Evacuation Planning Handbook Evaluation Survey

Would you like to contribute to the evaluation of the Evacuation Planning Handbook (AIDR, 2017)?

Would you like to contribute to the evaluation of the Evacuation Planning Handbook (AIDR, 2017)?

The Evacuation Planning Handbook was revised and re-published in 2017 and forms part of the Australian Disaster Resilience Handbook Collection. The purpose of the handbook is to provide authoritative guidance to people within government and its agencies, non-government organisations and communities on how to plan for the orderly management of an evacuation before, during and after an emergency or disaster. The handbook outlines the nationally agreed principles for evacuation planning, using the nationally recognised five-stage evacuation process as a framework. The handbook incorporates guidelines for developing evacuation plans that can be applied in emergencies and disasters impacting communities, that may arise from a wide range of hazards.

The Evacuation Planning Handbook (Handbook 4) (AIDR, 2017) is published on the Australian Disaster Resilience Knowledge Hub:
https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/handbook-4-evacuation-planning/

The purpose of this survey is to evaluate how the updated 2017 edition of the handbook has been adopted and implemented and how the handbook has supported people and organisations in their evacuation planning activities. The survey will also give us a better understanding of the level of awareness of the handbook and its impact.

The survey is divided into 4 sections:

I.              Knowledge, use and impact of the handbook

II.            Structure and content of the handbook

III.           Community recovery experiences, challenges and opportunities

IV.          Demographics - your profile

This survey targets handbook users and non-users. Taking part is anonymous and should take about 10 minutes.

Your participation in this survey will help ensure the national community recovery handbook reflect and support the needs of the broad cross-section of users.

Thank you for your support.

Katelyn Samson

Katelyn Samson – Project Officer

Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience

+61 3 9418 5255 katelyn.samson@aidr.org.au    http://www.aidr.org.au

I. Knowledge, use and impact of the Evacuation Planning Handbook

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* 1. Are you aware of the Australian Disaster Resilience Handbook Collection (formerly the AEMI handbooks and manuals)?

Yes

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* 2. Are you aware of the Evacuation Planning Handbook (Handbook 4)?

Yes

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* 3. Do you use the Evacuation Planning Handbook in your work?

Yes

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* 4. Do you use the Evacuation Planning Handbook:

during disaster activations

during the planning process

both

neither

Please provide further comment if you would like

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* 5. Where else outside of your work do you use the Evacuation Planning Handbook?

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* 6. Which section(s) of the Evacuation Planning Handbook are you familiar with (Please select all that apply)?

Introduction

Evacuation Planning

Stage 1 - Decision to evacuate

Stage 2 - Warning

Stage 3 - Withdrawal

Stage 4 - Shelter

Stage 5 - Return

Appendices

I don’t use the Handbook

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* 7. To what extent do you agree with the following statements on the impact of the revised Evacuation Planning Handbook?

	Strongly agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly disagree
It has increased my knowledge and awareness of good practice principles for evacuation planning	It has increased my knowledge and awareness of good practice principles for evacuation planning Strongly agree	It has increased my knowledge and awareness of good practice principles for evacuation planning Agree	It has increased my knowledge and awareness of good practice principles for evacuation planning Disagree	It has increased my knowledge and awareness of good practice principles for evacuation planning Strongly disagree
It has increased my organisation’s knowledge and awareness of good practice principles for evacuation planning	It has increased my organisation’s knowledge and awareness of good practice principles for evacuation planning Strongly agree	It has increased my organisation’s knowledge and awareness of good practice principles for evacuation planning Agree	It has increased my organisation’s knowledge and awareness of good practice principles for evacuation planning Disagree	It has increased my organisation’s knowledge and awareness of good practice principles for evacuation planning Strongly disagree
It has helped my organisation build capability around evacuation planning	It has helped my organisation build capability around evacuation planning Strongly agree	It has helped my organisation build capability around evacuation planning Agree	It has helped my organisation build capability around evacuation planning Disagree	It has helped my organisation build capability around evacuation planning Strongly disagree
It has catalysed change and improved evacuation planning	It has catalysed change and improved evacuation planning Strongly agree	It has catalysed change and improved evacuation planning Agree	It has catalysed change and improved evacuation planning Disagree	It has catalysed change and improved evacuation planning Strongly disagree

Please provide any comments or examples that demonstrate how the revised handbook has driven change and influenced evacuation planning:

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* 8. To what extent do you agree with the following statements on the revised Evacuation Planning handbook?

