Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan, 2010

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