Disaster management resources

Disaster Management Guideline

Learn about process, phases, roles and responsibilities, prevention and mitigation strategies, preparedness arrangements, response arrangements, recovery process and financial arrangements.

Disaster management plans

Find links to state, local, and district disaster management plans along with functional and hazard specific plans and national plans.

Disaster management legislation

The Disaster Management Act 2003 helps communities mitigate, prepare for, and respond to and recover from a disasters.

Disaster Management Portal

Central platform for publishing disaster management information and publications for all elements of the Queensland Disaster Management System.

Inspector-General Emergency Management

Learn about Queensland's Standard for Disaster Management, lessons management, reviews and reports on recent disasters, and the research framework.

Queensland Emergency Risk Management Framework

Learn about the risk assessment methodology that can be used within disaster management planning at all levels of Queensland's disaster management arrangements.

Awareness and training

Learn about the Queensland Disaster Management Training Framework, training for disaster management stakeholders, and the exercise support network.

Role of local government in a disaster

Learn about the role and responsibilities of Queensland's local governments in a disaster.