Emergency Services Authority
Objectives 
The Emergency Services Authority (ESA) was established on 1 July 2004 under the Emergencies Act 2004.  The principal objectives of ESA are to meet the community’s need to minimise the effects of fire, road accidents, medical and other emergencies and to mitigate the potential effects of disaster.  
The primary goal of ESA is to work in partnership with all stakeholders in the community as an innovative, professional and responsive organisation whose purpose is to ‘Protect life, property and the environment in the ACT’.
This is achieved through the integration of services in multi‑agency operations from: the ACT Ambulance Service; the ACT Rural Fire Service; the ACT State Emergency Service; and the ACT Fire Brigade.
2005‑06 Highlights 
Strategic and operational issues to be pursued in 2005–06 include:
•	continuing to implement Government decisions in response to the recommendations of the McLeod Report;
•	continuing to increase community education and awareness through greater provision of information to the public; 
•	implementing the Strategic Bushfire Management Plan; 
•	maintaining the new communication and information management capability for operational services of ESA;
•	continuing to enhance the skills in the Community Fire Units;
•	enhancing hazardous material and counter terrorism response through the Urban Search and Rescue capability;
•	introducing new equipment to improve response capability, including a vehicle replacement program and patient defibrillators;
•	continuing the development and integration of emergency response plans; and
•	strengthening relationships between the emergency services and interstate organisations and between ESA and Emergency Management Australia (EMA) at the Commonwealth level.

Output Classes
	Total cost	Government Payment for Outputs	
	2004‑05
Est. Outcome
$’000	2005‑06
Budget
$’000	2004‑05
Est. Outcome
$’000	2005‑06
Budget
$’000	
Output Class 1
Emergency Management	65  711	67  471  	52  236  	53  495  	
Output 1.1 Prevention and Preparedness	13  142	13  494  	10  447  	10  699  	
Output Description
Prevention and Preparedness will provide for:
Prevention and Mitigation 
The results of measures taken in advance of an emergency aimed at decreasing or eliminating its impact on the community and the environment. 
Activities that contribute to outputs of prevention and mitigation include:
•	providing advice on land management practices for hazard reduction and prevention; 
•	inspecting property and buildings for hazards, compliance with standards and building codes, and levels of safe practices; 
•	preparing risk assessment and emergency management plans;
•	undertaking risk categorisation for public information campaigns; and 
•	conducting public information campaigns and educational programs to promote safe practices in the community. 
Preparedness 
The results of measures to ensure that, should an emergency occur, communities, resources and services are capable of responding to, and coping with the effects. 
Activities that contribute to outputs of preparedness include: 
•	providing public education and training; 
•	planning emergency detection and response (including the installation of smoke alarms and/or sprinklers); 
•	providing hazardous chemicals and material certification, and the inspection of storage and handling arrangements; 
•	exercising, training and testing of emergency service personnel; 
•	providing for standby and resource deployment and maintenance; and
•	establishing equipment standards and monitoring adherence to these standards. 

Output Classes cont.
	Total Cost	Government Payment for Outputs	
	2004‑05
Est. Outcome
$’000	2005‑06
Budget
$’000	2004‑05
Est. Outcome
$’000	2005‑06
Budget
$’000	
Output 1.2 Response and Recovery	52  569	  53  977	  41  789	  42  796	
Output Description
Response and Recovery will provide for:
Response 
The results of strategies and services to control, limit or modify the emergency to reduce its consequences. 
Activities that contribute to outputs of response include:
•	implementing emergency plans and procedures; 
•	issuing of emergency warnings; 
•	mobilising resources in response to emergency incidents; 
•	suppressing hazards (for example, fire containment); 
•	providing immediate medical assistance and relief; and 
•	conducting search and rescue.
Recovery - Community
The results of strategies and services to support affected individuals and communities in their reconstruction of physical infrastructure and restoration of emotional, social, economic and physical wellbeing. 
Activities that contribute to outputs of community recovery include the provision of counselling programs and public health and safety information.  ESA also contributes to broader whole‑of‑government activities including restoration of essential services, temporary housing and long term medical care.
Recovery - Agency
The results of strategies and services to return agencies to a state of preparedness after emergency situations. 
Activities that contribute to outputs of emergency services recovery include:
•	undertaking critical incident stress debriefing; and 
•	salvaging and restoring emergency sites to a safe state. 

