Authority and Responsibility to issue warnings in relation to Class 1 Emergencies. The State Response Controller, Fire Rescue Victoria, Chief Officer of the CFA, or the Secretary to DELWP (as the case may be), the Chief Officer of the VicSES and the Emergency Management Commissioner has the responsibility to issue warnings to potentially affected communities in relation to Class 1 emergencies. The control agency will, when practicable, work closely with the relevant supporting agencies and departments to provide the community with consistent and coordinated information. The responsibility for issuing community warnings for Class 1 emergencies is as follows: Major fire State Response Controller Section 43(1) of the EM Act 2013 Fire in the Fire Rescue Victoria fire district (in a fire other than a major fire) FRV Commissioner Section 32AA of the Fire Rescue Victoria Act 1958 (Vic) and section 43(2) of the EM Act 2013 Fire in the country area of Victoria (in a fire other than a major fire) Chief Officer of CFA Section 50B of the Country Fire Authority Act 1958 (Vic) and section 43(2) of the EM Act 2013 Fires in State forests, national parks and on protected public land (in a fire other than a major fire) Secretary to DELWP Section 62AA of the Forests Act 1958 (Vic) and section 43(2) of the EM Act 2013 Road or other accident (Gas Leakages, Hazardous materials) in the Fire Rescue Victoria Fire district FRV Commissioner SEMP September 2020 and section 44 of the EM Act 2013 Road or other accident (Gas Leakages, Hazardous materials) in the country area of Victoria Chief Officer of the CFA SEMP September 2020 and section 44 of the EM Act 2013 Natural Event (Earthquake, Flood, Storm, Tsunami, Landslide) Chief Officer of the VicSES SEMP September 2020, State Hazard Sub Plans, and section 44 of the EM Act 2013 The State Response Controller, Commissioner Fire Rescue Victoria, Chief Officer of the CFA and Secretary to DELWP have a statutory duty to have regard to the Arrangements when issuing warnings in relation to fires. The EMC has a duty to ensure that community warnings are issued in relation to fires in Victoria for the purpose of protecting life and property, in accordance with section 42(1) of the EM Act 2013. This gives the EMC an oversight role in relation to warnings for fires including the way that information is provided to the community for this purpose. A disruption to an essential service Control Agency Officer in Charge SEMP September 2020, and section 44 of the EM Act 2013
