Emergency Risk Management Report
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LAKE GEORGE LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Palerang and Queanbeyan City Local Government Areas EMERGENCY RISK MANAGEMENT REPORT Developed by Echelon Australia November 2010 Document Issue & Control This report has been prepared by Echelon Australia specifically for reference by members of the Local Emergency Management Committee for the Palerang and Queanbeyan City Local Government Areas. Electronic copy of the final document will be made available to the Lake George EMA. Hard copies of the final document have been made available as follows: Report Copy Located At Responsibility of 1 of 4 Palerang Council Local Emergency Management Officer 2 of 4 Queanbeyan City Council Local Emergency Management Officer 3 of 4 Emergency Management - Monaro Dianne Gordon District District Emergency Management Officer - c/- NSW Police Force Monaro District Level 3 Morisset House, Morisset Street QUEANBEYAN NSW 2620 4 of 4 Echelon Reference Library Echelon Project Manager Echelon Australia Pty Ltd ABN No 96085720056 All rights reserved. The Emergency Risk Management assessments contained within this manual have been developed based solely on the site-specific information supplied by members of the Local Emergency Management Committee Working Group and have been prima facie accepted by the authors of this manual and have not been independently verified for accuracy. Echelon Australia accepts no responsibility for any loss that arises out of the Lake George Local Emergency Management Committee having failed to bring all relevant facts to our attention or having provided inaccurate information. 10 20 © ustralia Prepared by Echelon A Local Emergency Management Committee for Lake George 2 Official Report of the Emergency Risk Management Study Issue One – November 2010 Report Revision Whenever this report is reviewed or amended, details must be recorded on this page. Date Revision Summary November 2010 Issue One - Original document 10 20 © ustralia Prepared by Echelon A Local Emergency Management Committee for Lake George 3 Official Report of the Emergency Risk Management Study Issue One – November 2010 Table of Contents Document Issue & Control ............................................................................................................. 2 Report Revision................................................................................................................................ 3 Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................ 6 1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 9 2 Project Management Plan ................................................................................................ 10 3 ERM Context Statement ................................................................................................... 11 3.1 Identified Problems .................................................................................................... 11 3.2 Process Limitations ..................................................................................................... 11 3.3 Management Framework ........................................................................................... 13 3.4 Risk Evaluation Criteria.............................................................................................. 14 4 Communication and Consultation Strategy .................................................................. 15 4.1 Process Documentation (Evidence of Process) ...................................................... 16 5 Risk Identification ............................................................................................................. 17 5.1 Hazard Identification - Lake George Emergency Management Area ( Palerang and Queanbeyan City LGAs) ..................................................................................... 17 5.2 A National Perspective ............................................................................................... 20 5.3 A Local Perspective..................................................................................................... 21 5.4 Natural Hazards Descriptions.................................................................................... 24 5.5 Technological Hazards Descriptions ......................................................................... 29 5.6 Biological Hazards Descriptions ................................................................................ 37 6 Community & Environmental Description ..................................................................... 39 6.1 Palerang Local Government Area ............................................................................. 39 6.1.1 General Profile............................................................................................................. 39 6.2. Queanbeyan City Local Government Area .............................................................. 42 6.2.1 General Profile............................................................................................................. 42 6.3. Lake George Emergency Management Area ........................................................... 45 6.4. Vulnerable Communities ............................................................................................ 46 7 Risk Analysis & Evaluation ............................................................................................... 48 7.1. Natural Hazards .......................................................................................................... 49 7.2. Technological Hazards ............................................................................................... 55 7.3. Biological Hazards ...................................................................................................... 66 7.4. Summary of Assessments ......................................................................................... 69 7.5. Hazard by Risk Rating Priority.................................................................................. 70 7.6. Hazards by Combat Agency/ Controlling Authority ............................................... 71 10 20 8 Treatment .......................................................................................................................... 72 © 8.1. Additional Treatment Options and Evaluation Criteria .......................................... 72 8.2. Risk Treatment Plan for selected treatment options ............................................. 79 ustralia 9 Monitor and Review .......................................................................................................... 85 10 Appendices ......................................................................................................................... 86 Appendix 1 Management Framework ................................................................................... 87 Prepared by Echelon A Local Emergency Management Committee for Lake George 4 Official Report of the Emergency Risk Management Study Issue One – November 2010 Appendix 2 Members of the Lake George Emergency Risk Management Working Group............................................................................................................................ 88 Appendix 3 Member Agencies of the Lake George Local Emergency Management Committee ................................................................................................................... 89 Appendix 4 Lake George LEMC – ERM Workshop Record of Attendance ........................ 90 Appendix 5 Consequence Descriptors .................................................................................. 91 Appendix 6 Likelihood Descriptors........................................................................................ 92 Appendix 7 Risk Statements ................................................................................................. 93 Appendix 8 Press Release ...................................................................................................... 96 Appendix 9 Earthquake Zone within Australia .................................................................... 97 Appendix 10 Supporting Plans ................................................................................................ 99 Appendix 11 Palerang Community Demographics ............................................................. 101 Appendix 12 Queanbeyan Community Demographics ....................................................... 103 Appendix 13 Definitions ......................................................................................................... 105 Appendix 14 Abbreviations .................................................................................................... 107 10 20 © ustralia Prepared by Echelon A Local Emergency Management Committee for Lake George 5 Official Report of the Emergency Risk Management Study Issue One – November 2010 Executive Summary Local Emergency Management Committees throughout Australia have been requested to conduct a study and develop a report on how well prepared they were to manage serious disasters in their area. The request came from the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) and was coordinated by the Emergency Management Committees (EMCs) in each State. This Emergency Risk Management Report has considered those risks associated with a range of natural, technological,