Bushfire Report

         A Guide to Develop a Bushfire Evacuation Plan




The following is list of facilities that require a plan;

           Schools;

           Child Care centres;

           Hospital (including a hospital for the mentally ill or mentally disordered);

           Hotel, motel or other tourist accommodation;

           A building wholly or principally used as home or other establishment for
           mentally incapacitated persons;

           Housing for older people or people with disabilities within the meaning of
           SEPP – Seniors Living 2004;

           A group home with the meaning of SEPP 9 – Group Homes;

           A retirement village.



STEP 3: ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
This step requires the details of the persons who will be responsible for the co-
ordination and management of an evacuation during an emergency.

These persons are usually identified as “Chief Warden” or “Warden” and each
position has specific duties attached to it. For more information on these positions,
refer to the Australian Standards AS3745 and AS4083.

If there is an existing Emergency Evacuation Plan (under AS3745 or AS4083), then
those roles and responsibilities should be included and expanded upon. A Bushfire
Evacuation Plan will require some additional responsibilities and actions as this plan
requires the arranging and co-ordination of transport and the physical relocation of
people from one place to another, and the subsequent housing of those people until
such time as it is safe to return.

Some of these extra duties may include;

   •   Ensuring that Designated Assembly Points are suitable in the event of a
       bushfire;
   •   Co-ordination and arrangement of transport;
   •   Ensure all buildings are properly ‘locked up’ to limit the impact of a bushfire;
   •   Initiate any bushfire protection measures such as sprinkler systems; and
   •   Liase with emergency services throughout the evacuation.




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