INQ275

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Review of the initial response to the 2015 Wye River – Jamieson Track fire (VIC)
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Recommendations for this Inquiry

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INQ275 REC275-1172 E - Agency Organisation 12 - EM agency and authority Recommendation 1

IGEM recommends that fire agencies review their resource allocation recording mechanisms and systems to ensure that an accurate reflection of resources deployed to an incident at any given time can be ascertained

INQ275 REC275-1173 E - Agency Organisation 12 - EM agency and authority Recommendation 2

IGEM recommends that fire agencies review their documentation systems and information recording processes to ensure that all operational activities are captured, and to maintain the accuracy and relevance of all developed products.

INQ275 REC275-1174 E - Agency Organisation 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform Recommendation 3

IGEM recommends that fire agencies consider an earlier classification of Level 3 incident for fires that present significant complexity such as was evident in the Wye River – Jamieson Track event.