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This summer season, Victoria will have 50 aircraft placed across the state to help fight fires and keep communities safe.

Emergency Management Victoria (EMV) is leading a project to implement the new nationally consistent Australian Fire Danger Rating System (AFDRS).

Victoria’s emergency services volunteers will benefit from more than $14.3 million in grants following the announcement of the 2021-22 Volunteer Emergency Services Equipment Program (VESEP) grants.

Victoria’s revised State Emergency Management Plan (SEMP) came into effect on 27 October 2021.

The Victorian Government has welcomed the Phase Two Report of the Inspector-General for Emergency Management (IGEM) and all 15 recommendations that will collectively ensure the emergency management sector, local governments and communities are better placed to manage relief and recovery from bushfires and other emergencies.

Winners of the 2021 Victorian Resilient Australia Awards were announced this week, celebrating initiatives that build whole-of-community resilience to disasters and emergencies.

Victorians can soon start preparing for the upcoming fire season and complete fire prevention works around their properties in regional Victoria.

'Lessons Management Update' provides an overview on the implementation of lessons management in the Victorian emergency management sector.

The number of drownings in Victoria increased during 2020-21 and there were significantly more than in previous years.

Following the severe weather event in Victoria in June, a Learning Review has been established to ensure lessons are identified, implemented and shared across the emergency management sector and with impacted communities.