Evacuation Management

On completion of this program, learners will be able to:

• outline the principles of evacuation management and have a practical appreciation of their application
• apply the legislative, policy and accountability framework underpinning evacuation in an emergency management context
• apply the NSW State Emergency Management Plan, Evacuation Management Guidelines
• contribute to the management of an evacuation and develop an evacuation action plan
• identify key issues and considerations in decision making at all stages of managing an evacuation
• identify the key issues in each stage of the evacuation process – Decision, Warning, Withdrawal, Shelter and Return.

This course is for paid and volunteer emergency management personnel with a leadership role responsible for planning evacuations, conducting evacuations, or providing resource and/or functional area support to evacuations.

This is a non-accredited course.