DPFEM A17/57812 Tasmanian Municipal Emergency Management Plan Western Emergency Management Committee Plan Details: Plan Title: Western Emergency Management Plan Issue Details: Issue 1 Review Authority: Western Municipal Combined Area Emergency Management Committee Submission Authority: Commander Timothy Dooley Regional Emergency Management Controller (North West) Approval: Approval Authority: Darren Hine State Emergency Management Controller Signature: Date: 9 June 2017 Western Emergency Management Plan Issue 1 2017 Page 1 of 97 DPFEM A17/57812 Table of Contents SECTION 1 OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................................. 5 Glossary .......................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Acronyms ..................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................. 12 Authority ...................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Aim ............................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Objectives .................................................................................................................................................................................. 12 Scope and Application .................................................................................................................................................. 13 Context Statement ....................................................................................................................................................... 13 Brief History & Current Issues .................................................................................................................................................... 13 Population and Demographics ................................................................................................................................................... 14 Natural Features ........................................................................................................................................................................ 14 Infrastructure ............................................................................................................................................................................. 14 SECTION 2 GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT ..................................................................................................... 19 Roles of Government and Emergency Management Partners .................................................................................... 19 The Legal Framework for Emergency Management .................................................................................................... 19 Emergency Powers and Declarations ......................................................................................................................................... 19 Emergency Management Governance ......................................................................................................................... 20 Responsibilities ............................................................................................................................................................ 21 SECTION 3 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS .................................................................................... 24 SECTION 3.1 PREVENTION AND MITIGATION ........................................................................................................ 25 Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Current Arrangements ................................................................................................................................................. 25 Research ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Risk Management ...................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Protective Security & Business Continuity ................................................................................................................................. 26 Land-use Planning ...................................................................................................................................................................... 26 SECTION 3.2 PREPAREDNESS ................................................................................................................................. 27 Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Current Arrangements ................................................................................................................................................. 28 Municipal Emergency Management Committees ...................................................................................................................... 28 Capacity and Capability .............................................................................................................................................................. 28 Community Warnings and Public Information ........................................................................................................................... 30 Municipal Emergency Management Plans ................................................................................................................................. 31 Validations & Performance Management .................................................................................................................................. 31 Administration Systems ............................................................................................................................................................. 31 SECTION 3.3 RESPONSE ......................................................................................................................................... 33 Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................... 33 Command, Control and Coordination .......................................................................................................................... 33 All Hazards Response Arrangements & Escalation ..................................................................................................................... 33 Resource Sharing & Coordination .............................................................................................................................................. 34 Consequence Management ....................................................................................................................................................... 34 Offers of Assistance ................................................................................................................................................................... 35 Warnings and Public Information ................................................................................................................................ 38 Warnings .................................................................................................................................................................................... 38 Public Information ..................................................................................................................................................................... 44 Other Elements ............................................................................................................................................................ 46 Evacuation .................................................................................................................................................................................. 46 Western Emergency Management Plan Issue 1 2017 Page 2 of 97 DPFEM A17/57812 Impact Assessments ................................................................................................................................................................... 47 Registrations .............................................................................................................................................................................. 47 Debriefs ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 48 Administration: Finance and Cost Capture ...............................................................................................................................