	Strongly agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly disagree
It is a useful tool for planning	It is a useful tool for planning Strongly agree	It is a useful tool for planning Agree	It is a useful tool for planning Disagree	It is a useful tool for planning Strongly disagree
It is a useful source of information/advice	It is a useful source of information/advice Strongly agree	It is a useful source of information/advice Agree	It is a useful source of information/advice Disagree	It is a useful source of information/advice Strongly disagree
It is a useful education/training tool	It is a useful education/training tool Strongly agree	It is a useful education/training tool Agree	It is a useful education/training tool Disagree	It is a useful education/training tool Strongly disagree
It is an unbiased synthesis of expert opinion	It is an unbiased synthesis of expert opinion Strongly agree	It is an unbiased synthesis of expert opinion Agree	It is an unbiased synthesis of expert opinion Disagree	It is an unbiased synthesis of expert opinion Strongly disagree
It improves coordination between organisations	It improves coordination between organisations Strongly agree	It improves coordination between organisations Agree	It improves coordination between organisations Disagree	It improves coordination between organisations Strongly disagree
It improves the quality of evacuation planning interventions	It improves the quality of evacuation planning interventions Strongly agree	It improves the quality of evacuation planning interventions Agree	It improves the quality of evacuation planning interventions Disagree	It improves the quality of evacuation planning interventions Strongly disagree
It supports implementation of programs	It supports implementation of programs Strongly agree	It supports implementation of programs Agree	It supports implementation of programs Disagree	It supports implementation of programs Strongly disagree
It is a challenge to agency/staff autonomy and creativity	It is a challenge to agency/staff autonomy and creativity Strongly agree	It is a challenge to agency/staff autonomy and creativity Agree	It is a challenge to agency/staff autonomy and creativity Disagree	It is a challenge to agency/staff autonomy and creativity Strongly disagree
It reduces costs of planning & implementation	It reduces costs of planning & implementation Strongly agree	It reduces costs of planning & implementation Agree	It reduces costs of planning & implementation Disagree	It reduces costs of planning & implementation Strongly disagree
It increases costs of planning & implementation	It increases costs of planning & implementation Strongly agree	It increases costs of planning & implementation Agree	It increases costs of planning & implementation Disagree	It increases costs of planning & implementation Strongly disagree
It is a key emergency management resource	It is a key emergency management resource Strongly agree	It is a key emergency management resource Agree	It is a key emergency management resource Disagree	It is a key emergency management resource Strongly disagree
It represents nationally agreed evacuation planning principles and practice	It represents nationally agreed evacuation planning principles and practice Strongly agree	It represents nationally agreed evacuation planning principles and practice Agree	It represents nationally agreed evacuation planning principles and practice Disagree	It represents nationally agreed evacuation planning principles and practice Strongly disagree

Please provide any comments or examples that demonstrate how you or your organisation have used the Evacuation Planning Handbook to increase your knowledge and capability around good practice and principles for evacuation planning:

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* 9. Which of the following statements do you recognise as potential barriers to effectively using the Evacuation Planning Handbook? (Please select all that apply)

Parts of the handbook are poorly developed

Parts of the handbook are outdated

The language used in parts of the handbook is too technical

The handbook is difficult to translate into operational procedures and guidelines

Training opportunities are not adequately available, accessible or affordable enough

Practitioners are unaware of the handbook

Disaster resilience and emergency management practitioners do not use the handbook

Disaster resilience and emergency management practitioners do not like the idea of national principles in general

Better documents exist as alternatives (please specify below)

Other (please specify)

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* 10. If you selected any of the above, please identify those parts and provide your suggestions on how it could be improved.

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* 11. What do you think would be the most appropriate way to encourage use of the Evacuation Planning Handbook (Please select up to two)?

Make training opportunities more available, accessible and affordable

Encouragement/endorsement from disaster and emergency management organisations nationally

Encouragement/endorsement from sector experts

Develop a community of practice to seek advice and share experiences

ii. The Evacuation Planning Handbook Structure and Content

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* 12. To what extent do you agree with the following statements on the content of the Evacuation Planning Handbook?

