![]() ![]() ‘To most it’s a great surprise, and a number have then asked who looks after my kids!’ ‘Working in forest and fire management is a great opportunity to make a difference to communities and to the environment, and it’s been really interesting the reactions I’ve had in the last few months since I started as a DCFO when I’ve met new people and they’ve asked what I do,’ Tamara said. ![]() The theme for the 2022 IWD is #breakthebias and we asked Tamara Beckett, Deputy Chief Fire Officer (DCFO), and Director, Forest and Fire Operations for the Port Phillip region how she has gone about doing that throughout her varied career.ĭuring the 12 years she has worked at the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) Tamara has had to prove herself many times, especially since she is female, from a non-operational background and a mother with young children. Through its Women in Fire and Emergency Program, FFMVic is working to increase its representation of women, with the aim of achieving equal representation of men and women by 2025. ![]()
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