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Lessons Management Update September edition
September 20, 2022
‘Lessons Management Update’ provides an overview of the implementation of lessons management in the Victorian emergency management sector.
New memorial honours emergency services personnel
September 08, 2022
A memorial at Treasury Gardens has opened to honour Victorian emergency services personnel who have lost their lives while serving the community.
Fire danger sign showing the new Australian fire danger ratings
New Fire Danger Rating system in place in Victoria
August 30, 2022
From 1 September, fire danger ratings in Victoria will change in line with the Australian Fire Danger Rating System, which will be the same in every state and territory across Australia.
Emergency Management Commissioner Andrew Crisp at a podium with several microphones. An Auslan interpreter gestures beside him. Behind them are three emergency service heads in uniform.
Emergency services preparing for higher-risk weather season
August 30, 2022
Victoria’s emergency management sector is working together to prepare for the higher risk weather season.
A medal and cloth carry-case sitting on a wooden surface.
Award winning training for our Emergency Alert Warning System
August 26, 2022
EMV’s technology team led a recent upgrade to Australia's Emergency Alert Warning System. It is one of the important tools emergency service organisations use for community warnings.
Seasonal bushfire outlook for spring shows a map of Australia and highlights the fire potential for each area
Wet start to spring but normal fire conditions likely
August 24, 2022
Normal bushfire potential is expected in Victoria this spring, except for parts of central and eastern Victoria where the potential is below-normal, according to the Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlook for Spring.
About 30 volunteers from marina search and rescue and Emergency Management Commissioner Andrew Crisp, gathered in a garden.
Marine search and rescue conference
August 02, 2022
Volunteers from Victoria's marine search and rescue (MSAR) sector recently volunteered their time, with more than 30 attending our annual MSAR conference at the Victorian Emergency Management Institute (VEMI) in Mount Macedon.
EMV Chief Executive and Deputy Secretary, Emergency Management, Kate Fitzgerald at a podium in front of a screen that reads "All Sectors Resilience Network Forum". About 20 people can be seen seated at tables in a section of the audience.
All Sectors Resilience Network Forum 2022
July 13, 2022
EMV recently hosted the All Sectors Resilience Network Forum, involving members of Victoria’s eight critical infrastructure Sector Resilience Networks (SRNs).
Group of award winners posing with their certificates
Winners of 2022 Victorian Resilient Australia awards announced
July 08, 2022
The spotlight was placed on leading resilience initiatives at this week’s 2022 Victorian Resilient Australia Awards.
A fallen tree on top of a crushed car.
June 2021 Extreme Weather Event Learning Review - Community Report
July 06, 2022
After the extreme weather event in June 2021, we established a Learning Review with the Victoria State Emergency Service. Its goal was to capture lessons of state-wide, multi-agency significance.