The functions of the Disaster and Emergency Management at Ipswich City Council are to
- Ensure the community is aware of ways of mitigating the adverse effects of an event and preparing for, responding to, and recovering from a disaster or emergency
- Undertake activities before, during or after a disaster event happens to help reduce loss of human life, illness or injury to humans, property loss or damage, or damage to the environment, including, for example, activities to mitigate the adverse effects of the event
- Manage and coordinate the preparedness, response, and recovery to a disaster event from a whole-of-community and whole-of-government perspective.