Strategic Indicators 
Strategic Indicator 1
Increased efficiency in “Prevention and Preparedness” — over time — leading to an increase in the efficiency of “Response and Recovery” activities.
Efficiency Gained for Investment in Prevention and Preparedness
Effective prevention activities reduce the requirement to respond to, and recover from, emergency events.  Efficient resource use reduces the risk to the community by supporting a greater availability of services.  It is a strategic objective of ESA to place a greater emphasis on preventative activities.  

Accountability Indicators
	2004‑05
Targets	2004‑05
Est. Outcome	2005‑06 Targets	
Output Class 1
Emergency Management				
Output 1.1 Preparedness and Prevention	
a.	Community satisfaction levels2	-	-	90%	
b.	Increase in community awareness2	-	-	60%	
c.	Frontline training levels3	-	-	85%	
d.	Support training levels4	-	-	65%	
e.	Reduction in loss time injury frequency rate5	-	-	10%	
f.	Volunteer recruitment	-	-	298	
g.	Desktop audit of bushfire operational plans6	-	-	100%	
h.	Field assessment of bushfire operational plans7	-	-	10%	
i.	Cost per head of population1	$35.77	$39.98	$41.44	
	
Output 1.2 Response and Recovery	
a.	Ambulance 50 percentile	8.00 mins	7.50 mins	8.00 mins	
b.	Ambulance 90 percentile	12.50 mins	11.50 mins	12.50 mins	
c.	Fire Brigade 50 percentile	8.00 mins	8.00 mins	8.00 mins	
d.	Fire Brigade 90 percentile	10.00 mins	10.00 mins	10.00 mins	
e.	Aero Medical activation 90 percentile	-	-	15.00 mins	
f.	Emergencies that receive a paramedic response	100%	100%	100%	
g.	Structure fires confined to room of origin	90%	90%	90%	
h.	Determination of cause of fire	-	-	95%	
i.	Bushfire confined to <5 hectares	-	-	95%	
j.	Cost per head of population1	$143.10	$159.93	$165.76	
				
1.	Cost per head of population under both Prevention and Preparedness and Response and Recovery have been used by using the population number 328,700 for 2004‑05 target and 325,641 for both 2004‑05 estimated outcome and 2005‑06 target.
2.	Percentage of the community surveyed.
3.	Ensure that 85% of front line staff are trained to appropriate levels.
4.	Ensure that 65% of support staff are trained to appropriate levels.
5.	Percentage reduction in frequency of injuries causing lost time.
6.	Percentage of bushfire operational plans subject to desktop audit.
7.	Percentage of bushfire operational plans subject to field audit.
8.	Percentile means that for the given percentage, responses will be within the specified time.  For example, in 1.2(a) above, 50% of ambulance response times are targeted to be within 8 minutes.

Budgeted Financial Results 
Section 31 of the Financial Management Act 1996 (FMA) states that Chief Executives are responsible for achievement of financial results.  For the purpose of Section 31 of the FMA, key budgeted results are specified in the Budget Papers to improve accountability.  An outcome of increased accountability is the requirement for Chief Executives to explain material variances from specified budgeted results.
In accordance with Section 31 of the FMA, the following are the key budgeted results for the Emergency Services Authority in 2005‑06:
Following are the key budgeted results for the Department:
•	Operating Result ($5.292m deficit) – this target focuses on the financial performance for the year and is determined on the basis that all expenditure is met from government funding and own‑sourced revenue, with the exception of depreciation, which is not met by revenue and continues to contribute to the Department’s operating deficit.
•	Current Ratio1 (0.6 to 1) – the current ratio is an indication of the ability to fund short‑term liabilities from short-term assets and is important in assessing the ability to fund liabilities.
•	Total Assets ($73.203m) – this target focuses on the Department’s ability to manage its assets base, which mainly relates to land and buildings used for the provision of emergency services to the ACT Community.  
•	Total Liabilities ($22.054m) – this measure focuses on maintaining prudent levels of liabilities as required by Section 11 of the FMA and indicates the size of financial obligations to be met in the future, which mainly comprise employee provisions. 
1	Total current assets / total current liabilities

