The Victorian Preparedness Framework’s core capabilities and their critical tasks set the foundation for how we mitigate, plan, prepare, respond to and recover from emergencies.
The delivery of the Framework’s capabilities align with the State Emergency Management Priorities (outlined in the State Emergency Management Plan), which provides clear direction on the factors that are required to be considered and actioned throughout all phases of an emergency.
The 21 core capabilities are each expressed as a statement with associated critical tasks.
Core capability
Core capabilities outline what Victoria needs to manage emergencies, coordinate and unify efforts, improve training and ensure capabilities are effectively applied to all stages of a major emergency.[1]
Each core capability is expressed as a statement that details the requisite abilities in a specific area to reduce the likelihood and consequences of an emergency.
| CRITICAL TASKS |
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# A core capability’s critical tasks are detailed in the Core capabilities and their critical tasks section, in tables like this. |
| # Critical tasks are the fundamental activities of the core capability. These are the tasks that need to be undertaken and delivered to fulfil the intent of the core capability. |
| # Critical tasks are tangible, definable activities and are agency agnostic. |
Victoria’s 21 emergency management core capabilities aligns with the State Emergency Management Plan and provides a snapshot of the 21 core capabilities required to deliver emergency management.
To be effective, the core capabilities are interdependent, coordinated and overlap across mitigation (including planning and preparedness), response (including relief) and recovery.
|
Capabilities |
Mitigation |
Response (including relief) |
Recovery |
|
1. Planning |
yes |
no |
no |
|
2. Community Information and Warnings |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
3. Operational Management |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
4. Intelligence and Information Sharing |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
5. Public Order and Community Safety |
yes |
yes |
no |
|
6. Building Community Resilience |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
7. Fire Management and Suppression |
yes |
yes |
no |
|
8. Fatality Management |
no |
yes |
no |
|
9. Critical Transport |
no |
yes |
no |
|
10. Logistics and Supply Chain Management |
no |
yes |
no |
|
11. Impact Assessment |
no |
yes |
yes |
|
12. Search and Rescue |
no |
yes |
yes |
|
13. Health Protection |
no |
yes |
yes |
|
14. Health Emergency Response |
no |
yes |
yes |
|
15. Relief Assistance |
no |
yes |
yes |
|
16. Environmental Response |
no |
yes |
yes |
|
17. Economic Recovery |
no |
no |
yes |
|
18. Natural and Cultural Heritage Rehabilitation |
no |
no |
yes |
|
19. Built Recovery |
no |
no |
yes |
|
20. Social Recovery |
no |
no |
yes |
|
21. Assurance and Learning |
yes |
no |
no |
End notes
[1] “Major emergency” means:
- a large or complex emergency (however caused) which
- has the potential to cause or is causing loss of life and extensive damage to property, infrastructure or the environment; or
- has the potential for adverse consequences for all parts of the Victorian community; or
- requires a multi-agency response; or
- a Class 1 emergency; or
- a Class 2 emergency.
The department acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Custodians of the land and acknowledges and pays respect to their Elders, past and present.