​​​Resources and Tools

Publica​tions

• National Strategy for Disaster Resilience Community Engagement Framework (pdf)
  
• Communicating with People with Disability: National Guidelines for Emergency Managers (pdf)
  
• Implementing Emergency Risk Management through the Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework (pdf)
  

For local govern​​​​​ment

A range of publications and resources to assist Local Governments in their planning for, responding to, and recovering from emergencies.

Pl​ans

Agreements and arrangements between the different agencies involved in Emergency Management are documented in plans, including the NSW State Emergency Management Plan, Sub plans, Supporting plans and Regional plans.

Guidelines, legislati​​​on and policies

Guidelines such as Evacuation guidelines, Disaster assistance guidelines and Recovery guidelines, legislation and NSW State Rescue Board policies.

Natural Disaster Dec​​larations

Current and past Natural Disaster Declarations.

Recovery guidelines and s​​upporting documents

Planning for recovery is integral to preparing for emergencies and as such, in support of the NSW Recovery Plan, a number of guidelines and supporting documents have been compiled to assist local councils and agencies in their recovery efforts.

Recovery resources

A range of resources from across NSW and Australia have been compiled to assist local councils and agencies in their recovery efforts.

Bushfire recovery service directory

The NSW Bushfire Agency Service Directory has been developed to provide an overview of the assistance available to those impacted by the 2019 and 2020 bushfires. This includes both government and non-government local, state and national agencies involved with the bushfire recovery.

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