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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is an executive agency of the Australian federal government under the Department of Home Affairs. [1] [2] The agency is responsible for coordinating and managing a national-level emergency response to help those affected by natural disasters, including droughts, bushfires and floods. [3]
Athol Hodgson was appointed CFL’s first Chief Fire Officer (1984-87) and was a strong advocate for new emergency arrangements. He led a high-level delegation of Australian bushfire controllers on a study tour to the USA and Canada in 1984. Brian Potter, Chief of the CFA (1985-91), was on the tour and also became an enthusiastic supporter. [3]
A fundamental concept in Australia's emergency management philosophy is sustainability and resilience at a local level. In the state of Queensland, each local Shire, Town, or City Council fund their own community based, volunteer staffed, SES units that report to the peak body which is Emergency Management Queensland (EMQ). There are 73 units ...
The Minister for Emergency Management is an Australian Government cabinet position which is currently held by Jenny McAllister since July 2024 in the Albanese ministry. In the Government of Australia , the minister administers this portfolio through the Department of Home Affairs .
The Australian Capital Territory Emergency Services Agency (ACT ESA) was established by the Emergencies Act 2004 (ACT), which came into effect on 1 July 2004. [1] The mission of the ACT ESA is to protect and preserve life, property and the environment in the ACT .
Emergency Management Australia (EMA) was an Australian Government body responsible for emergency management coordination. EMA was transferred from the Attorney-General's Department in a machinery of government change to become a division of the newly established Department of Home Affairs in 2018. EMA involved the plans, structures and ...
The National Council for Fire & Emergency Services (formerly the Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council or AFAC), is the peak body responsible for representing fire, emergency services and land management agencies in the Australasian region. It was formed in 1993 and has 34 full members and 13 affiliate members.
Ambulance in New South Wales. Ambulance service within Australia can be divided into two basic groups: the statutory services and volunteer groups. In all Australian states, with the exception of Western Australia, and in the Northern Territory, statutory ambulance services are provided by the state/territorial government, as a single-entity, third-service model, government department.