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  • About us 

    About us

    • About the Inspector-General for Emergency Management

      About the Inspector-General for Emergency Management

      The Inspector-General is an independent statutory role providing assurance to government and the community in respect of emergency management arrangements in Victoria and fostering their 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

      IGEM plays a key role in ensuring that all evaluations and reviews undertaken facilitate the ongoing improvement of emergency management arrangements and support the achievement of desired community outcomes.

    • Monitoring

      Monitoring

      Regular monitoring and reporting on progress with implementing desired changes is a key part of the IGEM's assurance role.

    • How we work

      How we work

      IGEM takes a collaborative, evidence-based and community-focused approach to its work.

  • Publications 

    Publications

    • Publications

      Publications

      Publications about IGEM and its work

    • Media releases

      Media releases

      Media releases

  • Fire season inquiry 

    Fire season inquiry

    • Terms of Reference

      Terms of Reference

      Matters for consideration by the Inquiry

    • Timing of the Inquiry

      Timing of the Inquiry

      The Inquiry has been conducted over two phases spanning 18 months

    • Inquiry updates

      Inquiry updates

      Community updates on the Inquiry's progress

    • Community participation

      Community participation

      How views and experiences were shared with the Inquiry

    • Inquiry reports

      Inquiry reports

      Publications produced by the Fire Season Inquiry

    • Monitoring implementation of recommendations and actions

      Monitoring implementation of recommendations and actions

      Monitoring and reporting on agreed changes from the Inquiry

    • Your wellbeing

      Your wellbeing

      Services and supports are available to help with your bushfire experiences

  • Assurance in Emergency Management 

    Assurance in Emergency Management

    • Supply chain disruption

      Supply chain disruption

      The intricate web of economic interdependencies means that a supply chain is potentially exposed to the many types of shocks that can affect every business, both in Australia and overseas: geopolitical, environmental, economic, societal, and infrastructure-related.

    • Telecommunications disruption

      Telecommunications disruption

      Telecommunications services are vital to keep communities safe, connected and informed. They are also crucial in coordinating efforts to get timely information to emergency personnel and communities before, during and after emergencies.

    • All hazards

      All hazards

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

    • 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

    • 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, functioning of hospitals and organisations that deliver health, mental health and aged care services, impacts to community health and wellbeing and loss of life

    • Terrorism and extremism

      Terrorism and extremism

      Large-scale, scattered or isolated terrorist/extremist 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

      Supply risk may relate to 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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    • Timing of the Inquiry
    • Inquiry updates
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    • Your wellbeing
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    • All hazards
    • Bushfire and other fires
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    • Cyber security and ICT systems failure
    • Energy supply disruption
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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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