Central office

​​​​​​​​​​Occurring disaster and emergency response

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Upon identifying an emerging risk or sudden impact on the department's human resources, students, infrastructure or services from a disaster or emergency, the DDG CS may decide to activate the Executive Level response arrangements. This will cause:

1. The DDG CS to assume the role of Executive Response Controller (ERC).
2. Stand up the Executive Response Team (ERT).
3. Open the Executive Coordination Centre (ECC).
4. Identify the risk and known or expected impact on the schools and regions.
5. Monitor the courses of action at the regional and school levels.
6. Identify any additional support which may be required from other agencies and liaise accordingly.
7. Task a Deployable Response Teams to deploy to the regions, if necessary.
8. Conduct a strategic assessment of the specific risk or the impact of a sudden event against the current regional and schools Emergency Response Plans (ERP).
9. Prepare and implement any additional strategy in consultation with the region(s).
10. Commence the Communication Strategy.
11. Deploy DoE representatives to the SDCC if stood up.
12. Gather information and intelligence on the event and/or impact.
13. Prepare SITREPS and/or Brief for the DG.
14. Support the Regional Response Controllers.

Useful tools

• ​ Bomb threat checklist
• DoE approach to school lockdowns
• DoE lockdown process 2016
• Emergency Response Plan – Executive
• DoE disaster and emergency management arrangements
• Disaster and Emergency Communications Strategy
• Quick reference guide – use of DoE facilities in a disaster or emergency
• Quick reference guide – building structure collapse
• Quick reference guide – bushfire
• Quick reference guide – cyclone
• Quick reference guide – earthquakes
• Quick reference guide – fire
• Quick reference guide – flood
• Quick reference guide – hazardous material (HAZMAT)
• Quick reference guide – heatwave
• Quick reference guide – severe thunderstorm
• Quick reference guide – tornado
• Quick reference guide – tsunami
• Standard Emergency Warning Signal (SEWS)
• Disaster and emergency management

Useful sites

• Local ABC radio

Weather/events

• Bureau of Meteorology
• Get Ready Queensland – Disaster Management
• Bushfire Mapping

Agencies

• Queensland Police Service
• Queensland Fire and Emergency Services
• Queensland Ambulance Service
• State Emergency Services
• Queensland Health – natural disasters and severe weather

Key contacts

Emergency and School Security

• Email: qed-emergency@id.ngcomms.net
• Phone: (07) 3034 6025 (disaster and emergency management)
• Phone: (07) 3034 6016 (disaster and emergency management)
• Phone: (07) 3034 6010 (school security)
• School Watch Phone: 13 17 88

Employee Assistance Program

• External counselling services – LifeWorks by Morneau Shepell – Phone 1800 604 640
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)