1. Flood Forum Victoria 14 November 2014 Presented by: Joe Buffone Deputy Commissioner Director Risk & Resilience

2. Major Emergencies & Inquiries

3. Strategic Void

4. White Paper  Government’s expectations A safer and more resilient Victoria A sustainable and efficient EM system that minimises the likelihood and consequences of emergencies on the Victorian community  3 Key Principles Community Collaboration Capability

5. Emergency Management Act 2013 Primary focus is on governance, strategy and accountability It establishes: – State Crisis and Resilience Council (SCRC) – Emergency Management Victoria (EMV) EM Commissioner (EMC) Chief Executive – Inspector-General of EM (IGEM) Commenced on 1 July 2014

7. EMV functional organisation structure

9. EMV’s Role Central node in a network Broadened focus to EM (of which ES is an important sub-set) Before, During and After Emergencies Risk, Resilience and Consequence Management Strategy,Policy and Investment

10. Strategic Action Plan Three-year rolling Emergency Management Strategic Action Plan for EM Minister/Government approval intended to: –drive EM reform agenda –set priorities and –assist investment decision making EMV to develop Plan on behalf of SCRC in consultation with relevant agencies The Plan will maintain a strategic focus on strengthening Victoria’s emergency management capability under three key themes: Risk and Resilience; Response and Capability; and Relief and Recovery An Interim Strategic Action Plan for 2014/15 has been developed to bridge the gap until the implementation of the 3 year Strategic Action Plan

11. Emergency Management Commissioner State Response Controller State Recovery Coordinator State Consequence Manager State Emergency Management Team Regional Controller Regional Recovery Coordinator Control Arrangements for Response to Class 1 Emergencies Incident Controller Regional Emergency Management Team Incident Emergency Management Team Senior Police Liaison Officer (Coordination) Regional Emergency Response Coordinator Municipal Emergency Response Coordinator As of 1 July 2014

12. Public Accountability Situational Awareness/Intelligence/Data requirements New and emerging Technology Community expectations driven by information Inquiries and Assurance Demographics and social eco system changes eg 2021. Drivers for Change

13. Currently being operationalised at State & Regional levels use across the EM spectrum – before, during and after – management of major incidents and events – preparatory intelligence gathering seamless scalability – 1000’s users, 100’s organisations technology neutral, web based, available anywhere supports AIIMS structure, policies, and procedures no cost to users, open source, licence free Emergency Management Common Operating Picture (EMCOP)

15. Comrie’s Challenge …The ultimate test of the efficacy of emergency management arrangements should always be the extent to which these arrangements deliver an acceptable measure of safety and security to the community. …. One consistent theme which emerged during the community consultations was a strong desire for community involvement in all phases of emergency management: planning, preparation, response and recovery. Concern was often expressed that communities had not been actively engaged in this process and invaluable local knowledge was not adequately considered. There was a prevailing sense that local communities had been disempowered by the state within the emergency management framework.

16. Key Emergency Risks

17. EMERGENCY IMPACT CONSEQUENCE COMMUNITY OUTCOME

18. Community at the CENTRE Social/PeopleEconomic NaturalBuilt

19. The Approach Understanding Community. (relevant data, knowledge, values, and what is valued, leaders, existing networks). Understanding Resilience & Vulnerability Understand & Assess risks and prioritise hazards. Undertake mitigation actions-Developing goals, priorities, solutions and actions that make a difference at the grass roots level.

20. The State Approach Assess & manage consequences before, during & after emergencies/disasters. Utilise and share data, knowledge and learn to improve. Connecting with trusted leaders & networks at every level Connection and action within the EM system. Integrated risk and emergency planning framework. Developing capability across the sector

21. The CHALLENGE EMV “alone” is not the solution Create a movement Active listening with the community Unity of Effort Sustaining the approach Ownership at all levels vertically and horizontal Embedding into the EM system

22. And finally Any Questions?