Inaugural Inspector-General for Emergency Management appointed

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.

Tony Pearce has been appointed as the inaugural Inspector-General for Emergency Management (IGEM).

A summary of the Victorian Government media release is below.

Monday, 28 July 2014

Tony Pearce has been appointed as Victoria's inaugural Inspector-General for Emergency Management (IGEM).

The Inspector-General is a key part of Victoria’s emergency management reforms, and will operate independently of Emergency Management Victoria and progressively monitor the performance of the emergency management sector and identify opportunities for improvement.

Mr Pearce has broad experience in emergency management and is widely respected within the sector in Victoria, Australia and internationally.

He is the former Director General of Emergency Management Australia where he coordinated the Australian Government’s response to numerous domestic and international emergencies, including the Black Saturday fires. This followed extensive Victorian experience working as the Deputy Commissioner in the Office of the Emergency Services Commissioner.

The Inspector-General’s work will help ensure the government and the community have confidence in the state’s emergency management arrangements.

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