18 Contribute to flood warning services in partnership Community with other agencies in line with flood risk severity and information community support. and warnings 19 Advocate for its community's emergency management Identified Building and priorities. practice of one community or more resilience councils 20 Gather knowledge about local assets, values and support Identified Building systems (including its community’s history and values), to practice of one community inform risk management planning. or more resilience councils 21 Support the development and delivery of emergency Identified Planning management training for council staff involved in practice of one activities before, during and after emergencies. or more councils 22 Establish agreements, partnerships and systems with Identified Planning councils to support surge requirements during practice of one emergencies including to: or more councils share intelligence and information exchange staff and other resources to maintain capacity align activities with business continuity plans. 23 Work with sector partners to integrate intelligence- and Identified Intelligence information-sharing systems, tools and networks of practice of one and trained personnel (such as by using Emergency or more Management Common Operating Picture [EM-COP]) to councils deliver intelligence requirements and contribute to information-sharing forums, portals and committees. 24 Identify standards for the clean-up and recovery of Identified Planning council-managed assets. practice of one or more councils 25 Encourage and support the community to engage with Identified Building emergency management agencies to participate in practice of one community emergency management awareness programs, so people or more resilience understand their responsibilities and can better prepare councils for, respond to and recover from an emergency. Emergency management responsibilities & activities during an – emergency Table 4: Councils' emergency management responsibilities & activities during an emergency No. Council responsibility /activity Source Victorian Preparedness
18 Contribute to flood warning services in partnership with other agencies in line with flood risk severity and community support. Community information and warnings 19 Advocate for its community's emergency management and priorities. Identified practice of one or more councils Building community resilience 20 Gather knowledge about local assets, values and support systems (including its community’s history and values), to inform risk management planning. Identified practice of one or more councils Building community resilience 21 Support the development and delivery of emergency management training for council staff involved in activities before, during and after emergencies. Identified practice of one or more councils Planning 22 Establish agreements, partnerships and systems with councils to support surge requirements during emergencies including to: share intelligence and information exchange staff and other resources to maintain capacity align activities with business continuity plans. Identified practice of one or more councils Planning 23 Work with sector partners to integrate intelligence- and information-sharing systems, tools and networks of trained personnel (such as by using Emergency Management Common Operating Picture [EM-COP]) to deliver intelligence requirements and contribute to information-sharing forums, portals and committees. Identified practice of one or more councils Intelligence and 24 Identify standards for the clean-up and recovery of council-managed assets. Identified practice of one or more councils Planning 25 Encourage and support the community to engage with emergency management agencies to participate in emergency management awareness programs, so people understand their responsibilities and can better prepare for, respond to and recover from an emergency. Identified practice of one or more councils Building community resilience Emergency management responsibilities & activities – during an emergency Table 4: Councils' emergency management responsibilities & activities during an emergency No. Council responsibility /activity Source Victorian Preparedness
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