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WESTERN AUSTRALIA State Emergency Management Committee Annual Report FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDING 30 JUNE 2006 All correspondence to: The Secretary SEMC C/- FESA PO Box P1174 PERTH WA 6844 Telephone: (08) 9323 9335 Facsimile: (08) 9323 9462 Email: [email protected] Web Page: www.fesa.wa.gov.au/internet Acknowledgements The State Emergency Management Committee acknowledges the following agencies and organisations for their contribution to Western Australia’s emergency management arrangements and this annual report: • Alinta • Australian Broadcasting Corporation • Bureau of Meteorology • Defence Corporate Support Centre WA • Department for Community Development • Department for Planning and Infrastructure • Department of Agriculture and Food • Department of Consumer and Employment Protection • Department of Education and Training • Department of Environment and Conservation • Department of Health • Department of Housing and Works • Department of Indigenous Affairs • Department of Industry and Resources • Department of Land Information • Department of Local Government and Regional Development • Department of the Premier and Cabinet • Department of Treasury and Finance • Department of Water • Disability Services Commission • District Emergency Management Committees • Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia • Government Media Office • Insurance Council of Australia • Local Emergency Management Committees • Local Governments • Lord Mayor’s Distress Relief Fund • Main Roads WA • Public Transport Authority • St John Ambulance • Telstra • Water Corporation WA • Western Australian Local Government Association • Western Australia Police • Western Power • WestNet Rail Editor: Mr Allan Riley, A/Manager Policy and Planning Emergency Management Services Assistant Editor: Mr Wayne Syme, Policy and Planning Officer Emergency Management Services Contents Glossary 3 Introduction 6 Western Australian Emergency Management Committees 7 State Emergency Management Committee Membership 8 Subcommittee Members 8 SEMC Members 9 State Emergency Management Committee Meetings 11 SEMC Subcommittees 12 SEMC Strategic Plan 21 Vision 21 Role 21 Goals & Key Actions 21 Report against the SEMC Strategic Plan 23 SEMC Strategic Plan Goal 1: Education and Awareness 23 SEMC Strategic Plan Goal 2: Emergency Management Policy 25 SEMC Strategic Plan Goal 3: Emergency Management Planning 26 SEMC Strategic Plan Goal 4: Emergency Management Operations 30 SEMC Strategic Plan Goal 5: Continuous Improvement 37 Presentations to SEMC 40 State Emergency Coordination Group 42 Operational Events 42 Exercises 44 State Recovery Coordinating Committee 45 Operational Events 45 Exercises 45 SEMC Subcommittee Reports 46 Emergency Services Group 46 SEMC Annual Report 2005-2006 1 Lifelines Services Group 51 Public Information Group 56 Recovery Services Subcommittee 60 State Mitigation Committee 65 State Emergency Management Plans 75 District Emergency Management Committees 78 Annual Reports from District Emergency Management Committees (DEMCs) 78 Metropolitan Emergency Management Executive Group 79 Central Metropolitan District Emergency Management Committee 82 East Metropolitan District Emergency Management Committee 87 Goldfields – Esperance District Emergency Management Committee 92 Great Southern District Emergency Management Committee 97 Kimberley District Emergency Management Committee 100 Midwest/Gascoyne District Emergency Management Committee 104 North West Metropolitan District Emergency Management Committee 116 Peel District Emergency Management Committee 117 Pilbara District Emergency Management Committee 121 South East Metropolitan District Emergency Management Committee 126 South Metropolitan District Emergency Management Committee 131 Southwest District Emergency Management Committee 138 West Metropolitan District Emergency Management Committee 143 Wheatbelt District Emergency Management Committee 150 Local Emergency Management Committees 158 2 SEMC Annual Report 2005-2006 Glossary A/APMC Augmented Australasian Police Ministers’ Council ABC Australian Broadcasting Corporation AEMC Australian Emergency Management Committee AFAC Australasian Fire Authorities Council AI Avian Influenza AIIMS Australian Inter-service Incident Management System AFAC Australasian Fire Authorities Council APECS Autonomous Public Emergency Communications System APM Australian Police Medal APMC Australasian Police Ministers’ Council AS/NZS Australian Standard/New Zealand Standard AusDIN Australian Disaster Information Network AWARE All West Australians Reducing Emergencies BRAG Bushfire Ready Action Group CALM Department of Conservation and Land Management CBD Central Business District CBFCO Chief Bush Fire Control Officer CBR Chemical, Biological and