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Integrated Municipal Fire Management Planning
The State Government funded Integrated Municipal Fire Management
Planning (IMFMP) project will see a major overhaul of the fire
management planning process following recommendations from a number
of inquiries including the Inquiry into the Victorian Bushfires
2002-2003.
The IMFMP Project is working with agencies and organisations with
responsibilities for fire planning to develop an integrated fire
management planning framework for Victoria. The framework will
cover all areas of the State regardless of land tenure, and plan
for prevention of, response to and recovery from fire incidents.
The IMFMP Project has been underway since October 2004 conducting
an extensive research, consultation and communication process.
An Initial Discussion Paper was released in October 2005 and following
further consultation and consideration of comments made on that
paper, a Draft Position Paper was released on 1 May 2006. Full
details of the IMFMP Project can be viewed at www.mav.asn.au/imfmp
IMFMP Draft Position Paper
The Draft Position Paper contains twenty-two recommendations which,
if approved, will set up the structure to support and implement
the new Integrated Fire Management Planning Framework for Victoria.
The proposed Framework will have three levels, state, regional
and municipal. A State Fire Management Planning Committee will
be formed, as a sub-committee under the Victorian Emergency Management
Committee, to provide direction, policy and guidance. Eight Regional
Strategic Fire Management Planning Committees will bring together
agencies and organisations to strategically plan on a regional
basis and Municipal Fire Management Committees will plan at the
municipal level and include local issues.
Following approval, implementation will be staged through to December
2008 to ensure the new framework captures the valuable work already
achieved through the existing fire prevention planning processes
at Municipal and Regional levels. A strategy for the migration
from fire prevention committees to fire management committees will
be developed and be a key part of the staged implementation. Strong
links with fire brigades and community groups to maintain their
valuable contribution to fire planning will continue to have the
highest priority.
For more information on the IMFMP project visit the project website
at: www.mav.asn.au/imfmp
Wildfire Asset Identification and Consequence Evaluation Project
The Office of the Emergency Services Commissioner is currently
managing the Wildfire Project which has been funded as a result
of recommendations arising from the Report of the Inquiry into
the 2002-2003 Victorian Bushfires. The project will enable the
consequences of wildfire on assets to be mapped in a uniform way
across the state of Victoria. This will meet the needs of a range
of stakeholders and end-users responsible for fire management.
Wildfire Management Tools
The products developed by the project will be used as tools to
support wildfire prevention and preparedness planning. The products
should also provide useful strategic information for response and
recovery phases of wildfire management and should be sufficiently
flexible to be applicable for hazards other than wildfire.
Full details of the Wildfire Asset Identification and Consequence
Evaluation Project can be viewed at www.spatialvision.com.au/html/wildfire-project.htm
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