VPRS 16491 Case Management System - Fire-Related Deaths Inquiry

This series contains the records of the fire related deaths inquiry undertaken by the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission. In its final report, the Commission explained the inquiry was intended to provide an understanding of how the ‘prepare, stay and defend or leave early’ policy (‘stay or go’) had been perceived and applied by those who died, particularly since the majority of the people in question died inside or close to structures, rather than on the road, which had been the case in previous fires. The inquiry was not intended to replace examination of the deaths by the State Coroner. According to the Commission’s final report, this would occur once processes such as the Royal Commission and court proceedings were completed. This was given as another reason to hold the inquiry – to give families and friends of the deceased information they may not otherwise have received for some time. The series includes documents received from Victoria Police and the State Coroner in relation to the deaths. It includes information relating to victim identification, medical investigations into the deaths, statements made in relation to victims of the fires, event overviews provided by Victoria Police, summaries of circumstances surrounding deaths, forensic reports, photographs of event sites, and so forth. The Commission’s final report contains further information related to the nature and operation of the inquiry (VPRS 16295).

本数据集收录2009年维多利亚丛林火灾皇家委员会（2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission）开展的火灾相关死亡调查档案。该委员会在最终报告中说明，本次调查旨在厘清遇难者如何理解并践行“准备、留守防御或提前撤离”（简称“留或走”）政策——鉴于本次涉事遇难者多数死于建筑内部或附近，而非此前火灾中常见的撤离途中。本次调查并非旨在替代州验尸官（State Coroner）对死亡事件的调查程序，据该委员会最终报告，州验尸官的调查将在皇家委员会调查及法庭诉讼等程序完结后启动。这也是开展本次调查的另一项初衷：为遇难者的亲友提供其可能在较长时间内无法获取的相关信息。本数据集收录维多利亚警察局（Victoria Police）与州验尸官提交的涉死亡事件相关文件，内容涵盖遇难者身份核验、死亡事件医学调查、火灾遇难者相关陈述、维多利亚警察局提供的事件概况、死亡事件环境概要、法证报告以及事发地点照片等。该委员会的最终报告（VPRS 16295）中包含本次调查的性质与运作流程等更多相关信息。