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Yarralin Local Emergency Plan 2020/2021 YARRALIN LOCAL EMERGENCY PLAN 2020/2021 TERRITORY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL Authority The Yarralin Plan (the Plan) approved by the Territory Controller 2020 and in accordance with section 17 of the Emergency Management Act 2013 (NT) (the Act) has been reviewed and endorsed by the Regional Controller. Regional Controller Travis Wurst Dated this 17th day of November 2020 Copyright: 2020 Disclaimer Every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained within these guidelines is accurate and where possible reflects current best practice. However, NTES does not give any warranty or accept any liability in relation to the content of material contained in the document. Yarralin Local Emergency Plan 2020/2021 Page 2 Table of Contents Purpose ................................................................................................................................................... 7 Application .............................................................................................................................................. 7 Related References ................................................................................................................................. 7 Plan ......................................................................................................................................................... 7 Key Considerations ................................................................................................................................. 7 Locality Context ...................................................................................................................................... 8 Climate and Weather ...................................................................................................................... 8 Geography ....................................................................................................................................... 8 Sites of Conservation or Cultural Significance ................................................................................ 9 Tourism ........................................................................................................................................... 9 Public Administration .............................................................................................................................. 9 NT and Local Government .............................................................................................................. 9 Infrastructure .......................................................................................................................................... 9 Building Codes ................................................................................................................................. 9 Land Use .......................................................................................................................................... 9 Power Generation and Distribution ................................................................................................ 9 Water Services .............................................................................................................................. 10 Health Infrastructure .................................................................................................................... 10 Emergency Service Infrastructure ................................................................................................. 10 Roads ............................................................................................................................................. 10 Airports ......................................................................................................................................... 10 Telecommunication ...................................................................................................................... 11 Local Radio Stations ...................................................................................................................... 11 Vulnerable Clients ......................................................................................................................... 11 Preparation ........................................................................................................................................... 11 Disaster Hazard Analysis and Risk Register ................................................................................... 11 Transport Incident (Road and Aircraft) ......................................................................................... 12 Flood ............................................................................................................................................. 12 Public Education ............................................................................................................................ 12 Planning......................................................................................................................................... 12 Yarralin Local Emergency Plan 2020/2021 Page 3 Resource Coordination ................................................................................................................. 12 Training and Education ................................................................................................................. 13 Exercises ........................................................................................................................................ 13 Response ............................................................................................................................................... 13 Control and Coordination ............................................................................................................. 13 Local Emergency Controller .......................................................................................................... 14 Local Emergency Committee ........................................................................................................ 14 Local Recovery Coordinator and Coordination Committee .......................................................... 14 Emergency Operations Centres (EOCs) ......................................................................................... 14 WebEOC ........................................................................................................................................ 15 Situation Reports (SITREPs) ........................................................................................................... 15 Activation of the Plan .................................................................................................................... 16 Stakeholder Notifications ............................................................................................................. 16 Official Warnings and General Public Information ....................................................................... 17 Australasian Inter-Service Incident Management System (AIIMS) ............................................... 17 Closure of Schools ......................................................................................................................... 18 Closure of Government Offices ..................................................................................................... 18 Emergency Shelters....................................................................................................................... 18 Emergency Shelters/Strong Buildings Locations ........................................................................... 18 Evacuation Planning and Accommodation ................................................................................... 19 Register. Find. Reunite Registration and Inquiry System .............................................................. 19 Impact Assessment ....................................................................................................................... 20 Recovery................................................................................................................................................ 20 Transitional Arrangements ........................................................................................................... 20 Handover Arrangements ............................................................................................................... 20 Plan Governance ........................................................................................................................... 21 Annexures ..................................................................................................................................... 22 Annex A: Hierarchy of Plans .......................................................................................................... 23 Annex B: Functional Groups - Roles and Responsibilities ............................................................. 24 Annex C: Functional Groups .......................................................................................................... 25 Annex D: Resource List .................................................................................................................. 28 Yarralin Local Emergency Plan 2020/2021 Page 4 Annex E: Identified Risk Guideline - Transport ............................................................................. 29 Annex
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