Civil Defence Arrangements - National to Local

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1 Civil Defence Arrangements - National to Brent Limmer, General Manager - Community and Strategy 4 May 2017

2 Today 2 Parts Part 1 NZ CDEM Arrangements National, Regional and Recovery Arrangements Role of Elected Members in a Civil Defence Emergency Part 2 MDC Civil Defence Contract Arrangements - Update

3 Whose job is this? Civil Defence and Emergency Management (CDEM) is a core Council function There is a statutory requirement for Councils to coordinate response (Civil Defence and Emergency Management Act 2002) Requirement to have trained CDEM staff

4 The Four Rs REDUCTION RECOVERY READINESS RESPONSE

5 Our Hazards 1 Severe Earthquake 2 River Flood 3 Tsunami 4 Human Pandemic 5 Drought 6 Animal Epidemic (Foot & Mouth) 7 Landslide - Widespread hill country 8 Volcanic Activity (Ruapehu) 9 Landslide - Manawatu Gorge 10 Rural fire (Wildfire)

6 New Zealand CDEM Structure Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management Partners and Stakeholders Group Emergency Management Office CDEM Group Territorial Authority Territorial Authority Territorial Authority Territorial Authority

7 Map of CDEM Groups

8 CDEM Group Structure Political Leaders - Authority Senior Managers - Authority Emergency Services, Health and others CDEM Group Manager CDEM Group Committee Coordinating Executive Group CDEM Group EMO/ECC Accountability Decision making Governance Policy making Strategic Planning Implementation of Group Plan Professional Services Hazards & Risks Coordination CDEM Officers EMO/EOC EMO/EOC EMO/EOC EMO/EOC Response/ Planning Government Authority Authority Authority Authority Members of CDEM Group

9 CDEM Partners Lifelines Welfare Agencies Council/s Advisory Groups CDEM District Health Boards Emergency Services Others

10 CDEM Group Plan Contains hazard analysis Outlines CDEM relationships Every CDEM Group must have one Consistent with National Plan Available online from Horizons

11 Typical CDEM Structure in an Emergency Partners and Stakeholders National Crisis Management Centre National Group Emergency Coordination Centre Regional Emergency Operations Centre Emergency Operations Centre Emergency Operations Centre Emergency Operations Centre Civil Defence Centre Incident Control Point Incident Control Point Incident Control Point Incident Control Point Incident Control Point Civil Defence Centre

12 Mutually Supportive Structure Situation Reports & Support Requests Situation Reports & Support Requests Situation Reports & Support Requests National Crisis Management Centre (National Coordination Centre - NCC) Emergency Coordination Centre (ECC) (Regional) Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) () Incident Control Point (ICP) (Incident Level) Support and Direction Support and Direction Support and Direction

13 SUPPORT AGENCIES LEAD AGENCY

14 Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) Structure The Incident Management Team (IMT) assists the Controller by providing advice and specialist knowledge, and handling detailed work. Controller Response Manager Technical Experts Risk - safety, legal, reputation Intelligence Manager Planning Manager Operations Manager Logistics Manager PIM Manager Welfare Manager

15 Emergency Operations Centre Where uncomfortable officials meet in unaccustomed surroundings to play unfamiliar roles, making unpopular decisions based on inadequate information and insufficient time.

16 Recovery Arrangements Have been somewhat overlooked in the past until Canterbury earthquake events of 2010 and 2011 Ad hoc arrangements such as CERA served a purpose, but gaps in legislation recognised Need for change recognised as a result of Commission of Inquiry into the 2011 earthquake event New powers introduced into CDEM Act in 2017 powers similar to those available at response phase

17 Role of Councillors in an Emergency

18 MDC Civil Defence Contract Arrangements - Update Currently have a shared service arrangement between Horowhenua District Council, Rangitikei District Council, Manawatu District Council and Horizons Horizons have provided the specialist CDEM Advisers and each of the District Councils provide in house systems, resources and staff to manage emergency situations (ref: EOC in earlier slide) Arrangement grew out of lessons learned in 2004 and desire to have greater flexibility to share resources in a cost effective way

19 MDC Civil Defence Contract Arrangements - Update Section 17A review Indications that collaborative arrangement still preferred and cost effective Initial discussions with Horizons have been positive

20 Summary CDEM in New Zealand is a statutory responsibility of Councils works across 4 Rs Based on hazards in the region and district Under review