Tara Murray
Outgoing Brimbank SES unit controller Phil Jordan steps away from the role knowing the unit is in a better place than when he took over.
Mr Jordan, who has been a member of the unit since it started, became unit controller two years ago.
It’s not the first time he has been unit controllers, having held the position in the 1990s.
Mr Jordan said he was happy to pass the job on to someone else, having achieved his goals.
“I’ve got the unit to where I wanted to get it. I achieved all the goals I wanted to in the last two years,” he said.
“The management team will be able to continue the way it has been and it’s in good hands.”
Mr Jordan said some things had changed from the first time he was unit controller.
He said the technology had changed and there was a lot more training required of the members.
Mr Jordan said the training team had done a really good job over the last 12 months especially, with the COVID-19 pandemic meaning they couldn’t run normal training sessions.
“We produced weekly training in some form. We didn’t become disassociated which was good,” he said.
“We still responded to calls and the team was doing the emergency stuff.”
The unit has about 30 members.
Mr Jordan will remain a member and will advise the management team where needed.
The new unit controller was expected to be announced on Monday night.
