Technical Panel
The Technical Panel is the UFBA committee responsible for regulating the rules that govern UFBA Challenges, selecting officials, and ensuring that Challenges run smoothly from a technical perspective. Current members of the Panel are listed below.
Ewen Heron
ChairEwen was elected to the Technical Panel in Queenstown in 2009. His is Senior Station Officer at Wainuiomata Volunteer Fire Brigade.
Rob Dixon
Panel MemberRob was elected at the 2010 Conference in Christchurch. He is a Senior Firefighter at Cromwell Volunteer Fire Brigade.
Russell Allen
Panel MemberRussell serves in the Auckland Fire Police and was elected to the Panel at the November 2010 Conference in Wellington.
Joe Manihera
Panel MemberJoe is the newest member of the Technical Panel, elected in Invercargill at the 2011 UFBA Annual Conference. He currently holds the position of Volunteer Support Officer for Southland (Area 25) and services twenty of the Area's twenty-nine Brigades. Joe has participated in the Waterways as both a competitor and a judge and has previously served on Southland Provincial's Technical Panel.

