Victorian State Emergency Management Plan (SEMP)
Emergency management in Victoria uses these common management arrangements to respond to all forms of emergency.
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| Title | Victorian State Emergency Management Plan (SEMP) |
|---|---|
| Owner | Emergency Management Victoria |
| Date last updated | October 2024 |
| Resource type | Plan and arrangements |
What is this about?
The State Emergency Management Plan (SEMP) outlines the emergency management arrangements for Victoria to inform all levels of planning - state, regional and municipal.
The SEMP provides a coordinated and comprehensive approach to emergency management at the state level, containing provisions for the mitigation of, response to and recovery from emergencies and specifies the roles and responsibilities of agencies.
Who is this resource for?
- State Government
- Local Government
- Community Service Organisations
- Non Government Organisations
- Community Recovery Committees
Table of contents
Emergency management at a glance
- Emergency management in Victoria uses common management arrangements to respond to all forms of emergency, and everyone has a role to play.
Introduction
- About the SEMP
- State emergency management priorities
- State strategic governance
- Emergency management tiers
- Shared responsibility
- Risk management
- Volunteers, Volunteering and Volunteerism
- Evaluation and continuous improvement
Emergency management phases
Mitigation
Planning
- State-level planning
- Regional, municipal and community planning
Preparedness
Response
- Readiness
- Command
- Control
- Coordination
- State of disaster
- Relief
- Communication
- Consequence management
- Community connections
- Transition to recovery
Recovery
- Recovery principles
- Recovery outcomes
- Resilient recovery
- Recovery environments
- Recovery escalation
Funding
Emergency management arrangements
Mitigation
Planning
Response
- Response - Class 1 emergency
- Response -Class 2 emergency
- Response -Class 3 emergency
Recovery
- Recovery – Class 1, 2 and 3 emergency
Updated 15 October 2024
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