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Report of the Inquiry into the 2002-2003 Victorian Bushfires

The Report of the Inquiry into the 2002-2003 Victorian Bushfires is a 370-page document; each part has been divided into the separate PDF files below.

Note: Some sections of the report contain graphs and illustrations which may require considerable time to download, particularly Part A.

Contents

Part A - Setting the Scene

Chapter 1 includes a general introduction to the inquiry and processes undertaken to complete the report. Chapter 2 provides an overview of the geography and history of Victoria and the part that these played in the fires. Chapter 3 outlines the evolution of the legislative framework. The story of the 2002-2003 fires is told in Chapter 4. The public submissions are analysed in Chapter 5, and Chapter 6 examines the weather during the 2002-2003 fire season.

Part B - Fire and Public Land

Explains and analyses some key technical issues regarding approaches to land and fire management.

Part C - Community and Agency Preparedness

Examines the community and agency prevention and preparedness for the 2002-2003 fire season including the utilities, fire agencies and the broader role of municipal councils and government.

Part D - Response and Recovery

Analyses how the fire agencies responded to the fire emergency including the State’s emergency management systems and also the process of recovery which should operate in parallel.

Part E - The Way Forward

Brings together and further develops some of the issues raised and makes recommendations to address organisational and systems issues in the longer term.

Appendices

• Appendix I - Respondents to the Inquiry
• Appendix II - Consultations and Meetings
• Appendix III - Interim report of the Inquiry into the 2002-2003 Victorian Bushfires, August 2003
• Appendix IV - Bushfires on Public Land - Historical Data
• Appendix V - Climate, Weather and Unplanned Fires in Victoria
• Appendix VI - Supplementary Figures for Chapter 6
• Appendix VII - A Report on the Aerial Fire Fighting Resources
• Glossary
  

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Place of Publication:	Melbourne
Publisher:	Office of the Emergency Services Commissioner
Date of Publication:	October 2003
Number of Pages:	various
Copyright:	State of Victoria, 2003