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Mission

To serve and support the Queensland community in preventing, planning for, responding to and recovering from emergencies and disasters.

Our Core Business

To save lives, protect property and help preserve the natural environment through the delivery of emergency and disaster management services.

Our Vision

To be a world-class provider of emergency and disaster services, contributing to the safety, health and well-being of the community of Queensland.

Community Outcome

The delivery of effective emergency and disaster services will enhance the safety, health and well-being of the community and contribute to the achievement of the following whole-of-Government priorities:

Safer and more supportive communities: ensuring safer and more supportive communities through the provision of community education and awareness initiatives and the implementation of other prevention and mitigation strategies, the strengthening of communities through volunteer involvement (eg. Rural Fire Service, the State Emergency Service, Volunteer Marine Rescue and the SES Cadets program) and ensuring public safety through the provision of emergency response services.

Better quality of life: ensuring the health and well-being of Queenslanders through the delivery of pre-hospital patient care and other health-related services (CPR For Life, first aid training, baby capsule hire) and the economic benefit of protecting community assets.

Valuing the environment: minimising environmental damage from bushfires through the use of fire as a land management tool and the management of chemical spills and hazardous materials.

Building Queensland's regions: supporting disaster mitigation and response and recovery efforts to sustain economic development in regional Queensland by minimising, where possible, the impact of disasters such as floods and cyclones.

To achieve these whole-of-Government priorities the Department of Emergency Services focuses on seven Strategic Priorities. These are:

Protecting Local Communities:

Supporting Our People:

Managing Our Resources:

Measuring Our Success:

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