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Emergency Services and Public Safety

Fire Rescue Victoria

Portfolio: Justice

https://www.frv.vic.gov.au/

Annual Budget

$950M

VIC 2025-26 Budget
Flat vs prior year
Total Revenue

$850M

2024-25 Total Revenue
Staff

4,500

Headcount (2024-25)
Ideas relevant to this department

12 tagged

Reform proposals on YourGov that name this department as a delivery partner — drawn from citizen voice, government strategy, research, international examples and gap analysis.

STRATEGY SUMMARY

Our purpose is to keep Victorian communities safe. [AR p.9]

VISION

Safer and more resilient communities supported by a modern, professional and inclusive fire and rescue service. [AR p.9]

PURPOSE

Our purpose is to keep Victorian communities safe. [AR p.9]

Strategic priorities

· 6

1

Community: identify and understand the needs of the various communities we service.

2

Firefighter health and safety: ensure our firefighters are well equipped and protected while serving the community.

3

Interoperability: with the CFA, collaboratively develop a complementary fire service that meets the needs of the communi

Interoperability: with the CFA, collaboratively develop a complementary fire service that meets the needs of the community.

4

Infrastructure: undertake various capital works programs to support the delivery of an effective fire service to the com

Infrastructure: undertake various capital works programs to support the delivery of an effective fire service to the community.

5

Technology: invest in our ICT technology to ensure our firefighters have access to cutting edge learning, regardless of

Technology: invest in our ICT technology to ensure our firefighters have access to cutting edge learning, regardless of station location.

6

Fleet: update our fleet of 250 firefighting road appliances.

Outcomes

· 2

Outcome 1: Emergency Response

To provide timely and effective emergency response services to Victorian communities.

KEY ACTIVITIES

  • Delivering safe and sustainable fire and rescue services
  • Providing emergency prevention and response services
  • Collaborating with partner agencies

Outcome 2: Community Safety

To enhance community safety and resilience through education and prevention programs.

KEY ACTIVITIES

  • Educating the community through fire prevention programs
  • Improving community safety and building resilience

Values

· 5

Community

Teamwork

Integrity

Respect

Accountability

Performance measures

· 3

CodeMeasureTarget 2025-26Latest resultStatus

CCE01

Structure fire response time

88.2% within 7 minutes and 42 seconds

87.2% within 7 minutes and 42 seconds

Annual Report 2024-25 · p.15
Achieved

CCE02

Emergency Medical Response

93.8% within 9 minutes and 12 seconds

94.8% within 9 minutes and 12 seconds

Annual Report 2024-25 · p.15
Achieved

CCE03

Road crash rescue

84% within 13 minutes and 30 seconds

85.1% within 13 minutes and 30 seconds

Annual Report 2024-25 · p.15
Achieved

Ideas distilled from this entity's strategy & evidence

· 12

Data & Performance

KPI evidence register with named owners

Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

FRV%20Annual%20Report%202020-21.pdf)

Data & Performance

Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact

Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

FRV%20Annual%20Report%202020-21.pdf)

Citizen Services

Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates

Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

fsr_implementation-plan_may-2023-update-final-v1.pdf)

Citizen Services

Single front door for life-event based services

Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

fsr_implementation-plan_may-2023-update-final-v1.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries

Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

FRV-Annual-Report-2022-23-FINAL-with-ISSN.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system

Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

FRV-Annual-Report-2022-23-FINAL-with-ISSN.pdf)

Citizen Participation

Consultation feedback summaries with response tracking

Summarise consultation submissions by theme and publish what changed in response.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

FRV%20Annual%20Report%202020-21.pdf)

Citizen Participation

Always-on policy participation platform

Create a standing participation platform where citizens and stakeholders can propose, vote, and track ideas.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

FRV%20Annual%20Report%202020-21.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Reusable briefing and summary assistant for internal documents

Create controlled templates for summarising reports, submissions, minutes, and ministerial briefs.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

FRV%20Annual%20Report%202020-21.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Department-wide knowledge and briefing platform

Build a secure knowledge platform that lets staff search, summarise, and cite approved departmental material.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

FRV%20Annual%20Report%202020-21.pdf)

Procurement & Delivery

Procurement lessons library for repeat purchases

Capture reusable procurement clauses, market lessons, supplier performance notes, and common evaluation criteria.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

fire-rescue-victoria-annual-report-2023-24.pdf)

Procurement & Delivery

Portfolio delivery office for major investments

Stand up a portfolio delivery office that tracks benefits, risks, dependencies, procurement, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

fire-rescue-victoria-annual-report-2023-24.pdf)

Data & Performance

KPI evidence register with named owners

Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

FRV%20Annual%20Report%202020-21.pdf)

Data & Performance

Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact

Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

FRV%20Annual%20Report%202020-21.pdf)

Citizen Services

Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates

Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

fsr_implementation-plan_may-2023-update-final-v1.pdf)

Citizen Services

Single front door for life-event based services

Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

fsr_implementation-plan_may-2023-update-final-v1.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries

Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

FRV-Annual-Report-2022-23-FINAL-with-ISSN.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system

Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

FRV-Annual-Report-2022-23-FINAL-with-ISSN.pdf)

Citizen Participation

Consultation feedback summaries with response tracking

Summarise consultation submissions by theme and publish what changed in response.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

FRV%20Annual%20Report%202020-21.pdf)

Citizen Participation

Always-on policy participation platform

Create a standing participation platform where citizens and stakeholders can propose, vote, and track ideas.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

FRV%20Annual%20Report%202020-21.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Reusable briefing and summary assistant for internal documents

Create controlled templates for summarising reports, submissions, minutes, and ministerial briefs.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

FRV%20Annual%20Report%202020-21.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Department-wide knowledge and briefing platform

Build a secure knowledge platform that lets staff search, summarise, and cite approved departmental material.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

FRV%20Annual%20Report%202020-21.pdf)

Procurement & Delivery

Procurement lessons library for repeat purchases

Capture reusable procurement clauses, market lessons, supplier performance notes, and common evaluation criteria.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

fire-rescue-victoria-annual-report-2023-24.pdf)

Procurement & Delivery

Portfolio delivery office for major investments

Stand up a portfolio delivery office that tracks benefits, risks, dependencies, procurement, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

fire-rescue-victoria-annual-report-2023-24.pdf)

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