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  • About us 

    About us

    • About the Inspector-General for Emergency Management

      About the Inspector-General for Emergency Management

      An independent statutory role providing assurance to government and community in respect of Victoria's emergency management arrangements and fostering continuous improvement

    • Profile

      Profile

      Supporting Victoria’s emergency management sector to learn, improve, and deliver positive community outcomes

    • Structure

      Structure

      The Inspector-General is supported by an office provided by Department of Justice and Community Safety

    • Contact us

      Contact us

      How to contact the Inspector-General for Emergency Management

    • Social media

      Social media

      Information about how we use social media

    • Who we work with

      Who we work with

      IGEM connects with a range of agencies, departments and sector-related bodies with a variety of roles in emergency management

  • Our work 

    Our work

    • Assurance Framework for Emergency Management

      Assurance Framework for Emergency Management

      The Framework supports continuous improvement and promotes a coordinated sector-wide approach to assurance

    • Evaluation and review

      Evaluation and review

      Facilitating ongoing improvement of emergency management arrangements and supporting desired community outcomes

    • How we work

      How we work

      A collaborative, evidence-based and community-focused approach

    • Implementation monitoring

      Implementation monitoring

      Tracking the implementation of agreed actions and recommendations

    • Performance monitoring

      Performance monitoring

      Proactively identifying emerging performance issues, risks and trends

  • Publications 

    Publications

    • Publications

      Publications

      Publications about IGEM and its work

    • Media releases

      Media releases

      Media releases

  • Assurance in Emergency Management 

    Assurance in Emergency Management

    • All hazards

      All hazards

      Risks spanning across multiple hazard types and across the emergency management system.

    • Biosecurity

      Biosecurity

      Exotic animal and plant disease outbreaks and pest incursions can have significant economic, community and environmental impacts.

    • Bushfire and other fires

      Bushfire and other fires

      Bushfire and other fires have potential consequences including loss of life and property, and damage to infrastructure and environment.

    • Climate change

      Climate change

      Risks include more days of extreme heat, harsher fire weather, less rainfall and rising sea levels.

    • Communications disruption

      Communications disruption

      Communications services are crucial in keeping communities safe, connected and informed before, during and after emergencies.

    • Cyber security and ICT systems failure

      Cyber security and ICT systems failure

      Risks relating to the confidentiality, availability, integrity of information and data and disruption of services.

    • Energy supply disruption

      Energy supply disruption

      Reliable energy supplies are critical to many social and economic activities.

    • Flood

      Flood

      Major flood events have occurred in Victoria every 10 to 20 years, with much of the increasing risk created by human settlement.

    • Hazardous material incident

      Hazardous material incident

      Potential risks relate to many places where Victoria’s hazardous materials are manufactured, stored, transported, used and disposed.

    • Heatwave

      Heatwave

      Heatwaves are considered to be the ‘silent killer’ of extreme weather events and are the leading cause of weather-related deaths in Australia.

    • Public health emergency

      Public health emergency

      Risks may relate to the delivery of public health services, with impacts on community health and wellbeing and potential for loss of life.

    • Supply chain disruption

      Supply chain disruption

      Geopolitical, environmental, economic, societal and infrastructure-related shocks can expose supply chains to wide ranging consequences.

    • Terrorism and extremism

      Terrorism and extremism

      Attacks carried out by individuals or non-state groups with ideological, political or religious goals can result in loss of life, severe injury and/or material damage.

    • Water supply disruption

      Water supply disruption

      Risks include collection, storage, treatment, delivery, availability and allocation of water for consumption and environmental, recreation and cultural uses.

    • Workforce and resourcing

      Workforce and resourcing

      Risks may relate to human resource supply and skills to support emergency management operations.

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  4. 'I am 000'

'I am 000'

Stories from Victoria's emergency triple zero service

I am 000’ is a podcast produced by Victoria’s triple zero service, the Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority (External link) (ESTA).

It gives rare access to real-life triple zero calls and the people behind them.

You will hear from the callers, patients, triple zero operators and emergency services, sharing their stories and experiences from each case.

Subscribe to the 'I am 000' podcast on Apple Podcasts (External link), Spotify (External link) or SoundCloud (External link)

 

 

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Victorian Government departments
Victorian Government agencies
emergency management sector-related bodies

We acknowledge and respect Victorian Traditional Owners as the original custodians of Victoria’s land and waters, their unique ability to care for Country and deep spiritual connection to it.

 

We honour Elders past and present whose knowledge and wisdom has ensured the continuation of culture and traditional practice.

IGEM's acknowledgement to Victoria's Traditional Owners showing the flags of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and IGEM's dedicated artwork

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