Mike Brown

Former Chief Fire Officer, TAS Fire Service Tasmania

Mike Brown spent 39 years working with the Tasmania Fire Service. His roles ranged from operations, brigade management, district and regional management, and Chief Operating Officer and Chair of the State Fire Commission for more than six years, where he led Australia’s only fully integrated (career/volunteer/urban/rural) fire and emergency service of 5,500+ members. At a National level, Mike served as a Director on the Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council (AFAC), Chair of the National Aerial Firefighting Centre (NAFC), and as the Deputy President of the Australasian Road Rescue Organisation (ARRO).