The actions on this page are identified in the Victorian Government response to Recommendation 4 from the IGEM Review of 10 years of reform in Victoria's emergency management sector report.
IGEM Recommendation 4: Sector capability and capacity
The Inspector-General for Emergency Management (IGEM) recommends that Emergency Management Victoria streamlines the existing suite of work underway to identify gaps in the sector’s capability and capacity to deliver comprehensive sector-wide capability development strategy for operational and strategic personnel – including volunteers – that considers:
- all capabilities identified through the Victorian Preparedness Framework and additional strategic emergency management capabilities
- all capability development mechanisms (including accreditation, work-based learning, training and exercising).
Actions
Action 4.1: Establish a full-time permanent workforce at the State Control Centre
Emergency Management Victoria will establish a full-time, permanent workforce for the State Control Centre (SCC). This will significantly increase the State’s standing capacity to deliver:
- public information
- intelligence
- logistical support
- emergency management planning
- emergency risk and consequence analysis.
This will be achieved through a funding commitment of $17.06 million to support an additional 46 permanent staff based at the SCC.
Action 4.2: Conduct a strategic review of Victoria’s network of Incident Control Centres and Regional Control Centres
Emergency Management Victoria will lead a strategic review of Victoria’s network of Incident Control Centres and Regional Control Centres. The focus will be on capacity and resourcing to ensure a sustainable, effective model that is able to respond to events that are:
- large
- concurrent
- prolonged.
This includes a commitment by the Victorian Government of $1.762 million to deliver a strategic review by May 2021.
Action 4.3: Review Victoria’s emergency management operating model, in line with the Victorian Preparedness Framework
Emergency Management Victoria will work with the sector to review the emergency management operating model. EMV will provide a report to the Victorian Government by the end of 2021 that will identify options for a future emergency management operating model, including a recommended approach.
The report will consider the use, scope and functionality of current assets, systems, processes and functions in line with the Victorian Preparedness Framework.
Action 4.4: Review the current training and accreditation program for incident management personnel
Emergency Management Victoria will review the current training and accreditation program for incident management personnel. This will inform an action plan that enables the building and sustainment of the sector's capability requirements into the future.
Action 4.5: Identify resourcing and training needs to support interoperability and resource integration
Identify resourcing, training and professional development needs to enhance leadership and operations managed by the 3 tiers of command and control within the state’s emergency management arrangements. This will include training and development needed to support ongoing interoperability and resource integration across the sector.
Action 4.6: Prepare an implementation plan to enact the preferred emergency management operating model
By June 2022, Emergency Management Victoria will prepare a detailed implementation plan to enact the Victorian Government’s preferred emergency management operating model.
Action 4.7: Develop a fit for purpose incident management platform
The future operating model will support and inform the development of a fit for purpose incident management platform identified in response to Recommendation 14 of the Inquiry Phase 1 report
Action 4.8: Review and enhance the Victorian Preparedness Framework
Emergency Management Victoria will work with the sector to review and enhance the Victorian Preparedness Framework to ensure it is fit for purpose and identifies the needs of the sector.
The review will consider learnings from the public health response to coronavirus (COVID-19) and recent bushfire seasons. This process will determine the service offering of the sector and potential measures to address identified gaps.
For more information, refer to the IGEM progress report
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