A long-awaited report into Brisbane’s last big flood has criticised the delay in issuing emergency alerts.
A review of the response to Queensland’s major flood event this year has found that a lack of training and awareness among some council officers led to delayed alerts being issued to residents through the national warning system.
The Inspector General of Emergency Management report, tabled in parliament on Wednesday, makes 19 recommendations to better protect communities in future, including a strengthening of flood warning networks and guidance about flood risk.
Ryan noted that the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services had already contacted the operators of the national alert system to improve its capacity in the future, and would continue to encourage councils to undergo training opportunities not always taken up. However, Ryan said many councils already had processes in place and were “well versed” in emergency alert systems.All recommendations were now being implemented and on track for completion by their due dates, he said.operated jointly by state governments.This week, lord mayor Adrian Schrinner sought to pre-empt the IGEM report, saying he was “deeply troubled to learn state authorities are only now getting around to reviewing the system”.
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