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QUEENSLAND STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS support the service at a local level in partnership with regional Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) SES staff. STATE GOVERNMENT supports the service at a more strategic level that is dependent on that Local Governments requirements.

STATEGOVERNMENT LOCALGOVERNMENT

OVERVIEW

OVERVIEW

The Queensland State Emergency Service (SES) is formed of approximately 6,500 members of which approximately 5,300 are active i.e. not applicant, probationary, or reserve.

There are 98 State Government full time employees dedicated to the Queensland SES. They are responsible for supporting the organisation across training, equipment, policy, projects, volunteer management, information technology management, and operations. Each Local Government contribution is different and dependent on their individual circumstances. Amongst other support services, Local Governments provide facilities, management, and maintenance of facilities and equipment. They coordinate local operations and responses.

Queensland

SES

Volunteers

QFES

Staff

State Government

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Local Government

OVERVIEW

Queensland SES, Local Governments and State Government partnership

• relies on trusting stakeholder

relationships and consultation

• demonstrates and nurtures

flexibility, adaptability and initiative

• thrives as a State/Local organisation

through receiving State/Local support to service a State/Local community

The Queensland SES is a partnership of:

STATEGOVERNMENT LOCALGOVERNMENT MEMBERS SESVA

It benefits from the strengths of each partner . As a result each partner needs to be consulted and in agreement on issues relating to the Queensland SES.

OVERVIEW

Queensland SES Partners:

COOPERATION

Foundation Documents

Act – establishes functions and some responsibility Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Local Governments – specific to the unique needs of each Local Government, including any contentious issues. They confirm approved functionality of each Local Government’s SES Groups. MOUs are reviewed regularly to adapt to changing needs i.e. functions may alter due to changing hazards/risks.

COOPERATION

RESPONSIBILITIES

Legislation Part 6 – State Emergency Service sections of the former Disaster Management Act 2003 were transferred into the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Act 1990 as an interim solution to the restructure. A comprehensive review of the legislation is still to be undertaken.

RESPONSIBILITES

Fire and Emergency Services Act 1990

Division 2 Responsibilities of Commissioner

• 131. The commissioner’s responsibilities for the SES

are —

a. to establish management and support services for the SES; and b. to develop policies to help the SES perform its functions effectively and efficiently including, for example, policies about training SES members; and c. to ensure— i. the local controller of an SES unit performs the controller’s functions; and ii. the SES performs its functions safely and efficiently.

• 132. Membership

1. The SES consists of the persons appointed by the commissioner as SES members. 2. The commissioner may appoint a person as an SES member only if satisfied the person has the appropriate abilities to be an SES member. RESPONSIBILITIES

• 134. Local controller of SES unit

1. The commissioner is to appoint a member of an SES unit as the local controller of the unit. 2. The member appointed as the local controller of an SES unit is to be nominated by the local government for the area for which the unit performs SES functions.

• 135. Function of local controller

The function of a local controller of an SES unit is to maintain the

• perational effectiveness of the unit by ensuring—

a. the unit’s members have the necessary skills to competently perform their roles within the unit; and b. the unit’s equipment is maintained in an appropriate condition; and c. the unit performs its functions and other activities in a way that is consistent with departmental or local government policies about the performance of the functions and activities. RESPONSIBILITIES

HISTORY

HISTORY

1962

Establishment of the Queensland Civil Defence Organisation.

1974

Cabinet Decision “Queensland Civil Defence Organisation be redesignated the Queensland State Emergency Service and be known by that name”.

1975

Queensland Government passed the State Counter Disaster Organisation Act where “The body called the Queensland State Emergency Service is established pursuant to the repealed Acts and is continued in existence and established under the name State Emergency Service”.

2003

The Disaster Management Act 2003 acknowledge that the SES is established and that functions of Local Governments include ensuring they have a disaster response capability.

2004

Queensland State Emergency Services is endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient .

2014

Queensland Fire and Emergency Service Act 1990 is amended, acknowledging the establishment of the the SES.

PARTNERSHIP

PARTNERSHIP

State provides support:

• management of operational responses that

exceed Local Government capability

• funding for subsidies
• uniforms and Personal Protective Equipment

(PPE)

• major and minor equipment (gifted) to local

governments – flood boats, generators, chain saws, etc.

• communications equipment
• training, policy and volunteer management

programs

• register vehicles and trailers
• support with retention and recruitment

STATEGOVERNMENT

PARTNERSHIP

LOCALGOVERNMENT

Local Government provides support:

• management of single and multiple local government
• perational responses
• approve members and/or equipment movements

(outside of local government area)

• facilities, facility maintenance and insurance, utilities,

and furniture

• some major and minor equipment – vehicles etc

(supported through grants program)

• ffice equipment, mobile phones, tablets, hardware,

software, IT support, internet services (tablets etc. also supplied by state government).

