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 A.C.T. Emergency Services Agency [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE] | | Description | ESB is established to protect the community from a range of hazards. We provide five classes of service for the Government: Compliance, Emergency Response, Community Education and Awareness, Preparedness, Recovery and Administrative services. ESB also includes the Territory's Emergency Management Committee, which manages the planning for disasters. | | Author | Territory Government - ACT Emergency Services Agency |
| ACT Rural Fire Service [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE] | | Description | The main function of the ACT Rural Fire Service is to protect and preserve life, property and the environment from fire in rural areas. In exercising this function, the Rural Fire Service is responsible for operational planning, in consultation with the Fire Brigade, for fire outside the city area, including fire preparedness and fire response in rural areas. | | Author | Territory Government - ACT Government |
| Australian Citizen Radio Emergency Monitors (ACREM) [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE] | | Description | ACREM - the Australian Citizens Radio Emergency Monitors - is a group of trained volunteers providing a monitoring service on the Australian CB emergency channels, relaying calls for assistance from the community to the required services. ACREM currently operates in NSW, Queensland and as of January 2006, Victoria, and our primary objective remains the provision of volunteer monitoring services on the CB emergency channels |
| Bushfires NT, Northern Territory [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE] | | Description | A team of 24 staff within the Department of Natural Resources, Environment
and the Arts is responsible for implementing the Bushfires Act and supporting landholders with fire mitigation. Our staff are located in Darwin, Batchelor, Katherine, Tennant Creek and Alice Springs. | | Author | Territory Government - Northern Territory Natural Resources, Environment, The Arts and Sport |
| Citizens Radio Emergency Service Teams (CREST); NSW [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE] | | Description | CREST is a voluntary emergency organisation operating in all Australian capital cities and major towns. The initial role of CREST was to monitor the emergency frequencies on the Citizens Band Radio Service, relaying calls for assistance from the public to the relevant emergency service. This role has grown to include many forms of specialist communications support for other emergency service and community organisations. | | Author | Community Organisation - CREST NSW Inc. |
| Country Fire Authority Victoria (CFA) [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE] | | Description | CFA gains its strength from local people. Its 66,000 volunteers form rural and urban fire brigades, each a mirror of its own community. For many of these people the volunteer fire brigade activity is only one part of their community contribution. In some remote places the brigade is the centre of community life. | | Author | State Government - Country Fire Authority Victoria |
| Disaster Assist [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE] | | Description | Disaster Assist has been set up by the Australian Government to give individuals and families better access to information about recovery assistance following a disaster. The Australian Government may provide assistance to aid the recovery of Australians most affected by an offshore or onshore disaster. This website will have up to date public information messages, relevant free call numbers, information on Australian Government Assistance Packages offered and links to other relevant websites and information. | | Author | Australian Government - Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs |
| emergencyNSW [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE] | | Description | The NSW Government is committed to involving the community of NSW in Emergency Management. As part of this committment the Office for Emergency Services has developed emergencyNSW.
emergencyNSW is a public emergency information portal. The primary objective of emergencyNSW is to provide a comprehensive directory for the public of NSW to obatin Emergency Information.
The following information can be found on this site:
information relevant to a specific emergency;
links to emergency services and support agencies;
links to district emergency management websites;
links to national and international emergency management organisational websites;
general information about the emergency management structure and processes in NSW;
public documents and emergency management plans;
rescue arrangements in NSW. | | Author | State Government - Office for Emergency Services |
| Emergency Management Australia (EMA) [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE] | | Description | EMA provides national leadership in the development of measures to reduce risk to communities and manage the consequences of disasters. It also coordinates Australian Government physical assistance to States and Territories, during major disasters. | | Author | Australian Government - Emergency Management Australia, Attorney-General's Department |
| Fire Protection Association Australia [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE] | | Description | Fire Protection Association Australia (FPA Australia) is the nation's largest organisation seeking to promote fire awareness and the work of the fire protection industry. This website contains general information on fire protection, fire safety as well as details of accredited organisations providing fire prevention services. | | Author | Community Organisation - Fire Protection Association Australia |
| NSW Fire Brigades [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE] | | Description | The NSW Fire Brigades works with the community, Government and industry to prevent and respond to fires, hazardous material incidents, rescues and other emergency incidents, to protect and preserve life, property and the environment. The Brigades protects the community by working to reduce the number and impact of emergency incidents through: effective and rapid response, prevention programs and developing safety standards for buildings. | | Author | State Government - NSW Fire Brigades |
| NSW Rural Fire Service | | Description | The role of the NSW Rural Fire Service encompasses far more than bush fires. Members are regularly called upon to attend road accidents, assist in search and rescue operations, and storm and flood recovery. The Rural Fire Service is responsible for structural firefighting in more than 1,200 towns and villages. | | Author | State Government - NSW Rural Fire Service |
| NSW State Emergency Services [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE] | | Description | The State Emergency Service (SES) is an emergency and rescue service dedicated to assisting the community. While their major responsibilities are for flood and storm operations, the SES also provides the majority of general rescue effort in the rural parts of the state. The Service's trained rescuers also support the full-time emergency services during major disasters. | | Author | State Government - NSW State Emergency Services |
| Red Cross - Disaster and Emergency Services [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE] | | Description | In conjunction with State or Territory emergency services, or Emergency Management Australia, Red Cross runs the National Registration and Inquiry System, to assist in locating people who have been evacuated or relocated as a result of a major incident. Red Cross also often has a support when working with fire, police, ambulance or rescue teams during a major incident. | | Author | Community Organisation - Red Cross |
| Rural Fire Service, Queensland [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE] | | Description | The Rural Fire Service provides fire management for rural and semi-rural communities across approximately 93% of the area of the State. Services include fire mitigation, prescribed burning, volunteer training, community awareness and education. Pre-fire management is administered by the volunteer Fire Warden network through the Permit to Light Fire system, whilst actual fire management is provided by volunteer Rural Fire Brigades. | | Author | State Government - Rural Fire Service Qld |
| South Australian Country Fire Service (CFS) [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE] | | Description | CFS has a dual focus of risk management and emergency response. Risk management includes making business aware of existing risks and how to manage and reduce exposure. Emergency response depends on planning, the availability and training of volunteer firefighters and up-to-date equipment and appliances. | | Author | State Government - South Australian Country Fire Service |
| South Australian State Emergency Service [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE] | | Description | The SES aims to be able to provide personnel, trained in skills to be able to respond to emergency situations and to support other statutory services in times of emergencies or disasters. At the local community level, SES respond to 'day to day' type incidents such as, vehicle accidents (country areas), searches, cliff rescues, flood and storm damage situations and any other incidents at which their assistance may be required. | | Author | State Government - South Australian State Emergency Service |
| Tasmania Fire Service [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE] | | Description | The Tasmania Fire Service is the lead combat authority for Fires, Hazardous Materials, Urban Search & Rescue, High Angle Rescue and Confined Space Rescue disciplines. It also provides mutual aid on a co-operative basis to other emergency services including land management agencies Forestry Tasmania and Parks & Wildlife. | | Author | State Government - Tasmania Fire Service |
| Victoria State Emergency Service [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE] | | Description | The Victoria State Emergency Service (SES) is a volunteer based emergency service, servicing the State of Victoria. The SES has a wide range of roles including planning for and responding to floods, severe storms, earthquakes, road accident rescue as well as search and rescue. The SES also provides a support role to other emergency service agencies including the Victoria Police. | | Author | State Government - Victoria State Emergency Service |
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