Work with Emergency Services
Connect with emergency services
The more information emergency services have about vulnerable people and people with high support needs living in their area, the better prepared they can be to support them during an emergency or disaster.
Contacting your local emergency services is a good idea, particularly if you manage Specialist Disability Accommodation.
Facilitating contact between emergency services and NDIS Participants you support who have high support needs and are living independently in the community is also a good idea.
Reach out to your local emergency services and make a plan with them.
Emergency services across Australia are all exploring ways to do this better. We have listed some examples of initiatives that are happening that you may be able to get involved with. Click on the links below.
NSW Fire and Rescue
Read about how technology is being trialled to protect elderly and vulnerable people during emergencies in the Illawarra region.
Victorian Country Fire Authority and Red Cross
Visit the Emergency Planning Advice Service, designed to support people who have a disability, are older, or have a chronic or acute medical condition in planning for emergencies.
Adelaide Metropolitan Fire Service and the SA government’s Office for Autism
Read about the ‘Hidden Disabilities’ fire truck, raising awareness of hidden disabilities.
Read more about the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower here.
Victorian Government
Read about the Victorian Vulnerable people in emergencies policy, which includes guidelines to agencies in screening and maintaining information on a vulnerable persons register,
If you know of any other initiatives emergency services are trialing or have available that you would like us to showcase, get in touch with us at contact@r4ned.au
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Information about the role Local Councils have in emergency and disaster management.
Tips on working with NDIS Providers, and other organisations and businesses to use resources well during emergencies and disasters.
