Mitchell Shire Flood Emergency Plan A Sub-Plan of the Municipal Emergency Management Plan For Mitchell Shire Council and VICSES North East Region Kilmore & Seymour Units Version 5.0 November 2018 Intentionally left blank Mitchell Shire Flood Emergency Plan – A Sub-Plan of the MEMP Ver 5.0 Nov 2018 - ii - Table of Contents PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .............................................................................................. V DISTRIBUTION LIST ................................................................................................................................ VI DOCUMENT TRANSMITTAL FORM / AMENDMENT CERTIFICATE .................................................. VII LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS & ACRONYMS ............................................................................................. 1 PART 1. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 2 1.1 MUNICIPAL ENDORSEMENT ........................................................................................................... 2 1.2 THE MUNICIPALITY ........................................................................................................................ 3 1.3 PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THIS FLOOD EMERGENCY PLAN .............................................................. 3 1.4 MUNICIPAL FLOOD PLANNING COMMITTEE (MFPC) ....................................................................... 3 1.5 RESPONSIBILITY FOR PLANNING, REVIEW & MAINTENANCE OF THIS PLAN ....................................... 4 1.6 ENDORSEMENT OF THE PLAN ........................................................................................................ 4 PART 2. PREVENTION / PREPAREDNESS ARRANGEMENTS ........................................................ 5 2.1 COMMUNITY AWARENESS FOR ALL TYPES OF FLOODING ................................................................ 5 2.2 STRUCTURE IN PLACE FLOOD MITIGATION MEASURES ................................................................... 5 2.3 NON-STRUCTURAL FLOOD MITIGATION MEASURES ........................................................................ 5 2.3.1 Exercising the Plan ............................................................................................................................... 5 2.3.2 Flood Warning ...................................................................................................................................... 5 2.3.3 Local Knowledge .................................................................................................................................. 5 PART 3. RESPONSE ARRANGEMENTS ............................................................................................. 6 3.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 6 3.1.1 Activation of Response ......................................................................................................................... 6 3.1.2 Responsibilities .................................................................................................................................... 6 3.1.3 Escalation ............................................................................................................................................. 6 3.2 STRATEGIC CONTROL PRIORITIES ................................................................................................. 6 3.3 COMMAND, CONTROL & COORDINATION ........................................................................................ 7 3.3.1 Control .................................................................................................................................................. 7 3.3.2 Incident Controller (IC) ......................................................................................................................... 7 3.3.3 Incident Control Centre (ICC) ............................................................................................................... 7 3.3.4 Divisions and Sectors ........................................................................................................................... 8 3.3.5 Incident Management Team (IMT) ....................................................................................................... 8 3.3.6 Emergency Management Team (EMT) ................................................................................................ 8 3.3.7 Coordination ......................................................................................................................................... 8 3.3.8 Municipal Emergency Coordination Centre (MECC) ............................................................................ 9 3.3.9 VICSES actions on receipt of a Flood Watch / Severe Weather Warning ........................................... 9 3.3.10 On receipt of the First and Subsequent Flood Warnings ..................................................................... 9 3.4 COMMUNITY INFORMATION AND WARNINGS ................................................................................. 10 3.5 MEDIA COMMUNICATION ............................................................................................................. 11 Mitchell Shire Flood Emergency Plan – A Sub-Plan of the MEMP Ver 5.0 Nov 2018 - iii - 3.6 IMPACT ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................................. 11 3.7 PRELIMINARY DEPLOYMENTS ...................................................................................................... 11 3.8 RESPONSE TO FLASH FLOODING ................................................................................................. 11 3.9 EVACUATION .............................................................................................................................. 12 3.10 FLOOD RESCUE .......................................................................................................................... 12 3.11 ANIMAL WELFARE ....................................................................................................................... 13 3.12 AIRCRAFT MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................................ 13 3.13 RESUPPLY .................................................................................................................................. 14 3.14 ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROPERTY PROTECTION ..................................... 14 3.15 DISRUPTION TO SERVICES .......................................................................................................... 16 3.16 LEVEE MANAGEMENT .................................................................................................................. 16 3.17 ROAD CLOSURES ....................................................................................................................... 16 3.18 DAM FAILURE ............................................................................................................................. 16 3.19 WASTE WATER RELATED PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES AND CRITICAL SEWERAGE ASSETS ................... 16 3.20 AFTER ACTION REVIEW............................................................................................................... 17 PART 4. EMERGENCY RELIEF AND RECOVERY ARRANGEMENTS ........................................... 18 4.1 GENERAL ................................................................................................................................... 18 4.2 EMERGENCY RELIEF ................................................................................................................... 18 4.3 ANIMAL WELFARE ....................................................................................................................... 18 4.4 TRANSITION FROM RESPONSE TO RECOVERY .............................................................................. 18 APPENDIX A – FLOOD THREATS FOR MITCHELL SHIRE ................................................................ 20 APPENDIX B – TYPICAL FLOOD RISE, RECESSION AND PEAK TRAVEL TIMES ......................... 30 APPENDIX C1 – SEYMOUR ................................................................................................................... 35 COMMUNITY FLOOD EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN .............................................................. 35 APPENDIX C2 – KILMORE ..................................................................................................................... 87 COMMUNITY FLOOD EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN .............................................................. 87 APPENDIX C3 – BROADFORD COMMUNITY FLOOD EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN ....... 107 APPENDIX C4 – DABYMINGA CREEK AND TALLAROOK COMMUNITY FLOOD EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN ........................................................................................................ 108 APPENDIX C5 – HUGHES CREEK AND AVENEL COMMUNITY FLOOD EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN ........................................................................................................ 109 APPENDIX D – FLOOD EVACUATION ARRANGEMENTS ............................................................... 110 APPENDIX E – FLOOD WARNING SYSTEMS.................................................................................... 115 APPENDIX E1 - DELATITE ROAD FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM .....................................................