INQ104
Recommendations for this Inquiry
INQ-ref | REC-UID | CODE | SubCode | SrcNUM | Recommendation |
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INQ104 | REC104-2263 | E - Agency Organisation | 16 - Training and behaviour | 19.17 | That the person appointed by DSE or CFA as Incident Controller for any incident should have formal qualifications and accreditation in the Incident Control System, be fully aware of the Victorian emergency management arrangements and have access to local fire prevention and response planning, inc |
INQ104 | REC104-2283 | C - Response | 15 - Inter-service cooperation | 21.80 | That DSE, CFA, MFESB and VICSES work cooperatively to establish a common system for resource tracking during major fires and incidents. |
INQ104 | REC104-2284 | A - Responsibility | 25 - Inquiry, audit, lessons management and after action review | 21.14 | That DSE and CFA review the management of personnel deployed ensuring that: |
INQ104 | REC104-2285 | E - Agency Organisation | 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform | 21.19 | That, as a matter of urgency and in consultation with stakeholders, CFA and DSE develop and communicate clear guidelines on how and when privately owned firefighting equipment should be integrated into the fire response. |
INQ104 | REC104-2286 | F - Research and technology | 17 - Assets and technology | 21.21 | That CFA, having regard to terrain, continue to review the mix of firefighting appliances currently in service. In particular, consideration should be given to the number and distribution of smaller ‘slip-on’ type equipment. |
INQ104 | REC104-2287 | C - Response | 8 - Communications and warnings | 21.31 | That DSE and CFA work with the Bureau of Emergency Services Telecommunications to ensure that rural communication issues are appropriately addressed in the Statewide Integrated Public Safety and Communications Strategy, and that priorities and business cases are agreed for critical issues. |
INQ104 | REC104-2288 | E - Agency Organisation | 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform | 21.32 | That CFA develop protocols to integrate Ultra High Frequency and Citizen Band radios into their communication structures. |
INQ104 | REC104-2289 | A - Responsibility | 38 - Agency/Department Reporting | 22.60 | That the joint agencies introduce a system of performance measures for reporting the effectiveness of aircraft in firefighting operations. |
INQ104 | REC104-2290 | A - Responsibility | 38 - Agency/Department Reporting | 21.61 | That instances where demand for air support outstrips the supply of State Fleet Aircraft available are recorded. |
INQ104 | REC104-2291 | A - Responsibility | 28 - Personal responsibility | 22.62 | That after each fire season, measures of the effectiveness of aerial firefighting be collated, analysed and used for the assessment of the State Aircraft Fleet composition and the adequacy of Training and Accreditation programs. |
INQ104 | REC104-2292 | A - Responsibility | 25 - Inquiry, audit, lessons management and after action review | 22.63 | That a systematic performance audit of State Aircraft Fleet contractors be conducted jointly by agency and SAU personnel. |
INQ104 | REC104-2293 | A - Responsibility | 25 - Inquiry, audit, lessons management and after action review | 22.64 | That aviation contractors be required to submit a copy of their annual independent regulatory compliance audit prepared for Civil Aviation Safety Authority to the State Aircraft Unit. |
INQ104 | REC104-2294 | E - Agency Organisation | 16 - Training and behaviour | 22.65 | That training and competency programs for Incident Controllers should include aircraft firefighting capability training. |
INQ104 | REC104-2295 | C - Response | 15 - Inter-service cooperation | 22.66 | That more emphasis should be given to communication and discussion in regard to State Aircraft Unit’s roles, responsibilities, practices and procedures. |
INQ104 | REC104-2296 | C - Response | 8 - Communications and warnings | 23.21 | That in relation to the provision of information to communities affected by fires and other emergencies, DSE and CFA ensure that: |
INQ104 | REC104-2297 | C - Response | 8 - Communications and warnings | 23.22 | That the model of community engagement developed by DSE and CFA and applied during the 2002-2003 fires is further developed and refined, particularly in regard to short-duration, rapidly escalating incidents. |
