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QUEENSLANDSTATE 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.
STATEGOVERNMENTLOCALGOVERNMENT
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WOVERVIEWThe 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
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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.
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Queensland SES Partners:
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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.
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Legislation
Part 6 – State Emergency Servicesections 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 functionseffectively and efficiently including, for example, policiesabout 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.
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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
operational 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.
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HIS
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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.
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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
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LOCALGOVERNMENT
Local Government provides support:
• management of single and multiple local government
operational 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)
• office 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
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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
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Other Multiple lead agencies
QFES
Lead agency for Fire events
HealthLead agencyfor 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, VerticalRescue, RoadCrash Rescue
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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 ManagementEmergency 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
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SUPPORT
Website
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
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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
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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
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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.
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FUNCTION – Storm Damage Operations:
Level 1: Red
1 team trained
Level 2: Green
2 teams trained
Level 3: Blue
3 teams trained
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FUNCTION – Flood Boat Operations:
Level 1: Red
1 team trained
Level 2: Green
2 teams trained
Level 3: Blue
3 teams trained
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FUNCTION – Search Operations:
Level 1: Red
1 team trained
Level 2: Green
2 teams trained
Level 3: Blue
3 teams trained
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FUNCTION – Incident Management:
Level 1: Red
1 team trained
Level 2: Green
2 teams trained
Level 3: Blue
3 teams trained
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FUNCTION – Road Crash Rescue:
Level 1: Red
1 team trained
Level 2: Green
2 teams trained
Level 3: Blue
3 teams trained
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FUNCTION – Vertical Rescue:
Level 1: Red
1 team trained
Level 2: Green
2 teams trained
Level 3: Blue
3 teams trained
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FUNCTION – Traffic Management:
Level 1: Red
1 team trained
Level 2: Green
2 teams trained
Level 3: Blue
3 teams trained
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