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Understanding Council’s role

in Emergency Management

and Support Available from

the Office of Emergency

Management

Jim HenryDirector, Emergency Management Capability and PlanningOffice of Emergency Management

Department of Justice

Office of Emergency Management

Natural Disasters in NSW

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Source: Australian Business Roundtable for Disaster Resilience and Safer Communities Nov 2017



Implementing minimisation and protective

strategies;

Taking action during emergencies to

reduce actual or probable injury, loss of

life, loss of property and/or damage to the

environment;

Assisting people to recover from the

emergency event and continue with

effective community functions.

Emergency management is principally the measures and management of

resources, priorities and activities for dealing with all aspects of emergencies.

It includes:

Emergency Management in NSW

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Councils have a key role to play in emergency management and

supporting community safety.

Key emergency management responsibilities of councils stem primarily

from:

Role of Local Councils

State Emergency & Rescue Management Act 1989

Local Government Act 1993

NSW Emergency Management Plan 2012

NSW Recovery Plan 2016

Environment Planning and Assessment Act 1979

State Level Emergency Risk Assessment 2017

State Environmental Planning Policy (Infrastructure) 2007

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Communicate hazards to the

community

Provide resources & support to

disaster response& recovery operations

Integrate outcomes of

risk management

studies & plans into IP&R

Understand public risk

vulnerability studies &

prepare risk mitigation

plans

Represent on risk &

emergency management committees

Work with insurers to minimise

disaster risk exposure

Identify and prioritise risk

mitigation options

Undertake an all-hazards

approach to ERM

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LEGISLATION

(SERM Act 1989)

State Emergency

Management

Committee (SEMC)

Local Emergency

Management

Committee (LEMC)

State Rescue Board

Local Rescue

Committee

Office of Emergency

Management

Executive Support

Provided by:

NSW Police Force

(Regional Emergency

Management Officer)

Local Council

(Local Emergency

Management Officer)

Regional Emergency

Management

Committee (REMC)

Regional Rescue

Committee

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Principally the LEMC is a cooperative planning committee focussing on all

aspects of emergency management within their constituted LGA

Emergency

Services

Functional Areas

Local

Government

Community

The LEMC is convened, and

exercises its legislative functions

under the provisions of the SERM

Act (1989), not the Local

Government Act (1993).

The LEMC does not fall under

authorities, conduct or regulatory

conditions stipulated by LGA.

The LEMC does not require

Council approval.

Local Emergency Management

Committees

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Give effect to EM policy at a local level

Coordinate emergency management

practice at a local level

Review and prepare plans in respect of the

relevant LGA

Develop, conduct and evaluate local EM

exercises

Make recommendations and assist in coordinating

EM training

Facilitate local EM capability through

inter-agency cooperation and

information sharing

Assist the Local Emergency

Operations Controller

Prepare plans in relation to the PPRR from emergencies in

the LGA

Carry out other functions as are assigned by the

SEMC.

Functions of the LEMC

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LEMC Chair

Manage and coordinate the business of the

Committee

[§ 28 SERM Act]

Provide leadership across a multi-agency

environment.

[§ 29 SERM Act]

Ensure the LEMC performs its functions in accordance with the

SERM Act and the LEMC Charter.

[§ 28 SERM Act]

Ensure plans, and policies are in place and reviewed in the

context of public safety

[NSW EM Plan § 419]

Represent the LEMC

at the REMC.

[§ 29 SERM Act]

[NSW EM Plan § 419]

The Chair of the LEMC has the following responsibilities:

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The Life of a LEMO

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• Provide assistance to develop and maintain local emergency plans, sub plans and supporting plans.

• Assist the LEMC to design, conduct and evaluate EM “all agency” exercises at the local level.

• Establish and maintain appropriate stakeholder relationships and provide guidance on their involvement in emergency management at a local level.

• Provide technical expertise, advice, recommendations and assistance to the Chair of the LEMC to undertake recovery functions,

• Assist the LEOCON to establish and maintain an EOC within the local EM area.

• Provide technical expertise, advice, recommendations and assistance to the LEOCON to undertake operational response functions.

The Life of a LEMO

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Sector Leadership and Coordination

Capability Development for the sector

Portfolio coordination to support the Minister for Emergency

Services

Direct operations - Disaster Welfare, Recovery and

Government Crisis Management

Disaster funding policy and distribution


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Capability Cycle

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State Level Emergency Risk

Assessment 2017

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Storms

Heatwave

Earthquake

Bush Fire

Landslide

Flood

Coastal Erosion

Human Infectious

Disease Outbreak

East Coast Low

Infrastructure

Failure

Tsunami

Biosecurity

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Currently not included in the

SLERA

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Enhancing land use planning

Improving data and risk modelling

Adapting to climate change impacts

Strengthening local EM plans

Boosting infrastructure resilience

Embedding BCP

Conducting major training exercises

Realigning funding to disaster resilience

Coordinated community engagement

Making public warnings consistent.

