Emergency Management Victoria

What Emergency Management Victoria does

Emergency Management Victoria (EMV) is a Victorian Government statutory authority established in 2014, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, that coordinates statewide emergency management planning, preparedness, response, and recovery across the state of Victoria. It serves a multi-tiered constituency: emergency services sector agencies (fire, police, ambulance), local government authorities, Victorian communities, and volunteer emergency service organizations such as CFA and VICSES. EMV does not generate commercial revenue; its operations are funded through government appropriations and its services are delivered at no direct cost to users.

The organization operates a portfolio of digital and policy assets rather than a single product. Core technology includes the EM-COP (Emergency Management Common Operating Picture) portal for sector-wide coordination, the EM-LEARN Lessons Management Framework, and the forthcoming Victorian Emergency Management Digital Infrastructure Strategy 2026-36. Its product set spans policy frameworks (State Emergency Management Plan, Victorian Preparedness Framework), online portals (Emergency Recovery Resource Portal, Learning as One), grant programs (Disaster Ready Fund, Risk and Resilience Grants Program, VESEP), and the Victorian Emergency Management Institute (VEMI) training facility. Operationally, EMV runs the State Control Centre (SCC) as its primary coordination hub.

The business model is government appropriation rather than commercial revenue; services are delivered through direct coordination with statutory agencies, local government partnerships, self-service digital portals, and the VEMI training institute. Distribution is regional (Victoria-only) and go-to-market relies on legislative mandate, sector authority, and inter-agency coordination rather than sales-driven channels.

Name

Emergency Management Victoria

Legal name

State of Victoria, Australia (Emergency Management Victoria)

Website

https://emv.vic.gov.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Emergency Management Victoria is a Victorian Government statutory authority that coordinates statewide emergency management planning, response, and recovery, serving emergency services agencies, local councils, communities, and volunteers through policy frameworks, digital portals, training, and grant programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Emergency Management Services

NAICS

Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (9221), Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Emergency Management & Disaster Response (EOC, Civil Defense) (BPAIAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Safety Administration (Fire/EMS, Emergency Management) (BPAIACAL), Disaster Response Coordination & Incident Command (EOC/ICS) (HLAJAGAB)

Keywords

• Emergency management services
• Disaster recovery coordination
• Emergency planning frameworks
• Community resilience programs
• Incident management systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Emergency Management Victoria is a Victorian Government statutory authority that coordinates emergency management planning, preparedness, response, and recovery across the state. It delivers policy frameworks such as the State Emergency Management Plan (SEMP), operates digital coordination platforms including EM-COP and VicEmergency, runs sector training through the Victorian Emergency Management Institute (VEMI), and administers grant programs like the Disaster Ready Fund and VESEP.

Product overview

Emergency Management Victoria (EMV) operates as a government agency overseeing emergency management coordination across Victoria, Australia. Rather than offering a unified software product, EMV provides a portfolio of policy frameworks, planning documents, online portals, learning systems, and grant programs. Key offerings include the State Emergency Management Plan (SEMP) as the primary planning framework, the Emergency Recovery Resource Portal for recovery operations, the EM-LEARN Lessons Management Framework for sector learning, and various grant programs including the Disaster Ready Fund and VESEP for volunteer emergency services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• State Emergency Management Plan (SEMP) A comprehensive plan outlining the roles and responsibilities of Victoria's emergency services during emergencies and disasters, serving as the primary planning framework for the state.
• Emergency Recovery Resource Portal A resource portal providing information and tools for communities and organizations recovering from emergencies across Victoria.
• Victorian Preparedness Framework A framework establishing capability standards and preparedness measures for emergency management across Victoria.
• EM-LEARN (Lessons Management Framework) A framework for managing lessons learned from emergency events to improve future response and preparedness across the emergency management sector.
• Disaster Recovery Toolkit for Local Government A toolkit providing guidance and resources for local governments to manage disaster recovery operations across Victoria.
• Learning as One – Victoria Victoria's centralized platform for sharing lessons and learning resources across the emergency management sector.
• Disaster Ready Fund A grant program supporting communities to prepare for and reduce the impact of natural disasters across Victoria.
• Risk and Resilience Grants Program Grant funding program to support risk reduction and community resilience initiatives across Victoria.
• Volunteer Emergency Services Equipment Program (VESEP) An equipment funding program for volunteer emergency service organizations in Victoria, supporting operational readiness.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• VicEmergencycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVicEmergency is the external incident and warnings portal operated as part of Victoria's integrated emergency management information system. EMV coordinates with VicEmergency for real-time emergency information dissemination to communities.
• Victorian Government Relief and RecoverycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Relief and Recovery Victoria for coordinating disaster relief and recovery operations across the state. EMV supports recovery framework implementation through the Emergency Recovery Resource Portal.
• EM-COP (Emergency Management Portal)coreTechnology or IntegrationEM-COP is the internal emergency management common operating picture portal used for coordination across the sector. External access link provided for authorized users.
• Victorian Emergency Management Institute (VEMI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVEMI is the dedicated training institute for emergency management in Victoria. EMV facilitates courses through VEMI to improve knowledge, capability and skills of people working in the emergency services sector.
• AFAC (Australian Fire Authorities Council)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFAC is the national council of fire and emergency services authorities. EMV collaborates with AFAC on seasonal bushfire outlook and national emergency management coordination.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SA State Emergency Service: South Australia's state-level emergency management agency, structured similarly to EMV with volunteer-based frontline services and central coordination of floods, storms, rescues and recovery. A direct jurisdictional peer with a smaller population base.
• National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA Australia): Australia's federal-level emergency management agency, analogous to FEMA in the US. Directly comparable in function (national emergency coordination, disaster funding, recovery arrangements) but operating at the federal rather than state tier, which EMV interfaces with.
• National Emergency Management Agency (Te Whatu Ora / NZ): New Zealand's national emergency management agency performing whole-of-country coordination, planning frameworks and recovery administration. Direct functional peer in a comparable Trans-Tasman jurisdiction.
• NSW State Emergency Service (NSW SES): NSW's primary state-level emergency management coordination agency, performing near-identical functions to EMV: emergency planning, volunteer-based response ( floods, storms, rescue), community resilience programs and statutory authority status. The most directly comparable peer within Australia.
• Tasmania State Emergency Service: Tasmania's statutory emergency services agency, responsible for emergency management planning and response across the state. A clear functional parallel to EMV, scaled to a much smaller population.
• Emergency Management BC: British Columbia's provincial emergency management agency, coordinating planning, response and recovery with similar statutory authority, geographic concentration and climate-driven risk profile to Victoria.
• Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES): Statutory state agency combining fire and emergency coordination in Queensland, with substantially the same planning, response and recovery responsibilities as EMV. Comparable in operational scope and reporting structure.
• Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES Western Australia): Western Australia's combined fire and emergency services department, performing integrated planning, response and recovery functions analogous to EMV. Comparable peer for capability benchmarking and inter-jurisdictional learning.

Broad incumbents

• AFAC (Australian Fire Authorities Council): The national council of Australian fire and emergency service authorities, of which EMV is a member. AFAC coordinates national policy, seasonal outlooks (including the AFAC Bushfire Outlook referenced by EMV) and capability development, making it the umbrella industry body that EMV both partners with and is benchmarked against.
• FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency, US): The US federal counterpart that performs emergency management coordination at the national level. Operates at a much larger scale and different jurisdictional tier, but the role (planning, disaster funding, recovery coordination, national frameworks) closely overlaps with what EMV does at the state level.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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