Credit Points 10

Legacy Code 200459

Coordinator Grahame Douglas Opens in new window

Description This unit describes the organisational and administrative arrangements for the management of emergency events in Australia, including the role of States and local government and the techniques available to develop risk management strategies in order to minimise loss of life and property arising from bushfire emergencies. The unit describes how the three tiers of Government interact during major emergency events, the role of community engagement in emergency management and the process of developing a risk management plan for bushfire emergencies. The unit also discusses the role of post-event survey and emergency and evacuation planning at the property scale.

School Eng, Design & Built Env

Discipline Fire Technology

Student Contribution Band HECS Band 2 10cp

Level Postgraduate Coursework Level 7 subject

Restrictions

Students must be enrolled in a postgraduate program.

Assumed Knowledge

Bushfire behaviour, planning, building and bushfire fighting subjects.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

1. Identify and describe the organisational and administrative arrangements applying to emergency events in their own jurisdiction
2. Describe the process of developing risk management strategies and their applicability to bushfire planning;
3. Discuss the techniques that can be used to develop risk management strategies, including community engagement, monitoring and review;
4. Predict the (qualitative) risk of an area arising from bushfire; and
5. Apply appropriate guidelines, standards and codes to the development of a bushfire emergency plan for a site.

Subject Content

Legislative requirements and organisational arrangements for emergencies
Integration of the fire services and other emergencies authorities
Prevention (mitigation), preparedness, response and recovery concepts
Bushfire risk management processes and strategies
Evacuation planning in bushfire emergencies
Community engagement in planning for bushfire emergencies
Post event surveys, research and their role in emergency planning
Recovery from emergencies.