Darwin Local Emergency Plan 2020/21
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DARWIN LOCAL EMERGENCY PLAN 2020/21 TERRITORY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL Authority The Darwin Emergency Plan (the Plan) approved by the Territory Controller in 2013 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 th Dated this 17 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. Darwin Local Emergency Plan 2020-21 Page 2 Table of Contents Purpose ........................................................................................................................................... 7 Application ...................................................................................................................................... 7 Related References ......................................................................................................................... 7 Plan.................................................................................................................................................. 7 Key Considerations.......................................................................................................................... 7 Locality Context............................................................................................................................... 8 Climate and Weather .................................................................................................................... 10 Geography ..................................................................................................................................... 10 Sites of Conservation or Cultural Significance .............................................................................. 10 Tourism ......................................................................................................................................... 11 Public Administration .................................................................................................................... 11 NT and Local Government ............................................................................................................ 11 Infrastructure ................................................................................................................................ 11 Building Codes ............................................................................................................................... 11 Land Use ........................................................................................................................................ 11 Power Generation and Distribution .............................................................................................. 11 Water Services .............................................................................................................................. 12 Health Infrastructure .................................................................................................................... 12 Emergency Service Infrastructure ................................................................................................. 12 Roads ............................................................................................................................................. 14 Airports ......................................................................................................................................... 14 Ports (Barge Landings) .................................................................................................................. 15 Telecommunications ..................................................................................................................... 16 Local Radio Stations ...................................................................................................................... 16 Vulnerable Clients ......................................................................................................................... 16 Preparation ................................................................................................................................... 16 Disaster Hazard Analysis and Risk Register ................................................................................... 16 Transport Incident (Road, Rail and Aircraft) ................................................................................. 17 Hazardous Material Incident ......................................................................................................... 17 Flood ............................................................................................................................................. 17 Preparation Activities .................................................................................................................... 17 Darwin Local Emergency Plan 2020-21 Page 3 Public Education ............................................................................................................................ 18 Planning......................................................................................................................................... 18 Resource Coordination ................................................................................................................. 18 Training and Education ................................................................................................................. 18 Exercises ........................................................................................................................................ 18 Response ....................................................................................................................................... 19 Control and Coordination ............................................................................................................. 19 Local Emergency Controller .......................................................................................................... 19 Local Emergency Committee ........................................................................................................ 19 Local Recovery Coordinator and Coordination Committee .......................................................... 19 Emergency Operations Centres (EOCs) ......................................................................................... 20 WebEOC ........................................................................................................................................ 20 Situation Reports (SITREPs) ........................................................................................................... 21 Activation of the Plan .................................................................................................................... 21 Stakeholder Notifications ............................................................................................................. 22 Official Warnings and General Public Information ....................................................................... 22 Australasian Inter-Service Incident Management System (AIIMS) ............................................... 23 Closure of Schools ......................................................................................................................... 23 Closure of Government Offices ..................................................................................................... 23 Emergency Shelters....................................................................................................................... 23 Emergency Shelters/Strong Buildings Locations ........................................................................... 24 Evacuation Planning and Accommodation ................................................................................... 25 Register. Find. Reunite Registration and Inquiry System .............................................................. 25 Impact Assessment ....................................................................................................................... 25 Recovery ........................................................................................................................................ 26 Transitional Arrangements ........................................................................................................... 26 Handover Arrangements ............................................................................................................... 26 Plan Governance ........................................................................................................................... 27 Annexures ..................................................................................................................................... 28 Annex A: Hierarchy of Plans .......................................................................................................... 29 Annex B: Functional Groups - Roles and Responsibilities ............................................................. 30 Annex C: Functional Groups .......................................................................................................... 31