Changes to Appropriation
Changes to Appropriation - Departmental	 	 	 	 	 	
	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	
Government Payment for Outputs	Est. Outc.	Budget	Estimate	Estimate	Estimate	
 	$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000	
2004-05 Budget	  44  813	  45  857	  46  654	  47  384	  47  384	
2nd Appropriation						
Wage Negotiations	  1  974	  3  550	  3  624	  3  628	  3  628	
2005-06 Budget Policy Adjustments						
Aero Medical Service	    0	    100	    100	    100	    100	
Communication and Information Management Capability	    0	  3  903	  3  662	  3  406	  3  488	
Feasibility Study into Belconnen Fire Brigade and Ambulance Service Stations	    0	    60	    0	    0	    0	
National Urban Search and Rescue Initiative	    0	    0	    500	    500	    810	
Patient Stretchers	    0	    0	    8	    8	    8	
Repairs and Maintenance of Buildings	    0	    140	    0	    0	    0	
General Savings	    0	    0	-500	-500	-810	
2005-06 Budget Technical Adjustments						
Wage Negotiations	    0	    53	    54	    55	    56	
Revised Indexation Parameters	    0	    0	    0	    0	    565	

Additional establishment and other unforeseen expenditure	  5  449	    0	    0	    0	    0	
Communication Contract Savings	    0	-168	-249	-249	-249	
						
2005-06 Budget 	  52  236	  53  495	  53  853	  54  332	  54  980	

Changes to Appropriation - Departmental	 	 	 	 	 	
	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	
Capital Injections	Est. Outc.	Budget	Estimate	Estimate	Estimate	
 	$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000	
2004-05 Budget	  21  436	  11  623	  3  720	    0	    0	
Acceleration of Communication System Upgrade	  4  137	-2  523	-1  614	    0	    0	
West Belconnen Joint Emergency Services Centre	-1  413	    0	    0	    0	    0	
Belconnen Joint Emergency Services Centre	-7  972	-600	    0	    0	    0	
Vehicle Replacement	    0	  2  600	  1  500	  1  575	  1  654	
Capital Upgrade Program	    0	    250	    250	    250	    250	
Patient Stretchers	    0	    190	    0	    0	    0	
Patient Monitors - Defibrillators	    0	  1  020	    0	    0	    0	
Rollover – Headquarters and Joint Emergency Service Training Centre	-954	    954	    0	    0	    0	
						
2005-06 Budget 	  15  234	  13  514	  3  856	  1  825	  1  904	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
2005‑06 Capital Works Program
Departmental
 	Estimated	Estimated	2005‑06	2006-07	2007-08	Expected 	
	Total	Expenditure	Financing	Financing	Financing	Completion 	
	Cost 	Pre 2005‑06				Date  	
 	$’000	$’000	$’000	$’000	$’000	 	
							
New Capital Works							
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
New Construction Works							
							
Belconnen Fire and Ambulance Station	60	-	60	-	-	Jun 2006	
							
Total New Construction Works	60	-	60	-	-	 	
							
Capital Upgrades							
Building Improvement	200	-	200	-	-		
OH&S and Safety Equipment	50	-	50	-	-		
							
Total Capital Upgrades	  250	  -	  250				
							
Total New Capital Works	310	-	310	-	-	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Works in Progress							
							
Headquarters and Joint Emergency Services Training Centre1.	1  100 	146	954	-	-	Jun 2006	
							
