cess Criteria on the 2011 Flooding Urban Management in Queensland State, Australia

Australia faced with a sudden and devastated flooding in the Queensland State, in January 2011. The evidence indicates that despite of its magnitude and scale, the Emergency Management Australia (EMA) responded and controlled well the flooding impact. This case study analyses the process of the flash flooding, as well as, disaster management within the Queensland State and describes its success of failures. A number of criteria were recognized as the key factors for success, such as: incident command system, relatively low population in the disaster area, effective and on time relief, search and rescue, bilateral trust between people and authorities and ready emergency evacuation plans within the prone flood sites. An effective co-operations and coordination between the incident command system and the related relief agencies, as well as, the bilateral rust between the local people and the authorities were the most significant criteria for the success of the operation.