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Human rights start with you – Human Rights Week 2019 

Victoria’s summer aviation fleet was launched today, marked with a fly-over by one of the newest members of the fleet, Marty.

Chief Fire Officer of the Edmonton Fire Rescue Services in Canada, Ken Block, has been appointed as Victoria’s first Fire Rescue Commissioner.

As of 1 December 2019, the responsibility for the administration of Victoria’s Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements has moved to Emergency Management Victoria (EMV).

The emergency management sector in Victoria has been working on building more meaningful community involvement, more effective partnerships and stronger recovery arrangements.

As I reflect on the situation in NSW and QLD, my thoughts are very much with the firefighters, emergency services and in particular, the communities impacted by fires in those states.

Emergency services put their plans into practice by holding an evacuation exercise of Powelltown, Gilderoy and Three Bridges last Saturday 26 October.

Victoria’s emergency management sector has begun preparations for the summer season.

Victoria’s emergency management sector has begun preparations for the summer season and Victorians are being urged to start actively preparing too. 

Victoria will have 50 aircraft available for the summer season to fight fires from the air and help keep communities safe.