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A test of the Emergency Alert system will take place today to a targeted number of landlines in the Macedon Ranges as part of routine testing of the technology used for automatic calls to landline phones.
Victoria’s fifth community fire refuge at Lavers Hill is officially open.
More than 60 multi-agency personnel attended a workshop last week to discuss how Victoria's night fire suppression operations would be implemented ahead of the 2018-19 summer.
Victorian emergency management personnel sent to Canada to assist manage out of control fires have today returned home to Victoria.
It is my second week since I started as Emergency Management Commissioner and I am excited about the future and what the role has to offer.
Victoria has gained approval to conduct night time firebombing operations next summer season after successfully completing an Australian-first trial last month. 
For one Arthurs Creek Strathewen Country Fire Authority (CFA) member the process of recovery kept bringing her back to one point: how do we better prepare our children for fires and emergencies?  How do we build resilience in our children?
The new Victorian Emergency Services Memorial, which will pay tribute to those who have lost their lives while protecting Victorian communities, will be established at Treasury Gardens.
Victoria’s night time aerial firebombing trial continued last week in Ballarat with a series of successful waterbombing tasks completed in the dark.
The Critical Infrastructure All Sectors Resilience Report 2017 provides an overview of the resilience of Victoria's critical infrastructure sectors.