	Strongly agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly disagree	N/A
The revised Evacuation Planning Handbook includes all essential information/Themes	The revised Evacuation Planning Handbook includes all essential information/Themes Strongly agree	The revised Evacuation Planning Handbook includes all essential information/Themes Agree	The revised Evacuation Planning Handbook includes all essential information/Themes Disagree	The revised Evacuation Planning Handbook includes all essential information/Themes Strongly disagree	The revised Evacuation Planning Handbook includes all essential information/Themes N/A

If disagree or strongly disagree, please specify the missing information

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* 13. To what extent do you agree that the following cross-cutting themes have been adequately covered in the updated edition of the Evacuation Planning Handbook?

	Agree	Disagree	N/A
People with disabilities	People with disabilities Agree	People with disabilities Disagree	People with disabilities N/A
Resilience	Resilience Agree	Resilience Disagree	Resilience N/A
Gender	Gender Agree	Gender Disagree	Gender N/A
Psychosocial	Psychosocial Agree	Psychosocial Disagree	Psychosocial N/A
Environment, climate change and disaster risk reduction	Environment, climate change and disaster risk reduction Agree	Environment, climate change and disaster risk reduction Disagree	Environment, climate change and disaster risk reduction N/A
Preparedness	Preparedness Agree	Preparedness Disagree	Preparedness N/A
Urban	Urban Agree	Urban Disagree	Urban N/A
Rural, Regional, Remote	Rural, Regional, Remote Agree	Rural, Regional, Remote Disagree	Rural, Regional, Remote N/A
Monitoring & Evaluation	Monitoring & Evaluation Agree	Monitoring & Evaluation Disagree	Monitoring & Evaluation N/A
National Strategy for Disaster Resilience	National Strategy for Disaster Resilience Agree	National Strategy for Disaster Resilience Disagree	National Strategy for Disaster Resilience N/A

If disagree or strongly disagree, please specify

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* 14. What other cross cutting themes could be included?

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* 15. To what extent do you agree with the following statements regarding the Evacuation Planning Companion Document: A Quick Guide - Evacuation Planning

	Agree	Disagree	N/A
The Quick guide is useful	The Quick guide is useful Agree	The Quick guide is useful Disagree	The Quick guide is useful N/A
The Quick Guide is precise/specific enough	The Quick Guide is precise/specific enough Agree	The Quick Guide is precise/specific enough Disagree	The Quick Guide is precise/specific enough N/A
The Quick Guide is adequate	The Quick Guide is adequate Agree	The Quick Guide is adequate Disagree	The Quick Guide is adequate N/A
The Quick Guide is accessible and adoptable	The Quick Guide is accessible and adoptable Agree	The Quick Guide is accessible and adoptable Disagree	The Quick Guide is accessible and adoptable N/A
The Quick Guide is takes into account different contexts	The Quick Guide is takes into account different contexts Agree	The Quick Guide is takes into account different contexts Disagree	The Quick Guide is takes into account different contexts N/A
The Quick Guide is up to date	The Quick Guide is up to date Agree	The Quick Guide is up to date Disagree	The Quick Guide is up to date N/A

if disagree or strongly disagree, please specify

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* 16. What other resources would be useful to develop to support use of the Evacuation Planning Handbook?

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* 17. Please add link(s) to any essential documents you think should be included for the next revision of the Evacuation Planning Handbook in the box below

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* 18. Is the Evacuation Planning Handbook and related resources presented in a user-friendly way on the AIDR Knowledge Hub?

Yes

If no, please provide suggestions to improve online user experience

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* 19. Any additional feedback on the Evacuation Planning Handbook?

iii. Evacuation planning experiences, challenges and opportunities

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* 20. Are there any challenges you currently experience in your work/involvement in community recovery that you would like to see addressed or more adequately addressed in the Evacuation Planning Handbook? Please be as specific as you can.

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* 21. Would you join a national Community of Practice based on evacuation planning to stay up to date with the latest information, share resources and lessons?

Yes

IV. Demographics

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* 22. Which of the following categories best describes your organisation/agency? Tick all that apply.

