Local Emergency Management Arrangements Version 2.1 Dated June 2017 1 Local Emergency Management Arrangements 1 Local Emergency Management Arrangements SHIRE OF IRWIN LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS. These arrangements have been produced and issued under the authority of Section 41(1) of the Emergency Management Act 2005, endorsed by the Irwin Local Emergency Management Committee and the Council of the Shire of Irwin. The Arrangements have been tabled for noting with the Midwest Gascoyne District Emergency Management Committee (DEMC) and State Emergency Management Committee (SEMC). Chair Date Irwin LEMC Endorsed by Council – Shire of Irwin Date Chief Executive Officer Council Resolution Number Irwin Local Emergency Management Arrangements 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS DISTRIBUTION ..................................................................................................................................... 3 AMENDMENT RECORD ......................................................................................................................... 4 GLOSSARY OF TERMS ........................................................................................................................... 5 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................. 6 RELATED DOCUMENTS & ARRANGEMENTS .......................................................................................... 9 RESOURCES ....................................................................................................................................... 10 ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES ................................................................................................................ 10 MANAGING RISK ............................................................................................................................... 14 COORDINATION OF EMERGENCY OPERATIONS ................................................................................... 17 INCIDENT SUPPORT GROUP (ISG) ........................................................................................................ 17 MEDIA MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC INFORMATION ........................................................................... 18 FINANCE ARRANGEMENTS ................................................................................................................ 18 EVACUATION AND WELFARE .............................................................................................................. 19 ROUTES & MAPS ................................................................................................................................ 19 WELFARE ........................................................................................................................................... 20 RECOVERY ......................................................................................................................................... 21 EXERCISING, REVIEWING AND REPORTING ........................................................................................ 22 REVIEW OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS .................................................... 23 ANNUAL REPORTING .......................................................................................................................... 23 Appendices .............................................................................................................................. 24 Appendix 1. Critical Infrastructure ..................................................................................................... 25 Appendix 2. Special needs groups ........................................................................................................ 25 Appendix 3. Risk Register Schedule ................................................................................................... 25 Appendix 4. Resources ............................................................................................................................... 25 Appendix 5. Welfare Centre Information ................................................................................................................ 25 Appendix 6. Map of the District ....................................................................................................... 25 Appendix 7. Contacts ........................................................................................................................ 25 Appendix 8. Incident Support Group meeting locations ...................................................................... 25 Appendix 9. Special considerations ..................................................................................................... 25 Irwin Local Emergency Management Arrangements 3 DISTRIBUTION Distribution list Number of Organisation copies Chairperson LEMC 1 Executive Officer LEMC 1 Chief Executive Officer, Shire of Irwin 1 Director Corporate and Community, Shire of Irwin 1 Director Planning and Infrastructure, Shire of Irwin 1 WA Police, Dongara 1 Department of Child Protection and Family Support, Geraldton 1 Dongara, Eneabba, Mingenew Health Services 1 St John Ambulance, Dongara Sub Centre 1 Community Paramedic, St John Ambulance 1 Chief Bush Fire Control Officer, Shire of Irwin 1 Deputy Chief Bush Fire Control Officers, Shire of Irwin 2 DFES Regional Office, Geraldton 1 Dongara – Port Denison Volunteer Marine Rescue Service 1 Dongara District High School 1 Shire of Irwin Administration Office 1 Shire of Irwin Public Library 1 Dongara Town Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade/Volunteer Fire & Rescue Service 1 Irwin Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade 1 Office of Emergency Management – Geraldton 1 Midwest Gascoyne DEMC 1 Irwin Local Emergency Management Arrangements 4 AMENDMENT RECORD Number Date Amendment summary Author 1 Dec 2016 Update Version CESM 2 Jan 2017 Review and submit draft to LEMC for CESM consideration 3 23 Jan 2017 Review updated version to reflect current DA-OEM EM legislation 4 15 Mar 2017 Amendments to format of updated version CESM 5 27 Mar 2017 Update and further review DA / CESM 6 29 Mar 2017 LEMC Review LEMC 7 May 2017 Update and Review CESM 8 June 2017 DA comment DA - OEM 9 10 11 12 Irwin Local Emergency Management Arrangements 5 GLOSSARY OF TERMS Terminology used throughout this document shall have the meaning as prescribed in either Section 3 of the Emergency Management Act 2005 or as defined in the State EM Glossary or the WA Emergency Risk Management Guide. District: means an area of the State that is declared to be a district under Section 2.1 Local Government Act 1995. Municipality: Means the district of the local government. General acronyms used in these arrangements BFS Bush Fire Service CEO Chief Executive Officer CPFS Department for Child Protection and Family Support P&W Department of Parks and Wildlife DEMC District Emergency Management Committee ECC Emergency Coordination Centre EM Emergency Management DFES Department of Fire and Emergency Services HMA Hazard Management Agency ISG Incident Support Group LEC Local Emergency Coordinator LEMA Local Emergency Management Arrangements LEMC Local Emergency Management Committee LRC Local Recovery Coordinator LRCC Local Recovery Coordination Group OEM Office of Emergency Management SEC State Emergency Coordinator SEMC State Emergency Management Committee SES State Emergency Service SEWS Standard Emergency Warning Signal SOP Standard Operating Procedures Irwin Local Emergency Management Arrangements 6 INTRODUCTION Community consultation The communitiy are continuously consulted through the following forums: 1. Local Emergency Management Committee 2. Bushfire Advisory Committees 3. Emergency Management Activities / Workshops 4. Local Government promotional activities 5. Practical and Desktop Exercises – multi-agency 6. Discussion with key community groups including business, industry and vulnerable groups. Document availability Copies of these Arrangements shall be distributed to/are available from the following and shall be free of charge during office hours: Shire’s Administration Office Shire’s Website (in PDF format) o www.irwin.wa.gov.au Stakeholder and LEMC agencies and organisations Adjoining local governments Local Libraries Related committees DFES Regional Office District Emergency Management Committee Office of Emergency Management – electronic format Area covered Shire of Irwin Lieutenant George Grey passed through and named the Irwin Valley in 1839 after his friend Major Irwin who was then Commandant of the Swan River Colony. Grey had been shipwrecked at Gantheaume Bay (near Kalbarri), while exploring the coast at the mouth of the Murchison River. The country south of Dongara to Jurien Bay is still home to the Amangu people. In 1852 a town site was surveyed and named Dhungarra. The Irwin River mouth with its lagoon estuary and offshore reefs was an ideal home for many birds and animals including Australian sea lions and fur seals. The original road into Dongara was past the now Priory Lodge which was then William Criddle’s Hotel. A jetty was built at Port Irwin (now Port Denison) in 1867 as several ships visited the port on a weekly basis, bringing in supplies and taking away products of the district such as wheat, flour, wool and sandalwood. In the same year the Jetty was being built a Joseph Walton applied for a licence to run an Inn. The Inn was built and has since been added onto to which is now the Dongara Hotel. In 1864 horse races were