• takes ownership of, and maintains operational

equipment

• additional funding
• local training, policy and volunteer management

programs

• local recruitment and retention initiatives

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

STATEGOVERNMENT LOCALGOVERNMENT

• Manage local disaster management operations
• Approve member movements (outside of local government area)
• Approve equipment movements (outside of local government area)
• Support the local SES workforce

* SES Units were historically referred to as “Local Government SES Units” Call upon state assistance via Local Disaster Management Groups (LDMG) or District Disaster Management Groups (DDMG) when the response required exceeds the capability of one or more local governments. Provide assistance when advised by local governments that the required response exceeds the capability of one or more local governments When this occurs:

• QFES Regions enable operations in partnership with relevant local

governments

• QFES State Operations Centre (SOC) enables operations across one or

more QFES Regions

RESPONSE

RESPONSE

Other Multiple lead agencies QFES Lead agency for Fire events Health Lead agency for health related events

State Emergency Service Key operational responses:

• Storm
• Cyclone
• Flood
• Search and rescue
• Agency support

* SES self activates to their core functions

QPS Lead agency for search, Vertical Rescue, Road Crash Rescue

RESPONSE

Function Activity

Storm Damage Operations Working at Heights Temporary Repairs Chainsaw Operations Debris Clean Up Sandbagging Search Land Search/Urban and Rural/Forensic Flood Boat Response Flood Boat Rescue/Re-supply/Evacuation/Search Incident Management AIIMS/ICS Road Crash Rescue Road Crash Rescue/Extrication Vertical Rescue Vertical Rescue Traffic Management Emergency Incident Site Emergency Road Closure/Diversion Special Rescue USAR Cat 1 Height Rescue Entrapment Rescue Agency Support Communications Welfare Emergency Lighting Food Handling Air Observer Re-supply Evacuation Other agency support

Operational Response Functions

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

Website Facebook Operations doctrine Recruitment and retention initiatives Reporting, reporting, reporting Statistical analysis VIMS: access, permissions, enhancements, fixes Office 365: access, permissions, administration Equipment: total logistics Honours and awards Membership management Criminal history checks Blue Cards Recruitment queries Support and advice SES week Exit surveys Operations Deployments TAMS Community Engagement materials management Protocol Charter MOAs Key messages Code of conduct Volunteer Consultative Committee (VCC) SES Structure: establishment, amalgamation and closure

SES STATE OFFICE SUPPORT

MEMBERS

MEMBERS

Brisbane 3 22 1,240 119,200 Central 14 69 980 58,100 Far Northern 19 53 960 54,600 North Coast 7 47 830 82,600 Northern 16 40 670 43,000 South Eastern 5 25 880 78,300 South Western 11 41 640 48,900 TOTAL 75 297 6,200 484,700 * Approx. 37% female and 63% male

RESOURCES

RESOURCES

21 89 63 57 98 136 25 64 65 41 84 115 32 43 48 23 59 59 43 66 82 242 503 568

CAPABILITY

Search Road crash rescue Flood boat operations Vertical rescue Traffic management Storm damage operations Incident management Group functional classification

CAPABILITY

SES MEMBERSHIP ➢ 5,300 active ➢ 140 applicants ➢ 570 probationaries ➢ 290 reserve SES GROUPS: 297 LGAs: 76 SES UNITS: 75 SES REGIONS: 7

We know what we have, where we have it, what we need and where we need it.

CAPABILITY

FUNCTION – Storm Damage Operations: Level 1: Red 1 team trained Level 2: Green 2 teams trained Level 3: Blue 3 teams trained

CAPABILITY

FUNCTION – Flood Boat Operations: Level 1: Red 1 team trained Level 2: Green 2 teams trained Level 3: Blue 3 teams trained

CAPABILITY

FUNCTION – Search Operations: Level 1: Red 1 team trained Level 2: Green 2 teams trained Level 3: Blue 3 teams trained

CAPABILITY

FUNCTION – Incident Management: Level 1: Red 1 team trained Level 2: Green 2 teams trained Level 3: Blue 3 teams trained

CAPABILITY

FUNCTION – Road Crash Rescue: Level 1: Red 1 team trained Level 2: Green 2 teams trained Level 3: Blue 3 teams trained

CAPABILITY

FUNCTION – Vertical Rescue: Level 1: Red 1 team trained Level 2: Green 2 teams trained Level 3: Blue 3 teams trained

CAPABILITY

FUNCTION – Traffic Management: Level 1: Red 1 team trained Level 2: Green 2 teams trained Level 3: Blue 3 teams trained

CAPABILITY

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