State Emergency Management Projects - Approved Projects 2013-14Total funding: $1,641,700
Environment Protection Authority
Multi Agency Education Program for Emergency Asbestos Management
Develop and distribute training resources to NSW emergency services organisations on new arrangements for the Asbestos Sub-Plan and the Standard Operating Procedures for managing asbestos during and after an emergency.
Approved funding - $95,000
NSW State Emergency Service
Optimisation of NSW Emergency Services Community Engagement Activities through Evaluation
Develop a common framework for the SES, RFS and FRNSW for the most effective community engagement methods to gain public preparedness for natural disasters.
Approved funding - $100,700
NSW State Emergency Service
NSW Flood Database
Develop a state-wide flood database to support local and state governments by bringing essential flood information together to facilitate strategic decisions on risk management. Stage 4 of a 5 stage project.
Approved funding - $300,000
Ambulance Service of NSW
Evacuation Decision Making Guidelines for Health and Aged Care Facilities
Create and distribute guidelines for an organised and systematic framework to determine the need for evacuation of a health care facility in times of impending natural disaster for health facilities and emergency managers.
Approved funding - $140,000
NSW State Emergency Service
Evacuation Planning Guideline and Training Resource Kit
Develop a training kit and practical guide to evacuation planning for use by SES staff and volunteers, with the potential to be used by other agencies.
WITHDRAWN BY SES
Approved funding - $35,000
NSW Rural Fire Service
NSW Rural Fire Service Bush Fire Risk Interface Modelling and Mapping Tools
Develop a state-wide model for fire thresholds, bush fire threat, communities at risk, and fire management planning at a property level.
Approved funding - $250,000
NSW Rural Fire Service
Bush Fire Planning for Women with Young Children
To conduct workshops at child care facilities and with home based women with pre-school aged children on what to do on the day of a bush fire event and how to prepare your property.
Approved funding - $131,000
NSW Rural Fire Service
Common Operating Picture - Incident Display & Situational Awareness Capability
To establish a Common Operating Picture of incidents and events through the use of spatial display information for RFS, SES and FRNSW. Hosted by the RFS, the project will enable events to be displayed at a multi-agency and state level.
Approved funding - $390,000
NSW Rural Fire Service
3D Smoke Plume Model Development
Research the next generation technology in smoke modelling to improve understanding of smoke plume dynamics. A model for smoke dispersion including a 3D visualisation tool will be developed for operational evaluation.
Approved funding - $200,000