Emergency preparedness
Summer preparedness kit
The Summer Preparedness Kit contains information for organisations in the health and community services sector to help you prepare for bushfires.
Bushfire Response: Clients & Services Policy 2011-12
The Department of Health and the Department of Human Services have released a policy for responding to the threat of bushfire. It considers recommendations from the Victorian Bushfire Royal Commission Interim Report and outlines actions to be taken by each program within both department's to protect our staff, clients and services.
- Department of Health - Bushfire response 2011-12 - Overview of clients and services policy
- Department of Health - Bushfire response 2011-12: Clients and services policy
- Department of Human Services - Overview of clients and services policy 2011-12
- Department of Human Services - Bushfire response: Clients and services policy 2011-12
Specific information for some sectors
- Emergency planning for residential aged care services
- Hospital in the home
- Non admitted care programs
- Summer strategy for Home and Community Care funded organisations
Advice on emergency management
Evacuation contact requirements in response to a bushfire
Metropolitan
Health Services, Alcohol and Drug Services, Public Sector Mental Health Services, Public Sector Residential Aged Care Services and Supported Residential Services
In an emergency where services require an immediate response from police, fire or ambulance services, the number to call is 000.
For relocation support (including coordination of accommodation assistance or transport assistance) or ‘remain on site’ support, services should contact the Health and Human Services Coordination Centre Duty Officer via VHEC.
Rural
Health Services, Alcohol and Drug Services, Public Sector Mental Health Services, Public Sector Residential Aged Care Services and Supported Residential Services
In an emergency where services require an immediate response from police, fire or ambulance services, the number to call is 000.
For relocation support (including coordination of accommodation assistance or transport assistance) or ‘remain on site’ support, services should contact the Regional Health and Human Services Operations Centre Duty Officer.
Approved providers of Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing can also call 1800 078 709 for advice and assistance with relocation options.
- Summer preparedness kit - health and community services sector
The Summer Preparedness Kit contains information for organisations in the health and community services sector to help you prepare for bushfires.
- Emergency preparedness - health services and hospitals
Health Services and Hospitals are an essential part of the whole-of-health approach to planning for and responding to emergencies. In Victoria, we plan for emergencies in line with the ‘all hazards, all agencies’ philosophy, which ensures a consistent and integrated approach from responding agencies, whatever the emergency.
- Bushfire preparedness - aged care service providers
Aged care service providers should use this page to access specific information from the departments to help them prepare for the bushfire season.
- Bushfire preparedness - children youth and families service providers
Children, youth and family service providers should use this page to access specific information from the department’s to help them prepare for the bushfire season.
- Bushfire preparedness - disability service providers
Disability service providers should use this page to access specific information from the departments to help them prepare for the bushfire season.
- Bushfire preparedness - mental health and drugs service providers
This page is for providers of mental health and alcohol and other drug treatment services, in partnership with the department's service providers, to help them prepare for the bushfire season.
- Bushfire Response 2011-12: Clients and Services Policy (Word 232.5 KB)
The 2011-12 Department of Human Services (DHS) Bushfire Response: Clients and Services Policy has been developed to assist the management and boards of sector agencies, departmental managers and staff, to prepare our core services for the upcoming fire season.
- Bushfire Response 2011-12: Overview of Clients and Services Policy (Word 122.0 KB)
This document provides an overview of the 2011-12 DHS Bushfire Response: Clients and Services Policy.
Contact information
Relocation Support for Approved Providers of Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing
Tel: 1800 078 709
Emergency Services
Tel: 000
