SEMP

Question 1

Emergency Management Priorities

Answer 1

• Protection and preservation of life and relief of suffering is paramount. This includes:
• Safety of emergency response personnel; and
• Safety of community members including those most at-risk in emergencies, residents and visitors/tourists
• Issuing of community information and community warnings detailing incident information that is timely, relevant and tailored to assist community members make informed decisions about their safety
• Protection of critical infrastructure and community assets that support community resilience
• Protection of residential property as a place of primary residence
• Protection of assets supporting individual livelihoods and economic production that supports individual and community financial sustainability
• Protection of environmental and conservation assets that considers the cultural, biodiversity, and social values of the environment.

Question 2

SEMP - Command

Command is the ___________________of ________________ activities _______________ within an _________________ to use its people, resources, governance systems and processes to discharge its _____________________ in line with the relevant ________________________.

Answer 2

direction
response
internally
agency
responsibilities
legislation

Question 3

SEMP - Control

Control is the _________________ of ____________________ activities ______________ ___________________, horizontally, including the ______________________ and ____________________ of other __________________.

Answer 3

direction
response
across agencies
coordination
tasking
agencies

Question 4

SEMP - Coordination

Coordination is the bringing together of ______________, ________________, governance, systems and processes, to ensure effective ___________________ to and _____________ and __________________ from an ________________________.

Answer 4

people
resources
response
relief
recovery
emergency

Question 5

Control agency for Explosive device

Answer 5

Vicpol

Question 6

Control agency for biological incident

Answer 6

Department of Health

Question 7

Class 1 Emergency Means:

Answer 7

a) a major fire

b) any other major emergency for which FRV, CFA, or SES is the control agency under the SEMP.