Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan, 2010

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4.2 COMMUNITY READINESS4.2.1 AWARENESS AND PREPAREDNESSAll individuals and communities need to be aware of hazards and risks, and how to prepare for and cope in anemergency. The National Public Education Programme (2006-2016) provides the overall direction for developingand delivering public education while local and regional strategies offer specific advice about local hazards, risksand preparedness steps.OBJECTIVE 1a:Current Status:Method, Toolsand Actions:Increase the level of business and community awareness and preparedness throughpublic education and consultation.The Northland CDEM Group has identified public education as the foundation forimproving levels of community resilience.One of the means of providing opportunity for public input is through Council’s LongTerm Council Community Plans (LTCCPs). The region’s LTCCP sets objectives inrelation to hazard information and resilience of communities. However nosubmissions have been made on these areas and it is not considered a high profileway of getting focussed input on CDEM issues.1. Develop and implement a Public Education Strategy which identifies:a) Priority target groups (Maori, businesses, etc).b) Key public education messages in relation to hazards and business continuityplanning.c) Method of delivering messages to different target groups - through existingnetworks, appropriate media and other means.d) Methods for evaluating / monitoring public awareness and preparedness.e) A detailed action plan to deliver the strategy (resources, materials, etc).2. Monitor and report on progress on the Public Education Strategy.3. Regularly update the NRC website with appropriate hazard and CDEMinformation.4. By engaging with Council LTCCP teams, ensure that the 2012 and 2015 LongTerm Council Community Plans (LTCCP):a) Reflect the objectives of this CDEM Planb) Incorporate appropriate CDEM issuesc) Facilitate discussion on these issues through LTCCP consultation processes.4.2.2 COMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONMany communities in Northland can be isolated during an emergency event making it imperative thatcommunities can survive with little or no outside assistance during this time. Local councils have been working toaddress these issues by working with local communities to formulate Community Response Plans. These plans aimto:ensure that communities identify hazards and risks and collectively understand how they will manage in anyfuture event, particularly by identifying roles, responsibilities and resources before an event occurs.identify local leaders or an individual (volunteers) in the community who is prepared to champion CDEM inthe community. The leader will communicate CDEM information to the community and relay communityconcerns back to the local authority’s CDEM support structure.Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan, 2010-2015 Page 34
outline what resources the community has and how they may be used in an emergency, for examplecommunications, identification of welfare centres, physical equipment and a list of key community contacts.OBJECTIVE 1b:Current Status:Methodology,Tools andActionsImprove community participation and preparedness through community-basedplanning.Over the last five years, around 25 Community Plans have been completed and boththe Plan development process and the outcomes have been considered verysuccessful.There are around 15-20 ‘at risk’ communities that still need to have Community Plansdeveloped, however the list needs to be re-prioritised in light of the latest tsunamimodeling outputs.The CDEM Group will:1. Review and prioritise the list of ‘at-risk’ communities and develop a programmefor completion of Community Plans in these areas over the next three years.2. Facilitate the completion of Community Response Plans for Northland’s ‘at risk’communities.3. Proactively undertake (or support the community to undertake) the activitiesidentified as needing improvement in the plans.4. Provide opportunities for community plan leaders to attend CIMS courses andother professional development activities, such as training and exercises.4.2.3 LEADERSHIPCDEM only tends to become high profile in the immediate wake of an emergency event. Maintaining a higherprofile on an ongoing basis will help to keep the community awareness raised. This needs to be championed atthe highest level.At the moment there is a generally poor of understanding about the CDEM sector, it’s role and what it is trying toachieve.OBJECTIVE 1c:Current Status:Methodology,Tools andActions:Improve community preparedness through strong leadership and commitment toCDEM at political and executive levels.Improving the knowledge of, commitment to, and leadership of, CDEM by politiciansand senior managers was identified by MCDEM in the 2009 review of the NorthlandCDEM Group.1. Provide annual briefing on CDEM work programmes to senior management teamat each Council and other key CDEM partner organisations.2. Encourage political and executive attendance at annual forums.3. Provide professional development opportunities, such as training, appropriate forexecutives/ politicians.Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan, 2010-2015 Page 35
Page 2: PLAN STRUCTURESection1:Introduction
Page 5 and 6: GLOSSARY OF TERMSCommonly used term
Page 7 and 8: SUMMARYThe Northland Civil Defence
Page 9 and 10: 1 INTRODUCTIONSection 1 outlines th
Page 11 and 12: 1.3 THE PLAN CONTEXT1.3.1 CORE PRIN
Page 13 and 14: 1.4.1 NORTHLAND CDEM GROUP VISION A
Page 15 and 16: 1.4.3 HOW THIS PLAN SUPPORTS NATION
Page 17 and 18: Whangarei District population risin
Page 19 and 20: 2.1.3 ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTPROFILETh
Page 21 and 22: 2.2 CDEM GROUP HAZARDSCAPE2.2.1 ANA
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Page 25 and 26: 2.3 HAZARD RISK PRIORITIES2.3.1 THE
Page 28 and 29: 3 RISK REDUCTIONThis section provid
Page 30 and 31: In 2009, NRC published a review of
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Page 58 and 59: 7 MONITORING AND EVALUATIONThis sec
Page 60 and 61: CommunityEducation /ParticipationCD
Page 62 and 63: 8 MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCEThis sec
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Page 72 and 73: APPENDIX B - HAZARD SUMMARIESThe re
Page 74 and 75: WIDESPREAD HEAVY STORMSOverviewHaza
Page 76 and 77: VOLCANOOverviewHazardLikelihood (E)
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Page 80 and 81: DROUGHTSOverviewA drought can be de
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MAJOR TRANSPORT ACCIDENTOverviewHaz
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ANIMAL / PLANT DISEASE AND PESTSOve
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