Office of the Emergency Services Commissioner - Inquiry into the 2002-2003 Victorian Bushfires
Over the summer of 2002-2003, bushfires burnt across the greatest expanse of land in Victoria since 1939. The Premier established an inquiry into the 2002-2003 Victorian Bushfires in April 2003. The inquiry was led by the Emergency Services Commissioner, Bruce Esplin, assisted by two independent experts:
- Dr Malcolm Gill, Honorary Research Fellow, CSIRO Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Canberra
- Professor Neal Enright, School of Anthropology, Geography and Environmental Studies, and Executive Director, Office for Environmental Programs at the University of Melbourne.
The purpose of the inquiry was to look into all aspects of the preparations for, and response to these fires, and in particular to identify opportunities to learn from them and further improve Victoria's fire management capability.
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