Compiled Plans & Documents OPW18-0342 02

                                                                           Bushfire Emergency Provisions
                                       Residential Aged Care Facility – 6 Grasstree Court, Sunrise Beach


Part A
Establish an Emergency Planning Committee
Establish an Emergency Planning Committee (EPC).

The EPC is a consultative group comprised of a representation of those who may operate, work or
are occupants at the facility. The group normally consists of senior management, staff and chief
and deputy chief fire wardens.

The role of the EPC is to actively participate in the planning process and identify the roles and likely
participants who will be responsible for the implementation of this Plan and its procedures during an
emergency.

The role of the EPC is to:

     •    establish and implement emergency plans and procedures;

     •    identify duties and responsibilities of positions;

     •    formulate emergency procedures;

     •    ensure employees and occupants are educated and trained on emergency procedures;

     •    ensure all occupants are aware of the emergency procedures for the facility; and

     •    regularly review the plan to ensure it remains practical and current.

Roles and responsibilities associated with the Plan will need to be assigned to staff including:

     •    coordinating and arranging transport;

     •    physically relocating occupants from one place to another;

     •    ensuring all buildings are properly prepared to limit the impact of a bushfire;

     •    initiating any bushfire protection measures such as sprinkler systems; and

     •    liaising with emergency services.

The EPC should be established for all manner of emergencies, and should be guided by an overall
emergency plan for the facility. These bushfire-specific provisions must be integrated into the overall
emergency plan for the facility upon its preparation.

RECOMMENDATION: A senior staff member of the EPC should seek an observational or sitting-
member role on the Council’s Local Disaster Management Group.




Status: Provisions                                                                          December 2018
Project No.: 18-030                                                                               Page 6