MANSFIELD SHIRE COUNCIL MUNICIPAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN 2017 – 2020 Presented to & Endorsed by Council 19 May 2015 Minor updates 05/15, 06/15, 7/15, 8/15, 9/15, 11/15, 12/15 2/16 6/16 & 10/16, 12/16, 1/17 4/17, 5/17 KM Review – commenced 6/16 by MEMPC - Plan Updated. Adopted by Council 18 July 2017 Distribution Version July 2017 AGREED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE MUNICIPAL AREA OF MANSFIELD SHIRE COUNCIL 1 FOREWORD .................................................................................................................................. 7 MUNICIPAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING COMMITTEE CONTACT LIST .............. 8 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 MUNICIPAL ENDORSEMENT ..................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 STATEMENT OF AUDIT: ............................................................................................. 1-2 1.3 AIM ............................................................................................................................... 1-2 1.4 OBJECTIVES ............................................................................................................... 1-3 1.5 THREATS & COMMUNITY RISK MANAGEMENT ....................................................... 1-3 2. AREA DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................. 2-1 2.1 TOPOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................ 2-1 2.1.1 OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1.2 TERRAIN ............................................................................................................................ 2-1 2.1.3 CLIMATE ............................................................................................................................ 2-1 2.1.4 MAIN ROADS ..................................................................................................................... 2-2 2.1.5 AIRPORTS – FLIGHT-PATHS ........................................................................................... 2-2 2.2 DEMOGRAPHY ........................................................................................................... 2-2 2.2.1 HEALTH .............................................................................................................................. 2-3 2.2.2 CENSUS DATA .................................................................................................................. 2-3 2.2.3 SPECIAL NEEDS / VULNERABLE GROUPS .................................................................... 2-3 2.2.4 TOURISTS .......................................................................................................................... 2-3 2.2.5 ELDERLY ............................................................................................................................ 2-3 2.2.6 CHILDREN/YOUTH ............................................................................................................ 2-3 2.2.7 PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS ...................................................................................... 2-4 2.2.8 INDUSTRY .......................................................................................................................... 2-4 2.2.9 TOURIST FEATURES ........................................................................................................ 2-4 2.3 MAPS ........................................................................................................................... 2-5 2.3.1 HISTORY OF EMERGENCIES .......................................................................................... 2-7 3. MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS ....................................................................................... 3-1 3.1 MUNICIPAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING COMMITTEE ....................... 3-1 3.2 MUNICIPAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS .......................................... 3-2 3.3 Municipal Overview ‘Systems View’ .............................................................................. 3-3 3.3.1 PLAN CARETAKER / MEM EXECUTIVE OFFICER ROLE ............................................... 3-3 3.4 MUNICIPAL EMERGENCY RESOURCE & FIRE PREVENTION OFFICER ................ 3-4 3.4.1 RESPONSIBILITIES ........................................................................................................... 3-4 3.4.2 MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY TO MERO’S ............................................................................. 3-4 3.4.3 MUNICIPAL FIRE PREVENTION OFFICER (MFPO) ........................................................ 3-4 3.4.4 THE ROLE OF THE MFPO IS: ........................................................................................... 3-5 3.5 MUNICIPAL RECOVERY MANAGER .......................................................................... 3-5 3.5.1 RESPONSIBILITIES ........................................................................................................... 3-5 3.6 COMMAND, CONTROL, CO-ORDINATION (EMERGENCY RESPONSE) .................. 3-6 3.6.1 COMMAND ......................................................................................................................... 3-6 3.6.2 CONTROL .......................................................................................................................... 3-6 3.6.3 CO-ORDINATION (EMERGENCY RESPONSE) ............................................................... 3-6 3.7 COMPENSATION OF VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY WORKERS ................................. 3-7 3.8 MAINTENANCE OF PLAN ........................................................................................... 3-7 3.9 FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS ..................................................................................... 3-7 3.10 PLAN REVIEW ............................................................................................................. 3-7 3.11 TESTING ...................................................................................................................... 3-7 3.12 AUDIT .......................................................................................................................... 3-8 4. PREVENTION ARRANGEMENTS .......................................................................................... 4-1 4.1 THE ROLE OF THE MUNICIPALITY ............................................................................ 4-1 4.2 PREPAREDNESS ........................................................................................................ 4-1 4.3 HAZARD REVIEW ....................................................................................................... 4-1 4.4 COMMUNITY AWARENESS ........................................................................................ 4-1 4.5 PREVENTION/MITIGATION PLANS ............................................................................ 4-7 2 Mansfield Shire Municipal Emergency Management Plan – Endorsed by Council – 18 July 2017 Updated 24 July 2017 5. RESPONSE ARRANGEMENTS ............................................................................................. 5-1 5.1 BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................ 5-1 5.2 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 5-3 5.2.1 PRINCIPAL ROLE OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE CO-ORDINATORS (ALL LEVELS) .. 5-3 5.2.2 INCIDENT EMERGENCY RESPONSE CO-ORDINATOR ................................................ 5-4 5.2.3 MUNICIPAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE CO-ORDINATOR.............................................. 5-4 5.2.4 REGIONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE CO-ORDINATOR............................................... 5-4 5.2.5 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TEAM (INCIDENT CONTROL LEVEL) ........................... 5-4 5.3 MUNICIPAL EMERGENCY CO-ORDINATION CENTRES (MECC) ............................. 5-5 5.4 CONTROL AND SUPPORT AGENCIES ...................................................................... 5-6 5.5 LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS & PLANS ........................................................................... 5-8 5.5.1 TOWNSHIP PROTECTION PLANS (FIRE). ...................................................................... 5-8 5.5.2 EVACUATION / RELOCATION & PRE PLANS ................................................................. 5-9 5.5.3 WARNING SYSTEMS ........................................................................................................ 5-9 5.5.4 NEIGHBOURHOOD-SAFER PLACES – PLACES OF LAST RESORT. ........................... 5-9 5.5.5 DESIGNATED NSP .......................................................................................................... 5-10 5.5.6 FIRE REFUGE .................................................................................................................. 5-12 5.5.7 PRIVATE FIRE REFUGES ............................................................................................... 5-12 5.5.8 INFORMAL (YET LIKELY) COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACES .................................. 5-12 5.6 PUBLIC INFORMATION AND WARNING OVERVIEW .............................................. 5-17 5.7 RESPONSE/RECOVERY HAND OVER ..................................................................... 5-20 5.8