 The members that are involved in Coast Guard and CFA as a marine response unit, we have about 60 members here at Western Port and of those 60 members, approximately 20 of those are CFA members and subsequently have undergone the marine fire response training. Some of our members have also further upskilled in doing their general firefighters course so they can be more assistance during large-scale fire events so they may be able to be deployed to staging areas or to assist brigades on the back of the truck if required. My name is Jeremy West I'm a deputy group officer for Western Port Group and I'm the ex-captain of Western Port Coast Guard and Hastings Coast Guard Brigade which is where I'm currently a member. A lot of our work is around recreational boaters that find themselves in distress whether it be broken down with fuel, battery issues and things like that. We also respond to medical incidents on the water so potentially assisting Ambulance Victoria in doing air lifts off vessels and just due to the unique structure of Western Port we also spend a lot of time going over to French Island assisting other emergency services in responding to incidents. My name is David Bredmore I'm the group officer for the Western Port Group Fire Brigade and I'm a volunteer member at the Red Hill Fire Brigade and my role is to coordinate the activities and capabilities of the Western Port Group which has a footprint that expands over 14 brigades and one Coast Guard Brigade. Western Port has a long marine coastline with some critical infrastructure so working closely with Coast Guard and integrating it into the group has some significant community benefits.