Managing an evacuation
Aim
To enable participants to contribute to the selection and implementation of evacuation as a risk treatment strategy within an affected community. The course content deals with area evacuation, not evacuation from buildings or other facilities.
Outcomes
- Identify the key issues in making a decision whether to evacuate;
- Discuss the key issues in each stage of the evacuation process; and
- Contribute to the management of an evacuation
Duration
13 hours, over 2 consecutive days.
Attendance
Participants should have a management role in planning for evacuation; or conducting evacuation; or providing resource / functional area support to evacuation.
Assessment
This course has an assessment component. Participation in the assessment process is a condition of attendance.
Prerequisite
Course links
There is no direct link to other SEMC training. This workshop is aligned to units of competency from the National Public Safety Training Package.
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