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The following manuals have not been reviewed since 2011 or earlier and the Manual Series is undergoing a review that will see relevant manuals archived, move into the Handbook Collection or other collections.

Manual 1: Concepts and Principles (2004) (Archived)

Manual 2: Australian Emergency Management Arrangements (Archived)

Manual 3: Australian Emergency Management Glossary (1998) (Archived)

Manual 4: Australian Emergency Management Thesaurus (1998) (PDF 813KB)

Manual 5: Emergency Risk Management - Applications Guide (2004) (Archived)

Manual 6: Implementing Emergency Risk Management - A Facilitator's Guide to Working Committees and Communities (2001) (Archived)

Manual 7: Planning Safer Communities - Land Use Planning for Natural Hazards (2002) (Archived)

Manual 8: Emergency Catering (2003) (Archived)

Manual 9: Disaster Medicine (Archived)

Manual 10: Recovery (Archived)

Manual 11: Evacuation Planning (Archived)

Manual 13: Health Aspects of Chemical, Biological and Radiological Hazards (2000) (PDF 2.0MB)

Manual 14: Post Disaster Survey and Assessment (2001) (PDF 3.27MB)

Manual 15: Community Emergency Planning (1992) (Archived)

Manual 16: Urban Search and Rescue - Capability Guidelines for Structural Collapse (2002) (Archived)

Manual 18: Community and Personal Support Services (1998) (Archived)

Manual 19: Managing the Floodplain (1999) (Archived)

Manual 20: Flood Preparedness (2009) (Archived)

Manual 21: Flood Warning (2009) (PDF 2.23MB)

Manual 22: Flood Response (2009) (Archived)

Manual 23: Emergency Management Planning for Floods Affected by Dams (2009) (Archived)

Manual 24: Reducing the Community Impact of Landslides (2001) (PDF 492KB)

Manual 25: Guidelines for Psychological Services - Emergency Managers Guide (2003) (Archived)

Manual 26: Guidelines for Psychological Services: Mental Health Practitioners Guide (2003) (Archived)

Manual 27: Disaster Loss Assessment Guidelines (2002) (PDF 1.08MB)

Manual 28: Economic and Financial Aspects of Disaster Recovery (2002) (Archived)

Manual 29: Community Development in Recovery from Disaster (2003) (Archived)

Manual 30: Storm and Water Damage Operations (2007) (Archived)

Manual 31: Operations Centre Management (2001) (Archived)

Manual 32: Leadership (1997) (Archived)

Manual 33: National Land Search Operations (2014) (Archived)

Manual 34: Road Rescue (2009) (Archived)

Manual 35: General and Disaster Rescue (2006) (Archived)

Manual 36: Map Reading and Navigation (2001) (Archived)

Manual 37: Four-Wheel-Drive Vehicle Operation (1997) (Archived)

Manual 38: Communications (1998) (Archived)

Manual 39: Flood Rescue Boat Operation (2009) (Archived)

Manual 40: Vertical Rescue (2001) (Archived)

Manual 41: Small Group Training Management (1999) (Archived)

Manual 42: Managing Exercises (Archived)

Manual 43: Emergency Planning (2004) (Archived)

Manual 44: Guidelines for Emergency Management in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Communities (2007) (Archived)

Manual 45: Guidelines for the Development of Community Education, Awareness and Engagement Programs (2010) (PDF 2.71MB)