All local government areas are required under Part 6 of the Emergency Management Act 2013 to establish an Emergency Management Planning Committee (MEMPC) to anticipate potential emergencies and plan how to minimise their impacts.

The City of Whitehorse MEMPC has identified the following significant non-routine emergency risks for the city:

Significant Emergency Risk	Risk Rating	Control Agency
Extreme Temperature	High	Emergency Management Victoria
Storm	High	State Emergency Service
High Rise Emergency	High	Fire Rescue Victoria
Human Disease (Pandemic)	High	Department of Health
Civil Disturbance	Medium	Victoria Police
Structural Fire	Medium	Fire Rescue Victoria
Bushfire/Grass fire	Low	Fire Rescue Victoria

The primary role of the MEMPC is to develop and maintain a Municipal Emergency Management Plan ( PDF 2.96MB) and supporting sub-plans based on the identified municipal risks.

Municipal Emergency Management Planning Committee Membership

The City of Whitehorse MEMPC includes nominated representatives from the following organisations:

Representative Organisation	Membership Type	Emergency Management Role under the State Emergency Management Plan
Ambulance Victoria	Statutory	Ambulance Victoria (AV)
Australian Red Cross	Statutory	Australian Red Cross (ARC)
Community Representatives	Statutory, Various	Not Specified
Deakin University	Community Representative	Not specified
Department of Education and Training	Community Representative	Department of Education and Training (DET)
Department of Families Fairness and Housing	Statutory	Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH)
Department of Health	Statutory	Department of Health (DH)
Fire Rescue Victoria	Statutory	Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV)
Salvation Army	Recovery Agency	Salvation Army – Victorian Emergency Services
Services Australia	Recovery Agency	Services Australia
Victorian Council of Churches Emergencies Ministry	Recovery Agency	Victorian Council of Churches - Emergencies Ministry (VCC EM)
Victoria Police	Statutory	Victoria Police (VicPol)
Victorian State Emergency Services	Statutory	Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES)
Whitehorse City Council	Statutory, Chair	Municipal Councils

Emergency management agency and Council roles and responsibilities are more fully explained in the Victorian State Emergency Management Plan (SEMP). Depending on the type of emergency and the help needed, more than one emergency service provider may be involved.

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