Emergency management

• Emergency management: school preparedness policy PDF (185.0 KB)
• Emergency management: plans for schools procedures  PDF (606.9 KB)

Schools are required to review and adjust their emergency management plans annually.

For the most recent version and for more information, you can:

• contact your region’s school operations director
• email schoolops@education.nt.gov.au
• call 8999 5612.

The Northern Territory (NT) Government, Department of Education and Training (department) leads the Emergency Shelter Group. The role of the Emergency Shelter Group is the overall coordination of the provision of emergency shelters and development of NT operational policies and plans in the preparation, response and recovery phases of an emergency.

Emergency shelter group plan

The department is currently reviewing the Emergency shelter group plan. Please contact Emergency Management and Security at emt.doe@education.nt.gov.au if you require a copy of the current plan.

Online training

The Emergency shelter online training is a self-paced course suitable for anyone who will work in emergency shelters as shelter managers, deputy shelter managers and shelter crew.

Complete the Emergency shelter online training yearly.

Access the online training using the appropriate link:

• NT Government employees - myLearning.
• Local government organisations must apply for a MyLearning account using the application form for non-departmental staff.

Emergency shelter toolkit

Essential documents for operating an emergency shelter, including templates, general information, and signage.

Guidelines

The department is currently developing the Emergency shelter field guidelines.

Templates

• Emergency shelter - staff availability register – template DOCX (70.8 KB) - Print 2
• Emergency shelter - situation report (SITREP) – template DOCX (75.9 KB) - Print 2
• Emergency shelter - roster – template DOCX (758.6 KB) - Print 20
• Emergency shelter - visitor registration form – template DOCX (67.0 KB) - Print 20
• Emergency shelter - staff registration form – template DOCX (68.4 KB) - Print 20
• Emergency shelter - occupant registration form – template DOCX (136.6 KB) - Print 2
• Emergency shelter - contact list – template DOCX (67.8 KB) - Print 2
• Emergency shelter - communications log – template DOCX (68.1 KB) - Print 2
• Emergency shelter - kit stock checklist – template DOCX (698.2 KB) - Print 2

General information

• Emergency shelter - hot debrief – general information DOCX (694.5 KB) - Print 2
• Emergency shelter - daily shelter occupant briefing – general information DOCX (698.7 KB) - Print 2
• Emergency shelter - staff handover – general information DOCX (692.6 KB) - Print 2

Signage

• Emergency shelter - signage and instructions DOCX (417.2 KB) - Print 1

Department of Education and Training specific policy

• Public shelter responsibilities policy PDF (176.5 KB)

If you have been asked to open your school as an emergency shelter or your school has been impacted by an emergency, refer to the temporary school site closure guideline.

Refer to the weapons and handheld scanners in schools guidelines for:

• guidance on Northern Territory Police use of scanners on Northern Territory Government school sites
• clear directions on developing and implementing school specific procedures for the possession or use of weapons in government schools and responding to such situations in a timely and effective manner.