INQ104 | REC104-2298 | C - Response | 8 - Communications and warnings | 23.23 | That relevant Government agencies including Emergency Communications Victoria, the Bureau of Emergency Services Telecommunications and the Victoria Police Media Unit, evaluate the proposals put forward by the Australian Communications Authority with respect to the hearing impaired. |
INQ104 | REC104-2282 | A - Responsibility | 25 - Inquiry, audit, lessons management and after action review | 20.72 | That quality control or performance assessments are routinely completed post fire season, to ensure that contractors who have not performed to an agreed standard are not re-engaged for the consequential rehabilitation works. |
INQ104 | REC104-2281 | A - Responsibility | 25 - Inquiry, audit, lessons management and after action review | 20.71 | That DSE and CFA work cooperatively to review the management and application of bulldozers in fire suppression operations to ensure that they are used effectively, appropriately and are adequately supervised. |
INQ104 | REC104-2280 | C - Response | 14 - Incident Mgt Teams | 20.67 | That DSE and CFA ensure that: |
INQ104 | REC104-2264 | E - Agency Organisation | 16 - Training and behaviour | 19.18 | That CFA and DSE provide media training to all Level 2 and Level 3 Incident Controllers. |
INQ104 | REC104-2265 | C - Response | 15 - Inter-service cooperation | 19.23 | That in the review of Incident Control Centre locations, DSE and CFA give due consideration to: |
INQ104 | REC104-2266 | C - Response | 15 - Inter-service cooperation | 19.24 | That DSE and CFA review their joint planning for Incident Control Centres to ensure that, wherever safe and practicable, those Centres are located close to the fire area. |
INQ104 | REC104-2267 | C - Response | 14 - Incident Mgt Teams | 19.29 | That DSE and CFA develop an agreed process for the effective transfer of control from one Incident Control Centre to another, including processes for communicating this change to fire ground supervisors and local communities. |
INQ104 | REC104-2268 | A - Responsibility | 9 - Community education | 20.12 | That CFA and DSE include agreed Fire Control Priorities in community awareness and education material provided to the community before each fire season. |
INQ104 | REC104-2269 | C - Response | 14 - Incident Mgt Teams | 20.13 | That the fire agencies ensure that Incident Action Plans developed by Incident Management Teams are consistent with, and built on, the agreed Fire Control Priorities. |
INQ104 | REC104-2270 | E - Agency Organisation | 29 - Operational Health and Safety | 20.26 | That DSE and CFA continue to stress firefighter safety as their highest priority for incident managers and fire ground supervisors |
INQ104 | REC104-2271 | C - Response | 14 - Incident Mgt Teams | 20.27 | That DSE and CFA ensure that agreed strategy and tactics, and the rationale, be communicated to personnel involved in the fire fight and be included in briefings for fire line personnel. |
INQ104 | REC104-2272 | C - Response | 14 - Incident Mgt Teams | 20.28 | That personnel assigned the roles of Division Commander, Sector Commander and Strike Team Leader on the fire ground are actively encouraged to provide input into the selection of strategies and tactics. |
INQ104 | REC104-2273 | C - Response | 14 - Incident Mgt Teams | 20.29 | That personnel assigned the roles of Division Commander, Sector Commander and Strike Team Leader be given flexibility to alter tactics to take advantage of changed conditions on the fire ground. |
INQ104 | REC104-2274 | C - Response | 7 - Inter-agency communication | 20.38 | That when Incident Management Teams implement significant changes to objectives and strategies, these are effectively communicated to firefighters, fire ground supervisors and affected communities, and are incorporated into the broader organisational planning. |
INQ104 | REC104-2275 | C - Response | 14 - Incident Mgt Teams | 20.39 | That the ‘Incident Objectives’ established for any response should reflect the endorsed Statewide ‘Fire Control Priorities’, and the relevant Municipal Fire Management Plan. |
INQ104 | REC104-2276 | E - Agency Organisation | 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform | 20.40 | That CFA and DSE jointly develop procedures to ensure that a more consistent strategic approach can be maintained at shift and tour of duty changes. |
INQ104 | REC104-2277 | A - Responsibility | 25 - Inquiry, audit, lessons management and after action review | 20.54 | That DSE and CFA review methods of gathering and processing fire information to ensure all methods are pursued to greatest effect. |
