Event types
This type of incident involves rapidly rising water and can affect multiple properties, always requiring RDO notification.
What is flash flooding?
This is the maximum number of hours a VICSES member should work, including a 30-minute handover period at the start and end.
What is the duty time limitation?
This app and website provides up to date warnings, advice and alerts for emergencies within the state.
What is VicEmergency?
This acronym helps responders relay critical scene information including exact location, hazards, casualties, and which agencies are present.
What is ETHANE?
Initial contact with the RDO should be made via EAS paging - but this alternative method should be used for sensitive information like fatalities or Signal 83.
What is a phone call?
This action may be taken by the UDO when a complainant has called SES to a fallen tree on a nature strip which does not pose a public safety risk.
What is refer to council?
Units responding to Priority 1 events must inform SES Dispatch via radio that a resource is enroute within this timeframe after receiving the initial alert.
What is 8 minutes?
This warning system is used to alert Victorians about the potential for life-threatening bushfire conditions, advising them of the likelihood of a fire starting in the area.
What is a Fire Danger Rating?
This system is used by Triple Zero Victoria to assist in managing and dispatching units, track resources, and log incident details in real time.
What is CAD?
This is the radio channel we use at Fawkner, to communicate with SES Dispatch.
What is 2601?
This agency was the control agency for space junk.
What is VICSES?
This is the amount of time the microphone remains open when the duress button is pressed on a radio.
What is 10 seconds?
This document provides information on flood risks, safety measures, and emergency contact details specific to a local area, helping communities prepare for and respond to floods.
What is a local flood guide?
This three letter acronym is used by UDOs, RDOs, SDOs, RACs, and SACs to record decisions, rationale, and communications
What is an IML?
This app, only available on Apple devices, is a way for VICSES members to read CAD chronology and complete incident reports.
What is OIMS Lite?
This control agency is responsible for emergencies such as critical infrastructure damage/disruption, cave rescue, and land search.
What is Victoria Police?
This is the standard timeframe in which any RDO notifications should be made after a crew’s initial WordBack.
What is 10 minutes?
This document is produced by the Bureau of Meteorology for VICSES, to identify the risk of heavy rain, wind, riverine flooding, thunderstorms and damaging surf for the following five days.
What is the Severe Weather Intelligence Briefing?
This is a set of procedures that ensure consistency and interoperability between various emergency services in Victoria.
What is a JSOP?
This is the most sensitive, critical and expensive part of portable radios, as it contains a GPS tracker.
What is an antenna?
This classification refers to major emergencies like fires or those where VICSES, CFA, or FRV are the control agencies under the State Emergency Management Plan.
What is a Class 1 emergency?
Observation Reports must be submitted using the online form, within this timeframe.
What is 7 days?
This type of warning, issued by emergency services, indicates that an emergency is happening or imminent, and immediate action should be taken to protect life and property.
What is a Watch and Act warning?
This framework outlines the coordinated approach for managing emergencies in Victoria, specifying the roles of control agencies and other stakeholders in emergency response.
What is the SEMP?
This process involves the Triple Zero operator following a set procedure to gather and relay critical information from the caller, ensuring an efficient response to an emergency.
What is structured call taking?