IP&T+2009

Class notes
Look at the current media reports on the 2009 Bushfire Royal Commission. (TV, Newspapers, Radio, Internet) [] Summarise the Issues. (Emergency Warning System, 000 System) Look for problems with the current system. Look for suggestions for improvement. Create an ISC diagram for the current system. List the processes, analyse and report the potential errors. Create a recommendation for a new system. [] [] - check out some of the submissions, eg. [] []



This article is explaining the supposed lack of state government support and action whilst ignoring the Victorian Police’s requests for more money, better resources and updated emergency systems. Previous to Black Saturday Victorian Police had asked to improve the triple 0- system, which consequently failed on Black Saturday and may have been a cause of more destruction and an increase in loss of live and injury. The problem was that there was inadequate emergency communication and the triple 0- system was faulty during the bushfire on Black Saturday. Hundreds of people were ringing triple-0 and the emergency systems at the same time causing massive congestion. Many callers found when they rang the systems they received a recorded message on the other end. This left them panicky and in the exact same situation, absolutely stuck on what to do. The current information system was the triple 0- system and the emergency warning system, for example radio alerts, text messages, television warnings etc. The improvements to the system could be: · More connections to emergency locations around the state so more people are there to help. · Data centres need to be located all over Australia instead of only two. · There needs to be much more routing technology to transfer emergency calls to different locations preventing bank ups in one area. · There needs to be plans in advance as to what to do in such a situation and back-up systems in case one goes faulty. · Pre-warning systems such as text messages sent to all Victorian mobile phones and constant radio updates to inform communities of the disaster ISC Diagram Communities, individuals in the particular communities, emergency personal Information Processes 1.