Appendix B Glossary – This glossary is intended to assist the of this document in understanding the terms that have been used. The emergency management roles and terminology referred to in this document are based on those used under the Australian Inter-Service Incident Management System (AIIMS). AIIMS is nationally recognised by emergency service agencies as the system of incident management. CFA Country Fire Authority Code Red is the highest Fire Danger Rating in Victoria. Code Red Code Red Day Days are declared by the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) and cover the entire BoM district. DET The Department of Education and Training DET has four regions in Victoria: South Eastern Victoria Region (SEVR) DET region North Eastern Victoria Region (NEVR) South Western Victoria Region (SWVR) North Western Victoria Region (NWVR). EMC DET Emergency Management Coordinator (regional) EMD DET Emergency Management Division (central) Emergency Management Plan a plan developed by schools to – address risks identified at the school. All specialist schools that EMP access SDTP-provided bus services must address the student transport risks to students in their EMP. Emergency events preceded by notifications form the State Control Forecast emergency Centre or SES. These may include events such as Code Red Days, flooding or severe weather events. High Risk Area An area deemed at high risk of bushfire IMT Incident Management Team (regional) PTV Public Transport Victoria. Rapid onset emergency Emergency event that occurs with very little or no warning. Regional Emergency Management Team comprises of regional – representatives from all agencies including DET that have been REMT identified has having an emergency management response or recovery role. Responsible for DET region and ultimately responsible for Regional Director emergency management decisions affecting their region. State Control Centre Victoria’s primary control centre for the – SCC management of emergencies. SDTP Student with Disabilities Transport Program SSU DET Security Services Unit STU DET Student Transport Unit
Appendix B – Glossary This glossary is intended to assist the of this document in understanding the terms that have been used. The emergency management roles and terminology referred to in this document are based on those used under the Australian Inter-Service Incident Management System (AIIMS). AIIMS is nationally recognised by emergency service agencies as the system of incident management. CFA Country Fire Authority Code Red Day Code Red is the highest Fire Danger Rating in Victoria. Code Red Days are declared by the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) and cover the entire BoM district. DET The Department of Education and Training DET region DET has four regions in Victoria: South Eastern Victoria Region (SEVR) North Eastern Victoria Region (NEVR) South Western Victoria Region (SWVR) North Western Victoria Region (NWVR). EMC DET Emergency Management Coordinator (regional) EMD DET Emergency Management Division (central) EMP Emergency Management Plan – a plan developed by schools to address risks identified at the school. All specialist schools that access SDTP-provided bus services must address the student transport risks to students in their EMP. Forecast emergency Emergency events preceded by notifications form the State Control Centre or SES. These may include events such as Code Red Days, flooding or severe weather events. High Risk Area An area deemed at high risk of bushfire IMT Incident Management Team (regional) PTV Public Transport Victoria. Rapid onset emergency Emergency event that occurs with very little or no warning. REMT Regional Emergency Management Team – comprises of regional representatives from all agencies including DET that have been identified has having an emergency management response or recovery role. Regional Director Responsible for DET region and ultimately responsible for emergency management decisions affecting their region. SCC State Control Centre – Victoria’s primary control centre for the management of emergencies. SDTP Student with Disabilities Transport Program SSU DET Security Services Unit STU DET Student Transport Unit
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