Emergency Services Volunteer – emergency services agency

Emergency Services Volunteer - International

Emergency Services Volunteer - NGO, not-for-profit

Emergency Services Volunteer - other

Volunteer - other

Emergency Services Agency

- local government

- state government

- federal government

- international

NGO, not-for-profit

Business sector - private enterprise

Community member

Education sector - Trainer, Teacher, Professor, Learning Expert

Researcher

Communication, social media specialist

Monitoring & evaluation expert

Policy/advocacy expert

Consultant

Human resources management

Technical, sectoral, subject matter expert

Student (all levels)

Independent, self-employed

Unemployed

Other (please specify)

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* 23. In which hazard context do you work / volunteer?

Fire

Flood

Storm

Heat

Other (please specify)

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* 24. Which Australian state/territory does your organisation cover?

Other (please specify)

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* 25. How long have you been involved in the disaster / emergency management sector?

0-5 years

6-10 years

11 and more years

I don’t work in this sector

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* 26. Thank you for completing our survey!

If you would like to receive the results of the survey, please contact us:

Katelyn Samson | Project Officer
Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience
+61 3 9418 5255 enquiries@aidr.org.au
370 Albert Street, East Melbourne VIC 3002
www.aidr.org.au

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* 1. Are you aware of the Australian Disaster Resilience Handbook Collection (formerly the AEMI handbooks and manuals)?

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* 2. Are you aware of the Evacuation Planning Handbook (Handbook 4)?

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* 3. Do you use the Evacuation Planning Handbook in your work?

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* 4. Do you use the Evacuation Planning Handbook:

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* 5. Where else outside of your work do you use the Evacuation Planning Handbook?

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* 6. Which section(s) of the Evacuation Planning Handbook are you familiar with (Please select all that apply)?

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* 7. To what extent do you agree with the following statements on the impact of the revised Evacuation Planning Handbook?

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* 8. To what extent do you agree with the following statements on the revised Evacuation Planning handbook?

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* 9. Which of the following statements do you recognise as potential barriers to effectively using the Evacuation Planning Handbook? (Please select all that apply)

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* 10. If you selected any of the above, please identify those parts and provide your suggestions on how it could be improved.

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* 11. What do you think would be the most appropriate way to encourage use of the Evacuation Planning Handbook (Please select up to two)?

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* 12. To what extent do you agree with the following statements on the content of the Evacuation Planning Handbook?

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* 13. To what extent do you agree that the following cross-cutting themes have been adequately covered in the updated edition of the Evacuation Planning Handbook?

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* 14. What other cross cutting themes could be included?

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* 15. To what extent do you agree with the following statements regarding the Evacuation Planning Companion Document: A Quick Guide - Evacuation Planning

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* 16. What other resources would be useful to develop to support use of the Evacuation Planning Handbook?

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* 17. Please add link(s) to any essential documents you think should be included for the next revision of the Evacuation Planning Handbook in the box below

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* 18. Is the Evacuation Planning Handbook and related resources presented in a user-friendly way on the AIDR Knowledge Hub?

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* 19. Any additional feedback on the Evacuation Planning Handbook?

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* 20. Are there any challenges you currently experience in your work/involvement in community recovery that you would like to see addressed or more adequately addressed in the Evacuation Planning Handbook? Please be as specific as you can.

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* 21. Would you join a national Community of Practice based on evacuation planning to stay up to date with the latest information, share resources and lessons?

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* 22. Which of the following categories best describes your organisation/agency? Tick all that apply.

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* 23. In which hazard context do you work / volunteer?

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* 24. Which Australian state/territory does your organisation cover?

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* 25. How long have you been involved in the disaster / emergency management sector?

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* 26. Thank you for completing our survey!If you would like to receive the results of the survey, please contact us:Katelyn Samson | Project OfficerAustralian Institute for Disaster Resilience+61 3 9418 5255 enquiries@aidr.org.au370 Albert Street, East Melbourne VIC 3002 www.aidr.org.au

* 26. Thank you for completing our survey!

If you would like to receive the results of the survey, please contact us:

Katelyn Samson | Project Officer
Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience
+61 3 9418 5255 enquiries@aidr.org.au
370 Albert Street, East Melbourne VIC 3002
www.aidr.org.au