Ralph, and
3 other volunteers from the Christchurch Red Cross DWST.
Essential Psychological First Aid Course. (1 day).
I attended an Essential Psychological First Aid Course through the Christchurch
Red Cross Disaster Welfare Support Team, run by the New Zealand Red Cross.
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6th of August to 10th of August 2021.
New Zealand Red Cross – Christchurch Red Cross Disaster Welfare
Support Team – Fusion Events.
Reefton – Victoria Conservation Park.
Stephen Manson, Doug Winter, Susy Mannall, Tamsyn Settle, Emma
Rudge, Mel Le Compte, Shannon Clark, Iris McGrath, Liz Jarman, Jane McMeeking,
Alan Robinson, Sonia Fitchett, Steffan Rolfe plus 37 team members from Red
Cross team members from Queenstown, Dunedin, Timaru, Greymouth, Nelson, and
Blenheim. Amy Marchello, Sarah Stuart-Black, Carol Ball, Mandy Steel, and 3
fundraised team members. Approximately 400 competitors.
First Aider/Marshal on the Red Cross Resilience Ultra Race in
Victoria Conservation Park near Reefton. (4 days, 3 nights).
I assisted on the Red Cross Resilience
Ultra Race on the 7th of August 2021 as a Marshal/First Aider on the
Pain Killer Track. We started off in Christchurch on Friday the 6th
and drove across to Reefton, arriving around lunch-time. We then made our way
through to the Race Village, and I drove one of the 4WD vehicles up the 4WD
track in the Waitahu Valley to drop a team of four off as far up the track as I
could get them. We then had the race briefing to attend in Reefton that night.
On race day, 5 of us started off getting
dropped off near the start of the Painkiller Track and started walking to our
positions at 6am. Due to varying fitness levels we split into our respective
positions, and my team mate and I arrived into position about 15 minutes before
the first competitors came through. I scoped out the slip where we were
position, and determined where to set up a safety line based on a previous
discussion, I had had with the Race Director. The track diversion around the
slip got slipperier and muddier through-out the race, and I positioned myself
at the bottom of the track/rope to assist anyone struggling. The last of the
competitors made their way through our position by ~ 10:30am. We then packed up
and made our way back to the road-end to get picked up and taken back to the
Race Village. Once we arrived, I was asked to relieve another position close to
the village, and stayed there until the race end. Then I organized another
driver to head back into the Waitahu Valley to pick up 8 team members who were
walking out from Montgomerie Hut.
The following day, there had been snow
overnight and both the Lewis Pass and Arthurs Pass were closed. We drove
through to Springs Junction to meet up with the EMO who had made his way there.
I drove a Red Cross Ute with a 2.5tonne trailer between Reefton and Springs
Junction. After that we made our way through to Murchision, Blenheim and then
Kaikoura. Due to a Truck which had jack-knifed on the Hundalees road, we spent
the night in Kaikoura. I drove the Red Cross Truck (RC04) from Blenheim through
to Kaikoura through snow, rain, and high winds.
The following day we made our way from Kaikoura back to
Christchurch. I was again driving the Red Cross Ute with Trailer due to
potential snow on the road – the road was largely clear, however there was a
couple of inches of snow on the roadsides through to Cheviot.
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| Red Cross Resilience Ultra Race. 7th of August 2021. Safety Line at Marshal Point 13A on the Painkiller Track. |
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| Red Cross Resilience Ultra Race. 7th of August 2021. Muddy Trail on the Painkiller Track. |
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| Red Cross Resilience Ultra Race. 7th of August 2021. Race Signage. |
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| Red Cross Resilience Ultra Race. 7th of August 2021. Towing the Air Shelter back from Kaikoura. |
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3rd of August 2021.
Christchurch Red Cross DWST.
Red Cross Rooms – Craft Place Garage.
Steffan Rolfe, Doug Winter, Susy Mannall, Tamsyn Settle, Emma Rudge,
Mel Le Compte, Shannon Clark, Iris McGrath, Liz Jarman, Jane McMeeking, Alan
Robinson, Sonia Fitchett, Bill.
Resilience Ultra Marathon Preparation. (2 hours).