INQ104 | REC104-2278 | E - Agency Organisation | 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform | 20.61 | That DSE and CFA review the standards and protocols for documentation, including mapping, provided to fire line managers as part of their briefing notes, to ensure these are concise and appropriate. |
INQ104 | REC104-2279 | C - Response | 14 - Incident Mgt Teams | 20.62 | That operational briefings in multi-agency fires should, wherever possible, be joint briefings of all agencies involved. |
INQ104 | REC104-2299 | C - Response | 8 - Communications and warnings | 23.30 | That consideration be given to formalising Australian Broadcasting Corporation Local Radio as the official emergency radio station for Victoria, given it is the only radio station that can cover the whole of the State. |
INQ104 | REC104-2300 | C - Response | 8 - Communications and warnings | 23.31 | That Victoria Police Media Unit coordinate work with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the emergency service agencies to implement this arrangement. |
INQ104 | REC104-2320 | F - Research and technology | 13 - Mapping and data quality | 25.38 | That Government acknowledge the importance of spatial information as a key element of planning, operations and program evaluation, and support the Geospatial Emergency Information Network as a means of ensuring integrated and co-ordinated information management on a whole-ofGovernment basis. |
INQ104 | REC104-2321 | A - Responsibility | 24 - Govt responsibility | 25.55 | That Government confirms that the Model of Fire Cover/Fire Safety Victoria strategy should be a seamless model for the whole of the State and include both private and public land. |
INQ104 | REC104-2322 | C - Response | 15 - Inter-service cooperation | 25.56 | That DSE commits appropriate resources to work with OESC in developing the bushfire component of the model. |
INQ104 | REC104-2323 | C - Response | 15 - Inter-service cooperation | 25.88 | That CFA, DSE, MFESB, VICSES, Victoria Police and OESC, in consultation with the Municipal Association of Victoria, consult on the proposal to combine Municipal Councils’ current responsibilities for the development of an emergency management plan/committee, as required by the Emergency Managemen |
INQ104 | REC104-2324 | E - Agency Organisation | 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform | 25.89 | That this group reports to the Minister for Police and Emergency Services on proposed legislative amendments to the Emergency Management Act 1986, the Country Fire Authority Act 1958 and any associated legislation by June 2004. |
INQ104 | REC104-2325 | B - Preparedness | 39 - Disaster Risk Management | 25.90 | That CFA, DSE and MFESB continue to develop the partnership approach for fire safety with Local Government, industry and communities. |
INQ104 | REC104-2326 | E - Agency Organisation | 12 - EM agency and authority | 25.114 | That, as a matter of urgency, CFA and DSE: |
INQ104 | REC104-2327 | E - Agency Organisation | 16 - Training and behaviour | 25.115 | That all fire agencies include a formal mentoring scheme as part of their workforce development programs; and that consideration be given to the use of suitably competent and experienced individuals (such as retired staff), to act as coaches or mentors with inexperienced Incident Controllers. |
INQ104 | REC104-2328 | E - Agency Organisation | 36 - Volunteers | 25.116 | That CFA, VICSES and other volunteer-based emergency service organisations develop proposals in support of the strategies for sustainable volunteerism, and that the State Government advocate these initiatives to the Federal Government. |
INQ104 | REC104-2329 | E - Agency Organisation | 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform | 26.52 | That CFA, DSE, MFESB and Victoria Police jointly develop a unified command and control system that better integrates with the State's emergency management arrangements, and that this be endorsed by the Victoria Emergency Management Council by July 2004. |
INQ104 | REC104-2330 | E - Agency Organisation | 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform | 26.53 | That this unified system include recommendations for the appointment of one person or agency to be responsible for overall control of fire suppression activity in country Victoria, including for any legislative reform considered necessary. |
INQ104 | REC104-2331 | A - Responsibility | 24 - Govt responsibility | 26.54 | That a State Emergency Operations Centre be established to replace the existing separate fire agency centres. This could, if necessary, be initially confined to being a State Fire Operations Centre as recommended in Chapter 18, Part D. |