IGEM Report 1: 2017-18 - THE CYCLONE DEBBIE REVIEW
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PREAMBLE
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Front cover images
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Document details
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Contact details & Disclaimers
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Letter of Transmission
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Table of Contents
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0 FOREWORD
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Inspector-General Emergency Management
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1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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Executive Summary
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2 INTRODUCTION
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Role of the Inspector-General Emergency Management
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Approach
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Qld Emergency Management Assurance Framework
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Findings
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Recommendations
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Infographic: Cyclone Debbie - Statwide impacts
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Timeline: Queensland disaster events
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3 UNDERLYING PRECEPTS
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A culture of learning
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What the System set out to achieve
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Public value and mobilising community
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4 THE THREE CONCURRENT EVENTS
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Map: extent of the three events
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Table: matrix of Statwide activations
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Map: North Queensland
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NORTH QUEENSLAND - cyclone and flooding
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NQ - getting ready
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NQ - Townsville
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NQ - Burdekin
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NQ - Whitsunday
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NQ - Mackay
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NQ - Isaac
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NQ - A common experience
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Map: South East Queensland
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SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND - rapid-onset flooding
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Table: matrix of SEQ activations
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Map: Rockhampton region
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ROCKHAMPTON - slow-onset flooding
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5 STATE-LEVEL OPERATIONS
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Infographic: DCCSDS recovery firsts
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Preparedness
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Hazards
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Warnings
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Evacuation planning
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Response
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Health
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Recovery
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6 THEMES
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Image: aerial view of Loganholme flooding
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PLANNING
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Infographic: revealing risks to the community
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PUBLIC INFORMATION AND ENGAGEMENT
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The Debbie experience
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Communications infrastructure
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Information that influences action
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Authoritative point of truth
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Warnings and Emergency Alerts
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Diagram: Emergency Alerts
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INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
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Diagram: systems interoperability
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Reporting
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Visibility
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Interoperability
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Briefings
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EVACUATION
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Evacuation in Queensland
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Evacuation in Debbie
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Evacuation and tourism
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Post-cyclone evacuation
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CAPABILITY
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Requests for Assistance
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Staffing
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Deployment
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Sustainability
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Volunteers
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Exercises and training
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7 CONCLUSION
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Conclusion
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Endnotes
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8 APPENDICES
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A Glossary
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B Consultation and engagement
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C Summary of relevant recommendations, findings and
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D Queensland Reconstruction Authority Natural Disaster
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