2013-05-28-council-agenda - Taupo District Council

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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
What we do
Maintain District-wide emergency management plans and promote community preparedness for
emergencies
Maintain an Emergency Operating Centre and ensure civil defence capability from this
headquarters. This includes civil defence staff training and the development and on-going review
of civil defence plans and operating procedures. Council also has the ability to set up welfare
centres in Taupo, Mangakino and Turangi in the event of an emergency
. Issue fire permits, respond and manage fire callouts in rural areas.
What we plan for 2012/13
Key actions, projects and services Complete On Track Will not
complete
Install an integrated emergency management
information system.
Prepare community response plans, in collaboration
with interested local communities.
Continue the Waihi Hill thermal monitoring programme
and imaging project in conjunction with the Waikato
Regional Council and other stakeholders.
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* Due to technical issues with the product, Taupo EOC will continue to use "Origin" until issues with
EMIS can be resolved.
" This monitoring is conducted biennially and was completed in July 2012.
How we'll know we're on track
What we want to know Measure Target Result
We educate our communities
on preparing for emergencies.
A work programme and
performance targets are
developed for the Waikato
Region Civil Defence
Emergency Management
Plan.
Achieve
Achieved.
We recruit, train and support
a rural fire response service.
Sufficient volunteer
capacity is maintained to
provide rural fire response
crews in Taupo and the
southern settlements.
Achieve
On Track.
Full strength capacity
achieved in Taupo and the
capacity required for Omori is
to be reviewed.
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