Summary of investigations into DELWP breaches of planned burn control lines 2016–17

All hazards

Risks spanning across multiple hazard types and across the emergency management system.

Biosecurity

Exotic animal and plant disease outbreaks and pest incursions can have significant economic, community and environmental impacts.

Bushfire and other fires

Bushfire and other fires have potential consequences including loss of life and property, and damage to infrastructure and environment.

Climate change

Risks include more days of extreme heat, harsher fire weather, less rainfall and rising sea levels.

Communications disruption

Communications services are crucial in keeping communities safe, connected and informed before, during and after emergencies.

Cyber security and ICT systems failure

Risks relating to the confidentiality, availability, integrity of information and data and disruption of services.

Energy supply disruption

Reliable energy supplies are critical to many social and economic activities.

Flood

Major flood events have occurred in Victoria every 10 to 20 years, with much of the increasing risk created by human settlement.

Hazardous material incident

Potential risks relate to many places where Victoria’s hazardous materials are manufactured, stored, transported, used and disposed.

Heatwave

Heatwaves are considered to be the ‘silent killer’ of extreme weather events and are the leading cause of weather-related deaths in Australia.

Public health emergency

Risks may relate to the delivery of public health services, with impacts on community health and wellbeing and potential for loss of life.

Supply chain disruption

Geopolitical, environmental, economic, societal and infrastructure-related shocks can expose supply chains to wide ranging consequences.

Terrorism and extremism

Attacks carried out by individuals or non-state groups with ideological, political or religious goals can result in loss of life, severe injury and/or material damage.

Water supply disruption

Risks include collection, storage, treatment, delivery, availability and allocation of water for consumption and environmental, recreation and cultural uses.

Workforce and resourcing

Risks may relate to human resource supply and skills to support emergency management operations.

Summary of investigations into DELWP breaches of planned burn control lines 2016–17

IGEM's observations, findings, and recommendations from management of investigations into planned burn breaches for the period 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

The Inspector-General for Emergency Management’s (IGEM’s) second summary report brings together observations, findings, and recommendations from its management of investigations into planned burn breaches for the period 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

During this reporting period, the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) and its delivery partners conducted 353 planned burns, reducing bushfire fuels over 113,499 hectares of public land.

Of these 353 planned burns, eight breached control lines and on one occasion, private land was inadvertently ignited adjacent to a planned burn. In the context of total area treated, 0.13 per cent (143.2 hectares) of public and private land were affected by breaches of control lines.

Summary of investigations into Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning breaches of planned burn control lines 2016–17 was published on 16 January 2018.

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