I attended a Christchurch Red Cross Disaster Welfare Support Team training
night. We spent the night organizing gear, equipment, and vehicles for the
Resistance Ultra Marathon which was happening that weekend in Reefton. We were
assisting the event as Marshalls and First Aiders.
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28th of June 2021.
Christchurch Red Cross DWST.
Christchurch City Council Civic Offices – Hereford Street,
Christchurch.
Steffan Rolfe, Doug Winter, Simon Loi, Sacha Milne, Lavina Anderson,
Git Bhandari, Kara Scherer, Tamsyn Settle, Lyn Dawson, Thea, plus other team
members, volunteers from other organisations, and responders from the City
Council Welfare team.
City Council Welfare Team Training Exercise. (3 hours).
We acted as casualties for a training exercise for the City Council
Welfare Volunteers at the Civic Offices on Hereford Street. There were a large number
of volunteers, and a large number of casualties from various agencies. I played
about 5 different roles – a mid-twenties son looking for accommodation for
himself and his mother; a son searching for his father and mother who had been
evacuated; a visitor to Christchurch who ended up stranded after his host was
evacuated and skipped town; A deaf gay husband with his partner and two children
(all from the deaf community); and part of a rambunctious wedding party.
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15th of June 2021.
Christchurch Red Cross DWST.
Birmingham Drive Red Cross Rooms.
Steffan Rolfe, Doug Winter, Brendon Baddiley, and 22 New Recruits.
Red Cross Theory – History, Principles, Code of Conduct, and Services.
(2 hours).
I attended a training night with the Christchurch Red Cross Disaster
Welfare Support Team. It was a theory evening with our new team members,
covering off the History of Red Cross, Red Cross Services, Core Principles, and
the Code of Conduct.
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1st of June 2021.
Christchurch Red Cross DWST.
Birmingham Drive Red Cross Rooms, and Craft Place Garage.
Steffan Rolfe, Doug Winter, Brendon Baddiley, Craig Titheridge,
Simon Loi, Sacha Milne, Lavina Anderson, Alan Robinson, Gita Bhandari, Sonia
Fitchett, Kara Scherer, Susy Mannall-Bachmann, Emma Rudge, Decibelle Tan, Heather
Burnby, Tamsyn Settle, Lyn Dawson, Babu, Keri, Thea, plus 22 other team
members.
New Team Member Induction night (2 hours).
I attended a training night with the Christchurch Red Cross Disaster
Welfare Support Team. It was the induction night for our new team members,
covering off the required paperwork, and then doing a brief introduction to the
Craft Place Garage, Welfare Team, and Truck.
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25th of May 2021.
Christchurch Red Cross DWST.
Birmingham Drive Red Cross Rooms.
Steffan Rolfe, Doug Winter, Brendon Baddiley, Craig Titheridge,
Simon Loi, Bill Graham, Sacha Milne, Lavina Anderson, Alan Robinson, Gita
Bhandari, Sonia Fitchett, Kara Scherer, Susy Mannall-Bachmann, Emma Rudge,
Decibelle Tan, Mel Leco, Heather Burnby, Tamsyn Settle, Lyn Dawson, Babu, Keri,
plus 2 other team members.
Pyschological First Aid and Self Care during Disasters Training
Session. (2 hours).
I attended a training night run by Pip Mabin for the Red Cross Christchurch
Disaster Welfare Support Team on Psychological First Aid and Self Care during
Disasters.
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18th of May 2021.
Christchurch Red Cross DWST.
Birmingham Drive Red Cross Rooms.
Steffan Rolfe, Doug Winter, Brendon Baddiley, Craig Titheridge,
Simon Loi, Bill Graham, Sacha Milne, Lavina Anderson, Alan Robinson, Gita
Bhandari, Sonia Fitchett, Kara Scherer, Susy Mannall-Bachmann, Emma Rudge,
Decibelle Tan, Mel Leco, Heather Burnby, Tamsyn Settle, Lyn Dawson, Babu, Keri,
plus 2 other team members.
Pyschological First Aid and Caring for Children and Young People
Training Session. (2 hours).
I attended a training night for the Red Cross Christchurch Disaster
Welfare Support Team on Psychological First Aid and Caring for Children and
Young People.
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11th of May 2021.
Christchurch Red Cross DWST.
