A Plan to ensure we are well prepared for any type of emergency.
This Plan was prepared by the Civil Defence & Emergency Management (CDEM) Group for the West Coast, which is made up of the Chairman of the Regional Council and the Mayors of Buller, Grey, and Westland Districts. This is the first Civil Defence & Emergency Management Plan prepared under the new Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002. The Plan became operative in April 2005.
The Plan will help to ensure we are well prepared for any type of emergency. We have seen from the recent flood events in the Manawatu and Bay of Plenty that emergencies can happen at any time, and when they do happen, they happen very quickly: readiness is essential.
The Plan assessed the types of hazards we face on the West Coast, both natural and technological, and ranked these in order of importance. This ranking will help the relevant agencies prioritise the reduction of risk. An Alpine Fault Earthquake was assessed as the number one risk, followed by epidemics, flooding, and landslips. Flooding happens more frequently than other hazards but its impact is often localised, compared with a major Alpine Fault Earthquake.
The Plan specifies how responses to emergencies will be organised: the warning systems, appointment of emergency controllers and recovery managers, and procedures to be followed during an emergency.
The Group’s vision is:
A self reliant and resilient West Coast.
The CDEM Group has produced this Plan in conjunction with the emergency services and other key stakeholders. It is intended to promote integration among those agencies to ensure that when the inevitable emergency situation arises, we will be prepared.
Click here to download The West Coast Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Plan (Apr 05, PDF, 885Kb)
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