Summer Strategies for Bushfires
One of the most prominent external emergencies of concern to the aged care industry is the annual seasonal risk of bushfires.
Attached here is a document submitted to the Royal Commission into the 2009 Victorian bushfires from ACCV: ACCV Submission to Royal Commission on 2009 Bushfires
Follow the links for a list of tools from government bodies which may be of use to members in preparing for such an event. Tools are organised under Residential Care and Community Care headings, with information on the below topics:
Residential Care:
- Preparedness and planning
- Relocation
- Workforce
- Continuity and remaining on-site
- After the emergency passes
Community Care:
- Preparedness and planning
- Workforce
- After the emergency passes
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A Member Forum has been created to allow ACCV members to contribute resources they have created to assist in operating their aged care services. To view member contributions in respect of planning for external emergencies, or to submit a contribution, visit the Member Forum.
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