Total Works in Progress	1  100	146	954	-	-	 	
							
 Total Departmental Capital Works	1  410	146	1  264	-	-	 	

1. This project combines $0.9m from the ESA Headquarters and $0.2m from the Joint Emergency Services Training Centre.

Emergency Services Authority	
Operating Statement	
  2004‑05			  2004‑05	   2005‑06		  2006-07	  2007-08	  2008-09		
    Budget			Est.Outcome	   Budget	   Var	  Estimate	   Estimate	  Estimate		
    $'000			   $'000	   $'000	    %	   $'000	    $'000	   $'000		
		Income								
		Revenue								
44  813		Government Payment for Outputs	52  236	53  495	2	53  853	54  332	54  980		
0		Taxes Fees and Fines	617	0	-100	0	0	0		
8  434		User Charges - Non ACT Government	7  442	8  684	17	8  808	8  976	9  200		
0		Grants from the Commonwealth	21	0	-100	0	0	0		
0		Interest	31	0	-100	0	0	0		
53  247		Total Revenue	60  347	62  179	3	62  661	63  308	64  180		
		Gains								
0		Total Gains	0	0	-	0	0	0		
53  247		Total Income	60  347	62  179	3	62  661	63  308	64  180		
		Expenses								
34  530		Employee Expenses	40  088	38  878	-3	39  347	39  761	40  238		
5  747		Superannuation Expenses	5  442	6  415	18	6  510	6  583	6  662		
11  871		Supplies and Services	16  600	17  029	3	16  812	16  912	16  379		
3  177		Depreciation and Amortisation	3  561	5  149	45	5  581	5  568	5  758		
0		Borrowing Costs	15	0	-100	0	0	0		
0		Grants and Purchased Services	5	0	-100	0	0	0		
55  325		Total Ordinary Expenses	65  711	67  471	3	68  250	68  824	69  037		
-2  078		Operating Result	-5  364	-5  292	1	-5  589	-5  516	-4  857		

Emergency Services Authority	
Balance Sheet	
    Budget			Est.Outcome	   Planned		   Planned	   Planned	   Planned		
as at 30/6/05			as at 30/6/05	as at 30/6/06	   Var	as at 30/6/07	as at 30/6/08	as at 30/6/09		
   $'000			   $'000	    $'000	    %	    $'000	    $'000	    $'000		
		Current Assets								
2  059		Cash	1  145	2  212	93	3  171	4  176	6  011		
968		Receivables	968	968	-	968	968	968		
0		Investments	2  888	2  888	-	2  888	2  888	2  888		
820		Other	820	820	-	820	820	820		
3  847		Total Current Assets	5  821	6  888	18	7  847	8  852	10  687		
		Non Current Assets								
69  656		Property, Plant and Equipment	55  145	63  510	15	61  785	58  042	54  188		
2  805		Capital Works in Progress	2  805	2  805	-	2  805	2  805	2  805		
72  461		Total Non Current Assets	57  950	66  315	14	64  590	60  847	56  993		
76  308		TOTAL ASSETS	63  771	73  203	15	72  437	69  699	67  680		
		Current Liabilities								
1  406		Payables	33	33	-	33	33	33		
123		Finance Leases	123	123	-	123	123	123		
6  186		Employee Benefits	10  609	10  402	-2	10  173	9  937	9  692		
782		Other	782	782	-	782	782	782		
8  497		Total Current Liabilities	11  547	11  340	-2	11  111	10  875	10  630		
		Non Current Liabilities								
63		Finance Leases	63	63	-	63	63	63		
8  618		Employee Benefits	9  234	10  651	15	11  847	13  036	14  215		
8  681		Total Non Current Liabilities	9  297	10  714	15	11  910	13  099	14  278		
17  178		TOTAL LIABILITIES	20  844	22  054	6	23  021	23  974	24  908		
59  130		NET ASSETS	42  927	51  149	19	49  416	45  725	42  772		
		REPRESENTED BY FUNDS EMPLOYED								
58  564		Accumulated Funds	27  120	35  342	30	33  609	29  918	26  965		
566		Reserves	15  807	15  807	-	15  807	15  807	15  807		
59  130		TOTAL FUNDS EMPLOYED	42  927	51  149	19	49  416	45  725	42  772		

