Liverpool Plains LFP FINAL 071008

Liverpool Plains LFP FINAL 071008

- LIVERPOOL PLAINS SHIRE LOCAL FLOOD PLAN A SUB-PLAN OF THE LIVERPOOL PLAINS SHIRE LOCAL DISASTER PLAN (DISPLAN) Robert Stewart Frank Turner Chair, Local Emergency Liverpool Plains Shire SES Local Management Committee Controller OCTOBER 2008 EDITION TO BE REVIEWED NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 2013 ii CONTENTS DISTRIBUTION LIST ......................................................................................................................... iv AMENDMENT LIST ............................................................................................................................. v LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................................... vi GLOSSARY .......................................................................................................................................... vii PART 1 - INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Purpose ..................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Authority ................................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Area Covered By The Plan ....................................................................................................... 1 1.4 Description Of Flooding And Its Effects .................................................................................. 2 1.5 Responsibilities ......................................................................................................................... 2 1.6 Cross-Border Assistance Arrangements ................................................................................. 11 PART 2 - PREPAREDNESS ............................................................................................................... 12 2.1 Maintenance of This Plan ....................................................................................................... 12 2.2 Floodplain Management ......................................................................................................... 12 2.3 Development of Flood Intelligence ........................................................................................ 12 2.4 Development of Warning Systems ......................................................................................... 13 2.5 Public Education ..................................................................................................................... 13 2.6 Training .................................................................................................................................. 13 2.7 Resources ................................................................................................................................ 14 PART 3 - RESPONSE .......................................................................................................................... 15 3.1 Control .................................................................................................................................... 15 3.2 Operations Centres ................................................................................................................. 15 3.3 Operational Management ........................................................................................................ 15 3.4 Liaison .................................................................................................................................... 15 3.5 Communications ..................................................................................................................... 15 3.6 Start of Response Operations .................................................................................................. 16 3.7 Flood Intelligence ................................................................................................................... 17 3.8 Preliminary Deployments ....................................................................................................... 18 3.9 Warnings ................................................................................................................................. 18 3.10 Information ............................................................................................................................. 20 3.11 Road Control........................................................................................................................... 21 3.12 Traffic Control. ....................................................................................................................... 21 3.13 Flood Rescue .......................................................................................................................... 21 3.14 Evacuations ............................................................................................................................. 22 3.15 Registration ............................................................................................................................. 22 3.16 Management of Evacuees’ Pets .............................................................................................. 22 3.17 Essential Services ................................................................................................................... 22 3.18 Logistics ................................................................................................................................. 22 3.19 Aircraft Management .............................................................................................................. 22 3.20 Resupply of Isolated Towns and Villages .............................................................................. 23 3.21 Resupply of Isolated Properties .............................................................................................. 24 3.22 Assistance for Animals ........................................................................................................... 24 3.23 Stranded Travellers ................................................................................................................. 24 3.24 All Clear ................................................................................................................................. 25 PART 4 - RECOVERY ........................................................................................................................ 26 4.1 Welfare ................................................................................................................................... 26 4.2 Recovery Coordination ........................................................................................................... 26 4.3 Arrangements for Debriefs / After Action Reviews ............................................................... 26 ANNEX A - THE FLOOD THREAT ............................................................................................... A-1 Liverpool Plains Shire Local Flood Plan, October 2008, Sub-Plan of Liverpool Plains Shire Local Disaster Plan iii General ............................................................................................................................................. A-1 Landforms and River System(s) ....................................................................................................... A-1 Storage Dams.................................................................................................................................... A-2 Weather Systems and Flooding ........................................................................................................ A-2 Characteristics of Flooding ............................................................................................................... A-2 Flood History .................................................................................................................................... A-2 ANNEX B - EFFECTS OF FLOODING ON THE COMMUNITY .............................................. B-1 Community Profile ........................................................................................................................... B-1 Specific Risk Areas .......................................................................................................................... B-1 ANNEX C - GAUGES MONITORED BY THE LIVERPOOL PLAINS SHIRE SES LOCAL HEADQUARTERS ............................................................................................................................ C-1 ANNEX D - DISSEMINATION OF SES FLOOD BULLETINS ................................................... D-1 ANNEX E - TEMPLATE EVACUATION WARNING MESSAGE FOR QUIRINDI ............... E-1 ANNEX F - EVACUATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE LIVERPOOL PLAINS SHIRE COUNCIL AREA ............................................................................................................................... F-1 Background....................................................................................................................................... F-1 Arrangements ................................................................................................................................... F-1 Decision to Evacuate ........................................................................................................................ F-2 Phase 1 – Warning

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