Birmingham Drive Red Cross Rooms.
Steffan Rolfe, Doug Winter, Brendon Baddiley, Craig Titheridge,
Simon Loi, Bill Graham, Sacha Milne, Lavina Anderson, Alan Robinson, Thea Tallulah,
Gita Bhandari, Sonia Fitchett, Kara Scherer, Susy Mannall-Bachmann, Emma Rudge,
Decibelle Tan, Mel Leco, Heather Burnby, Tamsyn Settle, Lyn Dawson, Babu, and
~25 new recruits.
Christchurch Red Cross DWST Recruitment Night. (2 hours).
I assisted on a Recruitment night for the Red Cross Christchurch
Disaster Welfare Support Team. The Team Leader and Deputy TLs ran a presentation
for the new recruits, and then the Team Members split into groups of three to
interview the recruits. We interviewed three recruits and passed our feedback
on to the team in the review session at the end of the night.
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4th of May 2021.
Christchurch Red Cross DWST.
Craft Place Garage and Surround.
Volunteers from the Christchurch Red Cross DWST.
Ground Based Rescue Training Session. (2 hours).
We did a Ground Based Rescue Training Exercise prior to the GBR
Course at Blue Skies for the attendees. Alan ran a short session on patient
care while 3 other team members and I went to the park to set ourselves up as
patients. I was one of the first rescued, and then assisted the team with the
other two patients. Stretcher carry, patient assessments, and first aid.
Civil Defence (Instruction):
9th of November 2021.
Red Cross Christchurch Disaster Welfare Support Team.
Red Cross Rooms – Birmingham Drive, Christchurch.
Instruction.
Steffan Rolfe, Doug Winter, Brendon Baddiley, Thea, Brandy, Liz,
Shannon, Iris, Lucy, plus 6 other Volunteers.
Team training night involving where I ran an Introductory Navigation
Session. (2 hours)
I presented a presentation and group
exercise on introductory navigation. The session covered: Introductory Map
Reading; Route Finding; Compass Parts; Location exercise; and Trip Planning.
The Exercises included: an Individual Map Reading Exercise, and a Group Trip
Planning Exercise.
2020 Civil Defence Log
Civil Defence Training (NZ Red Cross):
22nd of April 2020.
Dunedin Red Cross DWST.
Video Conference (Skype) – Dunedin.
Volunteers from the Dunedin Red Cross DWST.
Flood Response/Safety Training Module and team quiz. (2 hours).
I attended a training session on Flood Response/Safety with the
Dunedin Red Cross DWST via online video conference. The session consisted of a
Powerpoint Flood Response/Safety Module, followed by an online quiz.
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9th of April 2020.
New Zealand Red Cross.
Online Training – Psychological First Aid.
Volunteers from the New Zealand Red Cross Disaster Welfare Support
Teams.
PFA During COVID (1 hour).
I attended an online video conference with the NZ Red Cross on
Psychological First Aid. This video conference covered the principles of Look,
Listen, and Link with a specific focus on applying this during COVID.
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09/10/19.
Dunedin Red Cross DWST.
Video Conference (Skype) – Dunedin.
Volunteers from the Dunedin Red Cross
DWST.
COVID Update and Team Quiz (2 hours).
I attended a video conference with the
Dunedin Red Cross DWST. Training was conducted via Skype due to Level 4 COVID
Quarantine. The training consisted of an overall situation briefing, and then
we had a online quiz associated with the COVID response and general Civil
Defence questions.
2019 Civil Defence Log
Civil Defence Training (NZ Red Cross):
09/10/19.
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18/06/19.
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07/05/19.
I attended a Queenstown Red Cross Training evening at the Queenstown
Red Cross Base. The session focused on a discussion around restructuring the
team leadership and re-organising of tasks.
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12/02/19
09/10/19.
Dunedin Red Cross DWST.
Civil Defence HQ, Moray Place – Dunedin.
Jacob, Paul Sharp, Hamish, Amelia, Steffan, Kath, Andrew, and 11 other
volunteers.
Rapid Recon and Triage Training Session. (2 hours).
I attended an evening training session with the Dunedin Red Cross
DWST. We started at the Dunedin Red Cross rooms in York Place, and then moved
to the Civil Defence HQ in the Moray Place Carpark. We went through a
presentation on Rapid Recon and Triage, and then did a practical exercise on
Rapid Recon and Triage with a CCP.
