South Australia’s bushfire preparedness paid off in the pandemic

SA finished its emergency mobilisation strategy just as lockdown began, allowing inaugural mobilisation coordinator Erma Ranieri to lead redeployment of public servants “within two or three days”. Plus the parts of lockdown she wants to keep when life returns to normal.

South Australia has done rather well through the coronavirus pandemic, registering relatively few cases and now passing two weeks since its last diagnosis.

By chance the state completed its emergency mobilisation plan days before the state of emergency was declared, enabling the public sector to respond swiftly.