Civil Defence Arrangements - National to LocalBrent Limmer, General Manager - Community and Strategy

4 May 2017

Today – 2 Parts

Part 1

• NZ CDEM Arrangements – National, Regional and Local

• Recovery Arrangements

• Role of Elected Members in a Civil Defence Emergency

Part 2

• MDC Civil Defence Contract Arrangements - Update

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

The Four Rs

REDUCTION

RESPONSE

READINESSRECOVERY

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)

New Zealand CDEM Structure

Partners and

Stakeholders

Group Emergency

Management Office

Territorial

Authority

Territorial

Authority

Territorial

Authority

Territorial

Authority

Ministry of Civil Defence &

Emergency Management

CDEM

Group

Map of CDEM Groups

Senior Managers -

Local Authority

Emergency Services,

Health and others

Coordinating

Executive Group

Policy making

Strategic Planning

Implementation of

Group Plan

Local

EMO/EOC

Local

EMO/EOC

Local

EMO/EOCLocal

EMO/EOC

Local

Response/

Planning

CDEM

Officers

Local

Authority

Local

Authority

Local

Authority

Local

Authority

Members of

CDEM Group

Local

Government

Professional Services

Hazards & Risks

Coordination

CDEM Group

Manager

CDEM Group

EMO/ECC

Political Leaders -

Local Authority

CDEM Group

Committee

Accountability

Decision making

Governance

CDEM Group Structure

CDEM

Lifelines

Council/s

District

Health

Boards

Others Emergency

Services

Advisory

Groups

Welfare

Agencies

CDEM Partners

CDEM Group Plan

• Contains hazard analysis

• Outlines CDEM relationships

• Every CDEM Group must have one

• Consistent with National Plan

• Available online from Horizons

Typical CDEM Structure in an Emergency

National Crisis

Management CentreNational

Group Emergency

Coordination CentreRegional

Partners

and

Stakeholders

Incident

Control

Point

Incident

Control

Point

Incident

Control

Point

Incident

Control

Point

Incident

Control

Point

Emergency

Operations

Centre

Emergency

Operations

Centre

Emergency

Operations

Centre

Emergency

Operations

CentreLocal

Civil

Defence

Centre

Civil

Defence

Centre

Mutually Supportive Structure

Emergency Operations

Centre (EOC)

(Local)

Emergency Coordination

Centre (ECC)

(Regional)

National Crisis

Management Centre

(National Coordination

Centre - NCC)Situation Reports &

Support Requests

Situation Reports &

Support Requests

Support and

Direction

Support and

Direction

Incident Control Point (ICP)

(Incident Level)

Situation Reports &

Support Requests

Support and

Direction

LEAD

AGENCY

SUPPORT

AGENCIES

Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) Structure

• The Incident Management Team (IMT) assists the Controller

by providing advice and specialist knowledge, and handling

detailed work.

Response

Manager

Technical

Experts

Controller

Risk - safety,

legal, reputation

Planning

Manager

Welfare

ManagerPIM Manager

Logistics

Manager

Operations

Manager

Intelligence

Manager

“ Where uncomfortable officials meet in

unaccustomed surroundings to play

unfamiliar roles, making unpopular decisions

based on inadequate information

and insufficient time.”

Emergency Operations Centre

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

Role of Councillors in an Emergency

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

• Section 17A review

• Indications that collaborative arrangement still preferred and cost effective

• Initial discussions with Horizons have been positive

MDC Civil Defence Contract Arrangements - Update

• CDEM in New Zealand is a statutory responsibility of Councils

• works across 4 Rs

• Based on hazards in the region and district

• Under review

Summary