Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan, 2010

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3. The dependence on farming and horticultural industries means that the economy is particularly susceptible tohazards that impact those sectors (animal/plant diseases, drought, storms).4. The high percentage of Maori in the community may mean a need to communicate information about hazardsand preparedness measures differently.5. The high number of holiday homes can have an influence as ‘baches’ are less likely to have stocks to enableself-sufficiency for several days. Mass self-evacuation to Northland following an Auckland disaster is also arisk.6. Northland has high levels of socio-economic deprivation, which means that many communities are moresusceptible to adverse effects of hazards and have less resources to support recovery.CDEM PROGRAMME 2010-2015With consideration of the hazard and environmental context for CDEM in Northland as discussed above (anddetailed in Section 2 of this plan), the Group has developed the following broad work programme for the next fiveyears. This will be reviewed and prioritised annually before developing a more detailed Annual Work Programmeeach year.CommunityEducation /ParticipationCDEM CommunityEducationHazard AnalysisGroup RiskReductionPlans andProceduresWarning SystemsImmediate Actions Short Term Priority Medium Term Priority Long Term Priorityto June 2010 July 2010-June 2011 July 2011-June 2013 July 2013 - June 2015Prioritise communityplansPublic Education Strategy /ProgrammeCompletion of High PriorityCommunity PlansImplementation as per programme (media, website, publicforums, LTCCP etc).Undertake actions identified in high priority Plans.Completion of medium priority community plans.Professional Development Implementation as per strategy / programme (CDEM forums,Develop ExerciseStrategyworkshops, training).ProgrammeImpl ementation as per Exerci se Programme.Analysis of tsunamiimpactsResearch into volcanic hazard / impacts.Review WAG planGroup Tsunami Plan.Urban Search and Rescue.Power failure plan.Develop a Group RiskReduction ProgrammeGroup Logistics PlanGroup Financial PlanAnnual reviews to existings plan and update as required.Ongoing monitoring ofprogramme.Animal/Plant Disease PlanVolcano PlanImplementation of tsunami warning systems in at-risk areas, eg: Meerkat, signage/maps.InformationReview recommendationsManagementfrom MCDEM IS project.Figure ii: Indicative 5-Year Work ProgrammeImplementation and testing of emergency managementinformation systesm.PERFORMANCE TARGETSThe following targets will be used to monitor progress towards the Group’s goals and objectives:Goal 1: Community Awareness and Preparedness Targets:% of community prepared for a disaster increases each year (annual survey)% of households (in areas with Community Plans) aware of the Plans (bi-annual survey).Number of staff involved in CDEM response which hold relevant qualifications (specific targets to be setin the Professional Development strategy).Goal 2: Reducing Risks from Hazards:Group Risk Reduction Plan approved by CEG members by December 2011.Goal 3: Enhancing capability to respond to civil defence emergencies.Group Plans developed and adopted by CDEMG and CEG as per CDEM Plan programme.Warning systems agreed in Community Plans implemented within 12 months of completion ofCommunity Plan (eg: Meerkat, signage/maps).Emergency management system implemented and tested within 18 months of completion of MCDEMproject/recommendations.Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan, 2010-2015 Page 8
1 INTRODUCTIONSection 1 outlines the Plan purpose, audience and structure and the process bywhich the Plan was developed. It also provides an introduction to the Northlandregion and the Northland CDEM Group, including the Group’s membership,stakeholders, vision and goals and how those goals align with the National CDEMPlan and Strategy.1.1 SETTING THE SCENEThe Civil Defence Emergency Management Act (CDEM) 2002 required the establishment of CDEM Groups basedon Regional Council boundaries. CDEM Groups are a consortium of local authorities working in partnership withemergency services and other stakeholders to deliver CDEM at a regional and local level.This Plan is the statutory reference for the Northland CDEM Group and details the arrangements for theimplementation of CDEM within the Group’s jurisdiction. It has been developed in accordance with the Director’sGuideline for CDEM Group Plan Review (DGL0909) to assist with achieving national consistency of CDEM GroupPlans.1.1.1 WHO THIS PLAN IS FORTarget audiences are individuals and agencies with roles and responsibilities in addressing hazards and risks in theNorthland region under the CDEM Act, being:Local authorities – to coordinate and integrate all aspects of their hazards and emergency managementfunctions and activities under this Act and other legislationEmergency services and community support agencies – in support of their readiness, response and recoveryplanning and deliveryLifeline utilities (including local authority services) – to link with their strategic risk reduction and operationalplanning for emergency readiness, response and recovery of servicesGovernment departments- to integrate national planning and service delivery in support of local CDEMmanagement.Members of the public will gain an overview of how the above agencies are planning to manage hazards and risksin their region. However specific information on local hazard management and emergency procedures (includingassessing and reducing risks, and under taking self-preparedness and response actions) are covered withinrelevant public information, policies and plans, and service delivery processes of their local councils, relevantcentral government agencies and local community organisations. Appendix A lists the Northland CDEM primary and strategic stakeholders.1.1.2 PLAN STATUS AND CHANGEThis is the second Northland CDEM Group Plan (the first Plan was adopted in 2004).The Draft Plan was publicly notified in December 2009 and submissions were considered before being submittedto the Minister for comment in February. The final revised Plan was approved by the Northland CDEM Group inMarch 2010 and takes effect from that time.This Plan will remain in effect for five years from the date of approval until reviewed by the Group and eitheramended, revoked, replaced or left unchanged. The CDEM Act 2002 (s56, s57) sets out a public process by whichamendments can be made to the Plan and, other than those deemed to be “minor”, any amendments to the Planare required to be publicly notified to allow affected parties to lodge submissions. See Section 7: Plan Monitoring and Evaluation for further details.Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan, 2010-2015 Page 9
Page 2: PLAN STRUCTURESection1:Introduction
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Page 7: SUMMARYThe Northland Civil Defence
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WIDESPREAD HEAVY STORMSOverviewHaza
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