Lee Johnson AFSM served as firefighter with Queensland Fire and Emergency Services from 1975 – 2015. During his career, he held all levels of responsibility from Fire fighter to Commissioner. Lee served in a variety of locations in Queensland including Townsville, Gold Coast, Rockhampton, and Brisbane.
Throughout this time Lee held several key positions at a national level including President of Australasian Fire and Emergency Services Authorities Council (AFAC), President of Australasian Road Rescue Organisation (ARRO), Director on the Board of the National Aerial Firefighting Centre (NAFC). Lee also worked across agencies and government to enable the national Urban Search and Rescue capability (USAR) and the renewal of Australasian Interservice Incident Management System (AIIMS).
In retirement, Lee served as a Director for the Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre and subsequently a term with Natural Hazards Research Australia. Lee is currently an advisor to Locatrix and a founding member of Emergency Leaders for Climate Action.