Response resources

Guidance, resources and templates to support emergency response activities.
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These resources complement and support the State Emergency Management Framework documents. Guidelines  

Emergency management agencies may have agency or hazard specific response resources.  Please refer to the relevant State Hazard Plan or State Support Plan and contact the relevant agencies for additional information.  

As the recovery from an emergency should start during the response phase, recovery resources may also assist with the delivery of a response.  

For assistance finding a specific resource or to request access to the operational emergency management forms, contact the State Emergency Management Policy Branch.

Guidelines

State emergency management guidelines and resources designed to support response activities:

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Evacuation Planning

Guidance for planning and conducting community evacuation for all-hazards.
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Restricted Access Permit System

Guidance for restricting movement in an emergency.
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Traffic management during emergencies

Guidance for providing traffic management during an emergency.

Operational meeting templates

  • Incident Support Group - Operational Area Support Group meeting template (pdf) and (Word)

State EM Response Procedure attachments and templates

The following provides a list of the State EM Response Procedure attachments and templates as guidance of the available forms and templates.  If you require access to the emergency management forms listed below, contact  semc.policyandlegislation@dfes.wa.gov.au

4.2 Incident Level Declaration

  • EM Form 23: Incident Level Declaration

4.3 Standard Emergency Warning Signal (SEWS) ​

  • SEWS Request Form
  • Guideline for Formatting Emergency Public Information Warnings and Alerts - Common Alerting Protocols

4.4 State Emergency Coordination Group​

  • State Emergency Coordination Group (SECG) Report to SEMC

4.5 Emergency Situation Declaration

  • EM Form 3: Emergency Situation Declaration by Hazard Management Agency
  • EM Form 3A: Emergency Situation Declaration by State Emergency Coordinator
  • EM Form 4: Extension of Emergency Situation Declaration
  • EM Form 5: Revocation of Emergency Situation Declaration

4.6 Appointment of Hazard Management Officers (HMO)

  • EM Form 17: Authorisation of Persons to Act as Hazard Management Officers During Emergency Situation
  • EM Form 17A: Revocation of Authorisation of Persons to Act as Hazard Management Officers During an Emergency Situation​​

4.7. Direction to Close Premises in an Emergency Situation

  • EM Form 15: Direction to Close a Place of Business, Worship or Entertainment

4.8 Direction Concerning Movement and Evacuation in an Emergency Situation​

  • EM Form 13: Direction Concerning Movement and Evacuation

​4.9 Direction to Person Exposed to Hazardous Substances in an Emergency Situation

  • EM Form 14: Direction to Person Exposed to Hazardous Substance

4.10 Exchange of Information in an Emergency Situation

  • EM Form 19: Request for Relevant Information

​4.11 State of Emergency Declaration

  • EM Form 7: Declaration of State of Emergency
  • EM Form 8: Extension of State of Emergency Declaration
  • EM Form 9: Revocation of State of Emergency Declaration

4.13 Appointment of Authorised Officers

  • EM Form 10: Authorisation of Persons to Act as Authorised Officers During a State of Emergency ​
  • EM Form 10A: Revocation of Authorisation of Persons to Act as Authorised Officers During a State of Emergency.

4.14 Direction to Public Authority

  • EM Form 12: Direction to Public Authority

4.15 Appointment of Officer of a Public Authority

  • EM Form 11: Appointment of Officer of Public Authority During a State of Emergency

4.16 Direction to Close Premises During a State of Emergency

  • EM Form 15A: Direction to Close a Place of Business, Worship or Entertainment

4.17 Direction Concerning Movement and Evacuation During a State of Emergency

  • EM Form 13A: Direction Concerning Movement and Evacuation

4.18 Direction to Person Exposed to Hazardous Substances During a State of Emergency

  • EM Form 14A: Direction to Person Exposed to a Hazardous Substance

4.19 Exchange of Information During a State of Emergency

  • EM Form 19: Request for Relevant Information

4.20 Australian Government Physical Assistance

  • EM Form 22: Request for Australian Government Physical Assistance

4.21 District Emergency Coordinators to Undertake Additional Functions

  • EM Form 19: Request for Relevant Information

4.22 Post-Operations Reports

  • Post-Operations Report Template

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