Mark Crosweller has served as head of Australia's National Resilience Taskforce, part of the

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, having been appointed there following his service as the

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. He previously served as the third Commissioner for the ACT Emergency Services Agency responsible for the ACT Fire Brigade,

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, Rural Fire Service and State Emergency Service. He was appointed to this position in 2009 and left in 2012 for the Emergency Management Australia role. Crosweller had earlier been an Assistant Commissioner in the

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. He is a Fellow of the

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.''NSW RFS Annual Report 2008-09'': Principal Officers

Honours

* 1999 – NSW RFS Commissioner's Commendation * 2000 – National Medal''It's an honour'': National medal
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''It's an honour'': Australian Fire Service Medal
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Honours

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