It looks like your browser does not have JavaScript enabled. Please turn on JavaScript and try again. SEMC Communiqué - August 2018The SEMC Communiqué from the August meeting is now available. Read more...Leadership award highlights emergency management collaborationLeadership award highlights how emergency management stakeholders are working together to create safer, more resilient communities around WACase study: the preparedness puzzleRead the our case study published in the Australian Journal of Emergency Management.Risk assesment reports for WA's EM districtsAccess the risk assessment reports for each of Western Australia's emergency management districts. Read our latest annual reportRead our latest annual report, which was tabled in Parliament on 13 September 2017. 2017 Emergency Preparedness ReportThe Minister for Emergency Services, the Hon Francis Logan MLA tabled the Emergency Preparedness Report in Parliament on 28 November 2017. State Emergency Management Committee (SEMC)
Welcome to the State Emergency Management Committee (SEMC) website. The SEMC is the peak emergency management body in Western Australia. Our key aim is to develop the best emergency management (EM) arrangements in Australia. The SEMC manages the Emergency Management Act 2005 and the Emergency Management Regulations 2006. As indicated in the Emergency Management Act 2005, the Committee's functions include to: Advise the Minister or Emergency Services on emergency management and the preparedness of the State to combat emergencies Provide a forum for whole of community coordination to ensure the minimisation of the effects of emergencies Provide a forum for the development of community-wide information systems to improve communications during emergencies Develop and coordinate risk management strategies to assess community vulnerability to emergencies Arrange for the preparation of State emergency management policies and plans Prepare an annual report on its activities Monitor and review the Emergency Management Act 2005 and its regulations. SEMC Membership includes representatives appointed by the Minister for Emergency Services from those organisations that are essential to the State's emergency management arrangements.
Welcome to the State Emergency Management Committee (SEMC) website.
The SEMC is the peak emergency management body in Western Australia. Our key aim is to develop the best emergency management (EM) arrangements in Australia.
The SEMC manages the Emergency Management Act 2005 and the Emergency Management Regulations 2006. As indicated in the Emergency Management Act 2005, the Committee's functions include to:
Advise the Minister or Emergency Services on emergency management and the preparedness of the State to combat emergencies Provide a forum for whole of community coordination to ensure the minimisation of the effects of emergencies Provide a forum for the development of community-wide information systems to improve communications during emergencies Develop and coordinate risk management strategies to assess community vulnerability to emergencies Arrange for the preparation of State emergency management policies and plans Prepare an annual report on its activities Monitor and review the Emergency Management Act 2005 and its regulations.
SEMC Membership includes representatives appointed by the Minister for Emergency Services from those organisations that are essential to the State's emergency management arrangements.
The Resilient Australia Awards is a nation-wide program to recognise and promote intiatives that strengthen community disaster resilience. The Hub is a portal containing emergency management and hazard information. Learn more.... Emergency Management arrangements in WA are established through a legislative and policy framework, which incorporates a suite of SEMC documents. Learn more...
