Fire and emergency service agencies in Australia and New Zealand operate on the fundamental premise that managing risk and minimising loss is a shared responsibility between the community, governments, industry and fire and emergency service agencies.
This principle is in recognition that no agency has the resources required to defend and protect every person and property should a major incident occur, and, that appropriately prepared people are in a better position to act to protect themselves and their families from harm, reducing the damage caused by natural and man-made events.
This resilience combined with legislative support and fire safety engineering measures, offer a suite of actions that contribute to improved safety of the community.
In accordance with this principle, fire and emergency service agencies have been progressively introducing additional services that assist communities understand, prepare for and respond to the risks they face. These services are usually referred to as 'community safety' activities and represent services that complement the traditional 'response' services.
The pressures on fire and emergency services are increasing as the demand for their services continue to build. This demand, combined with limited resources mean that working more closely with the community to manage risk is becoming more and more important.
- Alerts & Warnings to the Community
- Building engineering
- Community Safety
- Workplace emergency response
