AUSTRALASIAN FIRE AUTHORITIES COUNCIL ___________________________

1. AUSTRALASIAN FIRE AUTHORITIES COUNCIL___________________________ Presentation by L G Lavelle AM QFSM FIFireE Chief Executive Officer “Improving Community Safety Through a Shared Vision for Success.” “Helping to create a safer environment through leadership and innovation”

2. System of Government__________________________ • Federal • State • Local Government

3. Fire and Emergency Services___________________________ • State Based • Funding Arrangements • Insurance • State Government • Local Government

4. Emerging Changes___________________________ • Property • Motor Vehicle • Combinations

5. AFAC Features ____________________________ • Diversity • Rural/Urban/Land Management Agencies • International • New Zealand Fire Services • Associate Members • Bureau of Meteorology • Army Fire Service • Emergency Management Australia • CSIRO • Hong Kong Fire Services • Singapore Civil Defence Force • Papua New Guinea Fire Service

6. AUSTRALASIAN FIRE AUTHORITIES COUNCIL _______________________________ Northern Territory Queensland Western Australia South Australia New South Wales ACT• New Zealand Victoria Tasmania

7. AFAC Member Resources ________________________________ • Permanent 17,000 • Volunteer 270,000 • Auxiliary 2,200 • Stations 7,472 • Vehicles 15,816 • Area Km2 14,195,456 • Incidents 500,220 • Annual Budget Total 1,500,000,000

8. Funding Base _________________________________ • Contributions to Compulsory Components • Secretariat • Contributions to Elective Components • Strategy Group • Special Projects

9. Strategic Planning Process _________________________________ First Strategic Plan 1995-1999 Second Strategic Plan 1999-2004

10. A Strategic Plan, A Shared Vision __________________________________ • Focus on important issues pitched at strategic level • Disciplined implementation to ensure agreed strategies • are introduced and controlled • AFAC Limited resources will be devoted to highest • priority objectives

11. AFAC’s Goals _____________________________________ • Effective Fire & Emergency Prevention • Efficient Land & Environment Management • Optimum Operational Performance • Cohesive Volunteer & Employee Management • Cost Effective Business Management & Accountability • Strategic Information Management • Enhanced credibility & Influence

12. Organisational Chart _____________________________________ Australasian Fire Authorities Council AFAC Limited CEO Learning Products Secretariat Consultants Licenses National Data Strategic Information & Business Management Business Management Simulators Strategic Information Operational Services Rural/Land Management AIIMS (ICS) Urban Community Education Community Safety Conferences & Seminars Built Environment Emergency Response Training Employee Relations Volunteer & Employee Management Education and Training Occupational Health & Safety Leadership& Management Programs Volunteer Management

13. AFAC’s Structure __________________________________ • Establishment of Strategy Groups: • Chaired by Council Members • Operate under strict Terms of Reference • Generally meet formally twice a year

14. Strategic Information & Business Management __________________________________ • Provision of Information for strategic decision-making • Implementation of contemporary business practices • Productivity Commission (www.indcom.gov.au/service) • Performance Management, measurement and • benchmarking • Optimize collective effort in business management • Address business management activities

15. Community Safety _____________________________________________________________________ • Risk Management • Fire Protection • Prevention and suppression • Building regulations • Australian & International Standards codes

16. Fire Brigade Intervention Model _____________________________________________________________________ • An event based activity – recognises fire services role • in the process • Used by Fire Engineers in Modeling • Now being developed to Software Program stage • for March 2001

17. Operational Services _____________________________________________________________________ • Promotion of appropriate levels of operational • efficiency • Better matching of resources to needs • Improved operational preparedness • Development and implementation of new methods • Application of new and/or enhanced technology • and equipment

18. Volunteer and Employee Management _____________________________________________________________________ • Occupational health and safety • Education and training • Human resource management • Employee relations • Recruitment and associated processes

19. National Training Agenda _________________________________________________________________

20. Professional Development _____________________________________________________________________ • Executive Planning Course • National Incident Controller Course • National Fire Academy USA • International firefighter & officer exchanges • Executive Development Program

21. Executive Program Design_____________________________________________________________ PROBLEM ANALYSIS Org Design Service Delivery HRM Resource Mgt Public Relations CRITICAL THINKING PROBLEM SOLUTION Corporate Planning Industrial Relations Strategic Leadership Change MGT Ethics & Culture Performance Mgt

22. Performance Monitoring and Evaluation _____________________________________________________________________ • Annual Operating Plan • Identify priorities and targets • Underpin strategic plan • Council endorsement • Measuring results • Key deliverables that are achievable • Strategic group input

23. Integrated Planning Model____________________________________________ EVENTS DATA GOVT. POL INQUIRIES STRATEGIC INFORMATION STRATEGIC PLAN INPUTS GOALS BUILT RURAL MOBILE SYSTEM ENVIRONMENTS PREVENT PREPARE RESPONSE RECOVERY OUTPUTS ACTIVITY VISION OUTCOMES COMMUNITY PROTECTION

24. Special Projects – AFAC Funded _____________________________________________________________________ • Output and Outcome Measures • Response Times • Incident Command Systems • Urban Search and Rescue • Chemical, Biological and Radiological incidents • Programs for youth, the aged and the disabled • Fire code reform • Fire Behaviour Integration Model • Residential Sprinklers • Medical and physical fitness standards • Attendance management • Vision standards

25. AFAC Limited _____________________________________________________________ “We provide superior quality learning materials & services which, through their use result in the reduction of risk & improvement protection of human life, physical assets & the environment.”

26. Organisational Chart __________________________________________________________________ Organisational Chart __________________________________________________________________ Australasian Fire Authorities Council AFAC Limited CEO Learning Products Secretariat Consultants Licenses National Data Strategic Information & Business Management Business Management Simulators Strategic Information Operational Services Rural/Land Management AIIMS (ICS) Urban Community Education Community Safety Conferences & Seminars Built Environment Emergency Response Training Employee Relations Volunteer & Employee Management Education and Training Occupational Health & Safety Leadership& Management Programs Volunteer Management

27. AUSTRALASIAN FIRE AUTHORITIES COUNCIL______________________________________ Further information about AFAC can be found on our website: www.ausfire.com