Radiological CDEMCWG Catastrophic Disasters Emergency Management Capability Working Group CEO Chief Executive Officer CEMO Community Emergency Management Officer COAG Council of Australian Governments CT Counter-Terrorism CWIS Community Warning and Information System DCD Department for Community Development DEMC District Emergency Management Committee DEMTT District Emergency Management Training Team DIMIA Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs DOCEP Department of Consumer and Employment Protection DoH Department of Health DoIR Department of Industry and Resources DOTARS Department of Transport and Regional Services DPC Department of the Premier and Cabinet DPI Department for Planning and Infrastructure DVD Digital Video Disk ED Executive Director SEMC Annual Report 2005-2006 3 EM Emergency Management EMA Emergency Management Australia EMS Emergency Management Services (a Division of FESA) EOC Emergency Operations Centre ERM Emergency Risk Management ESD Emergency Services Directory ESS Emergency Services Subcommittee FESA Fire and Emergency Services Authority of WA FMD Foot and Mouth Disease FRS Fire and Rescue Service HAZMAT Hazardous Materials HMA Hazard Management Agency ICMEX Investigation and Consequence Management Exercise ICS Incident Control System IEHCC Indigenous Environmental Health Coordinating Committee IERM Introduction to Emergency Risk Management HAZMAT Hazardous Materials HEAT HAZMAT Emergency Advisory Team HMA Hazard Management Agency IERM Introduction to Emergency Risk Management IMG Incident Management Group KIC Kwinana Industries Council LEMC Local Emergency Management Committee LSG Lifeline Services Group MEMEG Metropolitan Emergency Management Executive Group MIMMS Major Incident Medical Management Support MOU Memorandum of Understanding NATA National Association of Testing Authorities NCTC National Counter Terrorism Committee NDMP Natural Disaster Mitigation Program NDRA Natural Disaster Relief Arrangements NOPSA National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority NRIS National Registration and Inquiry System OAMG Operations Area Management Group OIC Officer in Charge PCMEMA Perth CBD Major Emergency Management Arrangements PIA Post Incident Analysis 4 SEMC Annual Report 2005-2006 PING Public Information Group PPRR Prevention, Preparedness, Response and Recovery PTA Public Transport Authority RAAF Royal Australian Air Force RSS Recovery Services Subcommittee SECG State Emergency Coordination Group SEMC State Emergency Management Committee SES State Emergency Service (a Division of FESA) SEWS Standard Emergency Warning Signal SIWG Spatial Information Working Group SJA St John Ambulance SLIP Shared Land Information Platform SMC State Mitigation Committee SMS Short Message Service SRCC State Recovery Coordination Committee TC Tropical Cyclone USAR Urban Search and Rescue WA Western Australia WALGA Western Australian Local Government Association WAP/WAPOL Western Australia Police WESTPLAN Western Australian Emergency Management Plan WTTME Working Together To Manage Emergencies SEMC Annual Report 2005-2006 5 Introduction The State Emergency Management Committee (SEMC) Annual Report has been compiled as a method of measuring the achievements and activities undertaken by the SEMC, its subcommittees, district and local emergency management committees, and other emergency management agencies in Western Australia. The Emergency Management Act 2005 (the Act) came into operation on th 24 December 2005 formally establishing the State Emergency Coordinator (Photograph and the SEMC, and providing the authority for the establishment of courtesy WA Police, emergency management arrangements in Western Australia. 27 July 2005.) This is the first year that the SEMC has prepared an annual report under the provisions of the Act. Even though the Act was implemented part-way through the reporting period, this annual report is able to encompass the activities of the SEMC for the whole financial year by reporting against the already established SEMC Strategic Plan prepared for the 2005-06 reporting period. The Act established the former SEMC Executive group as the SEMC and the Minister for Police and Emergency Services appointed the Commissioner of Police as the Chairman, the CEO of FESA as the Deputy Chairman and the Executive Director Emergency Management Services as the Executive Officer. The remaining previous members have continued to be invited to the meetings of the SEMC to provide a valuable forum for the discussion of emergency management matters for Western Australia. The SEMC Functional Groups were previously formed to provide a forum for emergency management agencies to discuss matters pertaining to their specialised roles. These functional groups have now been established as subcommittees
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