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18/06/19.
Queenstown Red Cross DWST.
Queenstown Red Cross Base – Margaret Place.
Jane, Jess, Steffan, Matt, James, and 3 others. (2 hours).
I attended a Queenstown Red Cross Training Evening at the Queenstown
Red Cross Base. The session covered an update provided by James and Matt on the
new Red Cross DWST training programme, and on the new VR (Volunteer Rescue)
App.
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07/05/19.
Queenstown Red Cross DWST.
Queenstown Red Cross Base – Margaret Place.
Jane, Jess, Steffan, Sarah.
Leadership and Task division discussion. (1 hour).
I attended a Queenstown Red Cross Training evening at the Queenstown Red Cross Base. The session focused on a discussion around restructuring the team leadership and re-organising of tasks.
I attended a Queenstown Red Cross Training evening at the Queenstown Red Cross Base. The session focused on a discussion around restructuring the team leadership and re-organising of tasks.
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2018 Civil Defence Log
Civil Defense Training (Red Cross):
15/08/18.
Queenstown Red Cross DWST.
Queenstown Airport.
Jane, Jess, Stu, Hiroshi, Steffan.
Queenstown Airport Plane Crash Scenario. (2 hours).
I attended a Queenstown Airport Plane Crash Scenario, where we assisted the Airport Fire Bridage as patient in a scenario.
I attended a Queenstown Airport Plane Crash Scenario, where we assisted the Airport Fire Bridage as patient in a scenario.
10/04/18
Queenstown Red Cross DWST.
Queenstown Red Cross Base – Margaret Place.
Jane, Jane, Jess, Michelle, Steffan, Curly, Stu, and 3 hours.
Flood Safety Training Module Powerpoint Presentation. (2 hours).
I attended a Queenstown Red Cross Training night which was a powerpoint presentation of the Flood Safety Module.
I attended a Queenstown Red Cross Training night which was a powerpoint presentation of the Flood Safety Module.
30/01/18.
Queenstown Red Cross DWST.
Queenstown Red Cross Base – Margaret Place.
Jane, Jess, Jane, Stu, Michelle, Mike, and 2 others.
Red Cross Training Plan Update, and Knot Practise. (2 hours).
Jane gave us an update from the
Team Leaders meeting, which covered training plans for the teams and
recruitment plans. We then did some basic revision of knots.
2017 Civil Defence Log
Civil Defense Training (Red Cross):
15/12/17.
New Zealand Red Cross.
Copthorne Lakefront Resort – Queenstown.
Steffan, Neville, Kelly, and 4 other students.
Red Cross Comprehensive First Aid Revalidation Course (8 hours).
I attended a Comprehensive First Aid Revalidation Course run by the NZ Red Cross in Queenstown.
I attended a Comprehensive First Aid Revalidation Course run by the NZ Red Cross in Queenstown.
07/11/17.
Queenstown Red Cross DWST.
Queenstown Red Cross Base – Margaret Place.
Steve Manson, Steffan, Jess, Jane, Jane, Michelle, Stu, and 3 others.
Red Cross EMO Update and Magpie Training (2 hours).
We received an update on happenings within the Red Cross from Steve Manson (NZRC EMO), and then Steve ran a session on the Magpie Software used for Outreach Operations.
We received an update on happenings within the Red Cross from Steve Manson (NZRC EMO), and then Steve ran a session on the Magpie Software used for Outreach Operations.
27/06/17.
Queenstown Red Cross DWST.
Queenstown and Surrounds.
Steffan, Rhea, Michelle, Mike, Dan, plus 3 others.
Civil Defence Centre Familiarisation (2 hours).
We did a familiarisation trip on
3 different Civil Defence Centre in the Queenstown area. We visited the
Frankton Events Centre, the Lake Hayes Pavilion, and the Arrowtown Theatre.
13/06/17.
Queenstown Red Cross DWST.
Queenstown Red Cross Base – Margaret Place.
Trevor (Queenstown CD), Rhea, Jane, Jane, plus 3 others.
Central Otago Civil Defence Update (2
hours).