SLERA Priorities 2017

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Local emergency risk

assessment

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Identify impacts of urban and natural hazards

Delivering on recommendations from the SLERA

Will include:

• Improving availability of spatial hazard and risk data (mapping)

• Utilising climate change research and tools

• Understanding capacity and capability of communities

• Understanding vulnerabilities, risks and inter-dependences of

infrastructure

To avoid locating new or intensified development in high risk areas



Why trial this methodology?

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RISK

RISK



Next steps

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Piloting with select Councils over next 48 months

• In conjunction with other OEM projects

2 day training for LEMC members, and broader stakeholders

• Including private sector

Ongoing support by DPP to pilot Councils to undertake

assessments following training

An evaluation of the pilot will be undertaken

• Rolled out across State if successful


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Local Risk Management Tools



And the benefits?

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Improved risk governance

Prioritising of resources and investment, based on localised risks

Robust, scientifically-based risk assessments to inform resourcing

and investment

Greater assurance for government and community

Improved confidence

Emergency management networks will be strengthened and better

aligned



Overview of ERME-Learning

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Piloted with LEMCs and stakeholders prior to the workshops

High level overview of ERM in NSW

Will provide context and theory behind the process

Introductory level course aimed at anyone who may need to

undertake or participate in a local emergency risk assessment



Local Resilience Strategy

OEM Local Resilience

Strategy

Disaster Funding

Reform

Consultations

Disaster

Preparedness

Program

Community

Resilience

Networks

Disaster

Resilience –

Aboriginal

Communities

Get Ready

Council and LEMC Programs Community Programs

Disaster

Preparedness

Program

Community

Resilience

NetworksGet Ready

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OEM is revising the NSW Disaster Assistance arrangements to comply

and remain eligible for future funding assistance from the

Commonwealth Government.

The most significant changes under the DRFA impacting local Councils

relate to the restoration of Essential Public Assets, which includes

public roads, bridges and other infrastructure

In addition, OEM are reviewing Interim Day Labour Arrangements

(including internal plant and equipment hire) for Councils who opt-in to

a co-funding model.

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Disaster Funding Reforms



The program is designed to work at the local level of government

Provide improved tools, piloted training and guidance to

LEMOs

Assist in identification of hazards not already covered by

Emergency Service Organisations

Identify local critical infrastructure and map impacts and

counter measures

Encourage community integration into planning and

preparedness process and build meaningful exercises

Support tailored local exercises through the newly

expanded exercise budget.

Disaster Preparedness Program

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Over the 3 years of the

program a number of training,

tools and resources will be

piloted with select LGAs

which will assist in preparing

for the next disaster event.

• Bogan Shire

• City of Sydney

• Hunter Central Coast

• Illawarra

• Snowy Monaro

• Queanbeyan Palerang

• Lismore

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EMOS 2.0 Build – improved stability and performance

DPP piloting EMOS training at LEMC level.

LEMC Resources

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EMOS

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NSW Critical Infrastructure

Resilience Strategy Today we are planning and building the infrastructure we will be using

in 2050, in what will be a very different climate and a very different

NSW.

We must integrate resilience into today’s infrastructure to provide for

tomorrows prosperity.

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Topics to be included in the User Resources:

Organisational resilience (including Business Continuity Planning)

Training

Criticality Assessment

Interconnectedness /Interdependencies

Planning

Design, Operations and Maintenance

Infrastructure Resilience Project funding

Integrating infrastructure in emergency exercises

Response and Recovery for Infrastructure Providers

Community resilience in infrastructure resilience

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Critical Infrastructure Resilience StrategyHow?

State Emergency Management Committee


Office of Emergency Management32Department of Justice

In 2017 NSW Office of Emergency Management (OEM)

kicked off a program to improve Lessons Management

capability in NSW

Lessons Management Improvement Project

NSW OEM leading a state level

collaboration to develop and

implement Lessons Management

capability in NSW

NSW OEM leading

a national level

collaboration to

develop

Lessons

Management

eLearning course



National level collaboration: launch of

Lessons Management eLearning Course

NSW OEM collaborated at a National level to lead the

development of a Lessons Management eLearning course

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What next?

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• Capability Development Framework

• ERM Implementation Plan• Enhanced multi-agency training

program• Innovation in exercising• Professional EM capability

pathway for staff• Local Government EM training

packages and guides• Increased funding to support

additional exercises• Crisis Leadership Training• REMC Handbook• EM Common Operating Picture• EOC Review Implementation Plan



Questions?

Jim Henry

Director, NSW Office of Emergency Management

Email: [email protected]

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