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Related Pages
Related Publications
- Emergency Management Discussion Paper
- Guidelines for the Use of Community Alert Sirens in Emergencies
- Practice Note - Emergency Management Team
- Practice Note - Operation of a Municipal Emergency Coordination Centre
- Practice Note - Sourcing Supplementary Emergency Response Resources From Municipal Councils
- Review of the Implementation of the Draft Guidelines on the Notification of Designated Neighbourhood Safer Places
- Signage Guidelines for Neighbourhood Safer Places
- Standard Emergency Warning Signal Guidelines (SEWS)
- Road Rescue Arrangements Victoria
- Victorian Warning Protocol
Policy and Standards
The Office of the Emergency Services Commissioner (OESC) has a leadership role in enhancing the state’s emergency management arrangements and Victoria’s capacity to prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies.
The Office oversees Victoria’s emergency management arrangements, and contributes to the development of whole-of-government emergency management policy. The Office also develops emergency management standards that set best practice within Victoria and monitors and evaluates emergency services performance against those standards.
OESC is responsible for administering the Emergency Management Manual Victoria, which describes and directs the emergency management arrangements.