Emergency management built for the Pilbara.
Cyclone season, 45-degree heat and a day’s drive to the nearest mutual aid. Pilbara operations carry risk that metropolitan plans were never written for.
What makes the Pilbara different.
The Pilbara runs some of the highest-consequence industrial operations in the country. Iron ore, LNG and the ports that move them all sit in a landscape that is remote, hot, and cut off for weeks at a time in the wet season. A response here cannot assume that help is close, that roads are open, or that a plan written in Perth reflects the conditions on site.
Resolve works with Pilbara operators on the capability that actually holds under those conditions. That means response teams that can act without waiting for external agencies, incident management that functions through a cyclone shutdown and restart, and bushfire programs suited to spinifex and pastoral country.
The hazards we build for in the Pilbara.
Tropical cyclones
A defined season from November to April, with site shutdown, evacuation and staged restart under time pressure.
Extreme heat
Sustained conditions that shorten safe working windows and change how a physical response is resourced.
Isolation and access
Long supply lines, road flooding and limited mutual aid — self-sufficiency is the baseline, not the fallback.
Spinifex and pastoral fire
Fast-moving fuel around infrastructure, requiring mitigation and prescribed burning suited to the country.
On site where it matters. Remote where it makes sense.
We mobilise to Pilbara sites for training, exercises and on-the-ground capability work, and run planning, review and advisory work remotely where that is faster and more efficient. Every engagement is scoped with you around roster patterns, access windows and site access requirements.
Sectors we support
- Iron ore and metals
- LNG and gas
- Ports and bulk materials handling
- Pastoral and station operations
The work that carries the most weight in this region.
On a Tier 1 Pilbara mining operation, Resolve has trained Emergency Response Teams, built wildfire capability and guided prescribed burning on the ground.
Pilbara, answered.
Do you deliver Emergency Response Team training on Pilbara sites?
Yes. We deliver practitioner-led ERT and Emergency Support Officer training on site, built around your hazards, equipment and roster. Delivery is scheduled around swing patterns and site access requirements.
ESO & ERT TrainingCan Resolve help with cyclone readiness and restart planning?
Yes. We work on the decision structure and escalation triggers for cyclone shutdown, personnel movement and staged restart, and we test them through exercises before the season rather than during it.
Does Resolve support prescribed burning and bushfire mitigation in the Pilbara?
Yes. We provide decision assurance and capability support for bushfire mitigation and prescribed burning programs in spinifex and pastoral country, along with Bushfire Management Plans and response exercising for remote operations.
Bushfire ManagementCan Resolve mobilise an Incident Management Team to a Pilbara operation?
Yes. We can mobilise an AIIMS-aligned Incident Management Team or a senior Incident Controller to a Pilbara site during a running incident, and provide remote IMT support in parallel while people travel. We also build the capability in-house so your own team can hold the first hours of a cyclone, fire or complex incident before support arrives.
Incident Management TeamsHow quickly can Resolve get to a Pilbara site?
Mobilisation is scoped per engagement. For planned training and exercises we schedule well ahead around access windows; for advisory and review work we often start remotely and travel for the parts that need to be on the ground. Tell us what you are working on and we will give you a straight answer on timing.
Contact usWorking in the Pilbara?
Tell us what you are preparing for. We will talk it through and show you how we would approach it.
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