Emergency Services Authority	
Cash Flow Statement	
  2004‑05			  2004‑05	   2005‑06		  2006-07	  2007-08	  2008-09		
    Budget			Est.Outcome	   Budget	   Var	  Estimate	   Estimate	  Estimate		
    $'000			   $'000	   $'000	    %	   $'000	    $'000	   $'000		
		CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES								
		Receipts								
44  813		Cash from Government for Outputs	52  236	53  495	2	53  853	54  332	54  980		
0		Taxes, Fees and Fines	617	0	-100	0	0	0		
8  434		User Charges	7  442	8  684	17	8  808	8  976	9  200		
0		Interest Received	31	0	-100	0	0	0		
0		Grants Received from the Commonwealth	21	0	-100	0	0	0		
53  247		Operating Receipts	60  347	62  179	3	62  661	63  308	64  180		
		Payments								
39  462		Related to Employees	42  727	44  083	3	44  890	45  391	45  966		
11  871		Related to Supplies and Services	16  600	17  029	3	16  812	16  912	16  379		
0		Borrowing Costs	15	0	-100	0	0	0		
0		Other	5	0	-100	0	0	0		
51  333		Operating Payments	59  347	61  112	3	61  702	62  303	62  345		
1  914		NET CASH INFLOW/(OUTFLOW) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES	1  000	1  067	7	959	1  005	1  835		
		CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES								
		Payments								
21  291		Purchase of Property, Plant and Equipment	15  089	13  514	-10	3  856	1  825	1  904		
0		Purchase of Investments	2  888	0	-100	0	0	0		
21  291		Investing Payments	17  977	13  514	-25	3  856	1  825	1  904		
-21  291		NET CASH INFLOW/(OUTFLOW) FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES	-17  977	-13  514	25	-3  856	-1  825	-1  904		
		CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES								
		Receipts								
21  436		Capital Injection from Government	15  234	13  514	-11	3  856	1  825	1  904		
0		Receipt of Transferred Cash Balances	2  888	0	-100	0	0	0		
21  436		Financing Receipts	18  122	13  514	-25	3  856	1  825	1  904		
21  436		NET CASH INFLOW/(OUTFLOW) FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES	18  122	13  514	-25	3  856	1  825	1  904		
2  059		NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH HELD	1  145	1  067	-7	959	1  005	1  835		
0		CASH AT BEGINNING OF REPORTING PERIOD	0	1  145	#	2  212	3  171	4  176		
2  059		CASH AT THE END OF THE REPORTING PERIOD	1  145	2  212	93	3  171	4  176	6  011		

