Connected and capable emergency management

AFAC is an independent, member-based organisation that supports connected and capable emergency management in Australia and New Zealand.

Our purpose

AFAC delivers value to our members by amplifying the collective capability and capacity of emergency management organisations. We enable connection, collaboration, and innovation. We work together to achieve better outcomes for our sector and advance the safety and resilience of communities.

Connecting with purpose

Supporting the emergency management sector to connect, collaborate and innovate together.

AFAC collaboration

Developing national capability

Extending the collective capability of our members and advancing workforce competency.

Major projects

Generating shared knowledge and insight

Providing tailored and trusted knowledge and insight

AFAC Doctrine

Providing a workplace to be proud of

We achieve value for members with a healthy culture.

Training and development

What we deliver

AFAC supports the national coordination effort through its business units and companies.

National Resource Sharing Centre

The AFAC National Resource Sharing Centre (NRSC) enhances the efficiency of resource deployments to an interstate or international natural hazard emergency event.

National Resource Sharing Centre

National Aerial Firefighting Centre

The National Aerial Firefighting Centre (NAFC) provides a cooperative national arrangement for the provision of aerial firefighting resources for combating bushfires.

National Aerial Firefighting Centre

Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience

The Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience (AIDR) is the National Institute for disaster risk reduction and resilience. We collaborate across sectors to strengthen the resilience of Australian communities to disasters.

Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience

Emergency Management Professionalisation Scheme

Credentialing practitioners in emergency management, benchmarking individual skills against published professional standards and providing assurance that their qualifications and experience meet nationally-agreed requirements.

Emergency Management Professionalisation Scheme

AFAC Conference and Exhibition

AFAC Conference and Exhibition powered by INTERSCHUTZ is Australasia’s largest and most comprehensive emergency management conference and exhibition.

AFAC Conference and Exhibition

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