The E-mergency Connect program is a group of related projects that has been set up to deliver a number of improvements and innovations in the delivery of emergency services for the more than 17 000 volunteers providing emergency services across South Australia. The program will establish a foundation for the provision of future enhanced services, including the effective utilisation of the National Broadband Network as it becomes available. These services will benefit State Emergency Services (SES) and Country Fire Service (CFS) volunteers and will also be available to regional retained fire fighters within the Metropolitan Fire Service (MFS).
Improvements include the provision of broadband and computers to volunteer locations throughout the state. This will simplify the administration and maintenance of broadband services to volunteer locations.
A volunteer web portal will provide centralised email and calendaring, as well as a single point of entry to a range of systems and services.
The delivery of an online learning system will reduce the time to complete induction & reacreditation training. Training will be able to be done by volunteers at their own convenience - at home, work, station, brigade or unit.
