While her colleagues were saddened to see her leave her Fire Control Officer role in the Hawkesbury many believe Supt Karen Hodges AFSM’s new role in Queensland’s South Eastern Region as its new Deputy Chief Officer is well deserved.
According to a Notice of Motion submitted by Councillor Danielle Wheeler, the Superintendent spent only “a couple of weeks” at Hawkesbury Fire Control and never left.
Most notable is her key leadership role during the historic 2019-20 Gospers Mountain Fire, the months-long inferno that reached Sydney’s doorstep, only held under control after months of arduous fighting and the eventual rain and flood in January.