Received an update from the CD
Controller for Queenstown CD on the role of CD in Queenstown, the role of the
Red Cross, and Community Preparedness Plans.
22/04/17 to 23/04/17.
New Zealand Red Cross – South Island DWST South Island Exercise.
Camp Waiora and Outram, Dunedin, Otago.
Exercise Facilitators – Senior Team Leaders and team members from
Dunedin DWST.
Attendees – Team Leaders and Team members from the South Island DWSTs,
and the NZ IT&T ERU.
Overcast on first day, and moderate rain on the second day.
South Island DWST South Island Exercise. (2 days).
I attended the Red Cross DWST
South Island Exercise held at Camp Waiora near Dunedin. I assisted on Day 1 in
the Field Ops Base at Outram Rugby Field, operating the Base Radio. On Day 2 I
assisted on a Stretcher carry down a slope as an Exercise Supervisor. We also
attended a session on the air shelter, and then watched a presentation by Steve
Manson on Humanity.
25/03/17 to 26/03/17.
New Zealand Red Cross – Red Cross EOC Course.
Christchurch Red Cross Building – Picton Ave.
Instructors: Steve Manson, Graeme Brown, Phil Parker.
Students: Steffan, Ben, Simon, Melissa, Debbie, Brendon, Richard,
Tracey, Gerard, Sonja, Mark, Miriam, Geoff, Donna.
Drizzle on both days.
Red Cross EOC Course. (2 days).
I attended a Red Cross Emergency
Operations Centre Training Course run by the Red Cross in Christchurch. The
course covered different roles within the EOC, coupled with a bit of EOC
theory, discussion, and the EOC systems setup. It was mostly scenario based,
and the focus was placed on the required outputs from the EOC.
25/02/17 to 26/02/17.
New Zealand Red Cross – CDEM EOC ITF Course.
Christchurch Red Cross Building – Picton Ave.
Instructors: Nick Watson, Lee Heazledean.
Students: Steffan, Ben, Andre, Simon, Lynn, Lavina, Richard, Tracey, Geoff,
Mark, Tanya, Debbie, Carol, Brendon, and 3 others.
Fine, with drizzle on the second day.
CDEM ITF Course. (2 days).
I attended a CDEM EOC ITF Course
run through the New Zealand Red Cross. The course covered: CIMS Refresher; EOC
Functions, roles, and reporting; the Planning Function; and finished with a
paper based exercise mostly focussed on Logistics and Welfare.
2016 Civil Defence Log
Civil Defence Training (Red Cross):
24/09/2016.
New Zealand Red Cross – Psychological First Aid Course.
Remarkable Physios Frankton Clinic – Queenstown.
Instructors: Neville, Sue.
Students: Steffan, Rhea, Kelly, Dan, Jane, Jayne, Glyn, Pete, Mike, Stephanie,
Stu, and others
Overcast, with light patchy drizzle.
Psychological First Aid Course. (1
day).
I attended a Red Cross
Psychological First Aid Course held at the Remarkable Physios Frankton Clinic.
The course covered: Understanding Psychological First Aid; Using Psychological
First Aid; Adapting Psychological First Aid; and Self-Care for Supporters.
2015 Civil Defence Log
Civil Defence Personal:
20/06/15
Greymouth Red Cross Disaster Welfare & Support Team.
Hokitika
Steffan Rolfe, Christine Borland, Tiffany Bateson, Leanne Goodall, Maegan
Cameron, Dale Clark, Hannah Montgomery, Paula Reed, Paul Davenport, Lavina
Anderson, Daniel Manning.
Fine.
Attended a Flood Deployment in Hokitika with the Greymouth and Christchurch
Red Cross Disaster Welfare & Support Teams, and Hokitika Branch Members. (10
hours).
Attended a Flood Deployment in
Hokitika with member of the Greymouth DWST, Christchurch DWST, and Hokitika Red
Cross Branch Members. My tasks included outreach and assisting members of the
public in dealing with the flooding. In terms of outreach I mainly worked in a
coaching role with the Hokitika branch members, and new members of the
Greymouth team.
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| Hokitika Deployment - June 2015 Weld Street after the Flood Waters abated |
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| Hokitika Deployment - June 2015 Dale and Christine shifting furniture to the Shed |