Emergency Services Authority	
Statement of Changes in Equity	
    Budget			Est.Outcome	   Planned		   Planned	   Planned	   Planned		
as at 30/6/05			as at 30/6/05	as at 30/6/06	   Var	as at 30/6/07	as at 30/6/08	as at 30/6/09		
   $'000			   $'000	    $'000	    %	    $'000	    $'000	    $'000		
0		Opening Balance	0	42  927	#	51  149	49  416	45  725		
		Accumulated Funds								
-2  078		Operating Result for the Period	-5  364	-5  292	1	-5  589	-5  516	-4  857		
		Reserves								
566		Increase/(Decrease) in asset revaluation reserve	15  807	0	-100	0	0	0		
-566		Transfer to/from Reserves	-566	0	-100	0	0	0		
-2  078		Total Income And Expense For The Period	9  877	-5  292	-154	-5  589	-5  516	-4  857		
		Transactions Involving Equity Holders Affecting Accumulated Funds								
21  436		Capital Injections	15  234	13  514	-11	3  856	1  825	1  904		
39  772		Inc/Dec in Net Assets due to Admin Restructure	17  816	0	-100	0	0	0		
59  130		Closing Balance	42  927	51  149	19	49  416	45  725	42  772		
Notes to the Budget Statements
Significant variations are as follows:
Operating Statement
•	government payment for outputs:  the increase of $7.423m in the 2004‑05 estimated outcome from the original budget is mainly due to funding provided for clerical, fire fighters and ACT Ambulance Service enterprise agreements and additional establishment and other unforseen expenditure. The increase of $1.259m in the 2005‑06 Budget from the 2004‑05 estimated outcome is mainly due to wage agreements and new initiatives offset by whole‑of‑government communication savings;
•	taxes, fees and fines:  the increase of $0.617m in the 2004‑05 estimated outcome from the original budget is due to collection of the fire alarm monitoring charge.  In 2005‑06 this is accounted for under user charges – non ACT Government;
•	user charges – non ACT Government:  the decrease of $0.992m in the 2004‑05 estimated outcome from the original budget is mainly due to Commonwealth Fire Protection revenue being less than anticipated.  The increase of $1.242m in the 2005‑06 Budget from the 2004‑05 estimated outcome is mainly due to the expected increase in Commonwealth Fire Protection revenue and the change in accounting treatment for the fire alarm monitoring charge;
•	employee expenses:  the increase of $5.558m in the 2004‑05 estimated outcome from the original budget is mainly due to the new clerical, fire fighters and ACT Ambulance Service Enterprise Bargaining Agreements and overtime payments for fire fighters.  The decrease of $1.210m in the 2005‑06 Budget from the 2004‑05 estimated outcome is mainly due to overtime costs reducing due to recruitment of additional fire fighters and business process improvements;
•	superannuation expenses:  the decrease of $0.305m in the 2004‑05 estimated outcome from the original budget is mainly due to fire fighters and ambulance workers being employed on an overtime basis, not on ordinary time earning basis.  The increase of $0.973m in the 2005‑06 Budget from the 2004‑05 estimated outcome is mainly due to recruiting additional fire fighters that will reduce overtime and increase normal working hours;
•	supplies and services:  the increase of $4.729m in the 2004‑05 estimated outcome from the original budget is mainly due to an increase in insurance premium payments, development and implementation of the Strategic Bushfire Management Plan and a Coronial Inquiry.  The increase of $0.429m in the 2005‑06 Budget from the 2004‑05 estimated outcome is due to expenditure on budget initiatives, offset by reduction in expenditure through business process improvements; and
•	depreciation and amortisation:  the increase of $0.384m in the 2004‑05 estimated outcome from the original budget is mainly due to bringing forward capital expenditure on the Communication and Information Management project.  The increase of $1.588m in the 2005‑06 Budget from the 2004‑05 estimated outcome is mainly due to capital budget initiatives and bringing forward capital expenditure on the Communication and Information Management project.
Balance Sheet
•	current assets:  The increase of $1.974m in the 2004‑05 estimated outcome from the original budget is mainly due to finalisation of the transfer of assets from the Department of Justice and Community Safety (JACS) on setting up the ESA as a separate agency.  The increase of $1.067m in the 2005‑06 Budget from the 2004‑05 estimated outcome is mainly due to an increase in cash to provide for employee entitlements;
•	non-current assets:  the decrease of $14.511m in the 2004‑05 estimated outcome from the original budget is mainly due to a change in value of assets transferred from JACS to ESA and withdrawal of the West Belconnen and Belconnen Joint Emergency Services Centre projects, offset by bringing forward capital expenditure associated with the Communication and Information Management project.  The increase of $8.365m in the 2005‑06 Budget from the 2004‑05 estimated outcome is mainly due to the replacement of emergency vehicles, patient stretchers and monitor/defibrillators and further capital expenditure associated with the Communication and Information Management project.
•	current liabilities:  the increase of $3.050m in the 2004‑05 estimated outcome from the original budget is mainly due to an increase in the level of employee entitlements, offset by a decrease in payables; and
•	non-current liabilities:  the increase of $0.616m in the 2004‑05 estimated outcome from the original budget and the increase of $1.417m in the 2005‑06 Budget from the 2004‑05 estimated outcome is mainly due to an increase in employee entitlements.