Historically, training and the use of the tools within the emergency services space has been male dominated, and hasn’t always taken into
consideration the specific needs of female members.

WIR is designed to help modify training techniques to suit all members with varying strengths and capabilities, and to empower women
to showcase their skills in contributing to the safety of our communities.

The objectives of WIR are:

• To increase operational capacity with rescue tools through ‘hands on tools’ time.

• To share, explore and develop adaptive techniques of tool use that best suits a range of individuals, for trainers and members to take back to their units.

• To create a challenging, positive and collaborative learning environment during the training day.

• To expand the leadership capacity and networking opportunities of women in emergency services, and celebrate women in the rescue space.

Women in Rescue 2024 from Victoria State Emergency Service on Vimeo.