Former Victoria Police acting chief commissioner Tim Cartwright will lead an operational review into Ambulance Victoria's response to last month's thunderstorm asthma outbreak in Melbourne and Geelong.
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Eight people died and more than 8500 required emergency hospital treatment during the event on November 21 and 22.
Ambulance Victoria CEO Tony Walker said Mr Cartwright provided an important level of independence to the review.
"This was an unexpected event that brought out the best in our paramedic staff who worked selflessly and saved many lives that night," Mr Walker said.
"However, we know there were a number of families who lost loved ones and it essential we review every aspect of our response so that we can learn lessons from events such as this."
Mr Cartwright retired from Victoria Police in July 2015 after 41 years.
He has previously been tasked with overseeing the implementation of 227 recommendations of the Royal Commission into Family Violence.
Ambulance Victoria's operational review will be given to the Inspector-General of Emergency Management who is conducting a statewide review of the emergency response to the outbreak.
The Bureau of Meteorology has predicted a thunderstorm risk on Sunday, starting in far-west Victoria at 2pm and moving into Melbourne about 11pm.
