CROMWELL Community Response Plan contents... Cromwell Area Map 3 Inundation Zones 23 Hawea Dam Break 23 Lowburn/Pisa Moorings 24 Key Hazards 4 Bannockburn 25 Household Emergency Plan 6 Plan Activation Process 26 Civil Defence Centres 26 Roles and responsibilities 27 Emergency Survival Kit 7 Getaway Kit 7 Stay in touch 7 Evacuation Routes 28 Earthquake 8 Tactical Site Maps 29 Before and during an earthquake 8 Lowburn/Pisa Moorings 29 After an earthquake 9 Cromwell 30 Post disaster building management 9 Bannockburn 31 Pisa Moorings Fault Map 10 Vulnerable Site Maps 32 Major Storms/Snowstorms 11 Cromwell Health and Medical 32 Before and when a warning is issued 11 Lowburn/Pisa Moorings Childcare 33 After a storm, snowstorms 12 Cromwell Elderly Persons’ Housing 34 Cromwell Childcare 35 Cromwell Education 36 Landslide 13 Bannockburn Education 37 Before and during 13 After a landslide 14 Danger signs 14 Civil Defence Centre Maps 38 Lowburn/Pisa Moorings 38 North Cromwell 39 Wildfires 15 East Cromwell 40 Before and during 15 Central Cromwell 41 After a fire 16 West Cromwell 42 Fire seasons 16 South Cromwell 43 Evacuation directions and 17 Bannockburn 44 assembly points Visitor, Tourist and Road Transport Crashes 18 Foreign National Welfare 45 Before, during and after 18 Cromwell 45 Truck crash zones maps 19 Bannockburn 46 Flooding 21 Before and during 21 Information and Contacts 47 After a flood 22 For further information 48 2 get ready... CROMWELL Area Map 3 get ready... THE KEY HAZARDS IN CROMWELL Earthquake // Major Storms // Snowstorms Landslide // Wildfire // Accident // Flooding Earthquake New Zealand lies on the boundary of the Pacific and Australian tectonic plates. Most earthquakes occur at faults, which are breaks extending deep within the earth, caused by movements of these plates. There are thousands of earthquakes in New Zealand every year, but most of them are not felt because they are either small, or very deep within the earth. Each year there are about 150 – 200 quakes that are big enough to be felt. A large, damaging earthquake could occur at any time, and can be followed by aftershocks that continue for days or weeks. www.geonet.org.nz Major storms / Snowstorms Major storms affect wide areas and can be accompanied by strong winds, heavy rain, thunder, lightning, tornadoes and snow. They can cause damage to property, infrastructure, affect crops and livestock and disrupt essential services. Severe weather warnings are issued by the MetService and are available through the broadcast media, by email alerts, and online at www.metservice.com Landslide Landslides are vertical and horizontal land movement down a slope and most are triggered by heavy rain, snowmelt, earthquake shaking, volcanic eruptions and gravity. www.eqc.govt.nz 4 get ready... Wildfire Although there are many benefits to living in the FIRE DANGER TODAY country, rural property owners face a higher risk of fire than city dwellers. HIGH E VE AT RY R H If a fire starts it may not be detected as quickly DE I O GH and emergency services take longer to respond M because of greater travel distances. E X T For information on fire danger, fire season R W E O M L status and requirements for fire permits visit E www.orfa.org.nz Road Transport Crashes Otago’s topography is predominantly flat to rolling routes in and out of the region are highly susceptible however there are some mountainous areas to periodic closure due to natural hazards (snow, throughout the region making for challenging flooding, landslip) all contribute to the challenges road alignments and increased exposure to surrounding the management of transportation in our severe weather events such as strong winds, ice, region. The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) snowfall and heavy rain events. Our popularity as operates the state highways and local authorities the a tourist destination and that many of the limited public local roads. www.nzta.govt.nz Flooding Floods can cause injury and loss of life, damage to property and infrastructure, loss of stock, and contamination of water and land. Floods are usually casued by continuous heavy rain or thunderstorms. A flood beomes dangerous if: • the water is very deep or travelling very fast • the floods have risen very quickly • the floodwater contains debris, such as trees and sheets of corrugated iron Getting ready before a flood strikes will help reduce damage to your home and business and help you survive. http://water.orc.govt.nz 5 get ready... CREATE AND PRACTISE Household Emergency Plan yOUR HOUSEHOLD Address Name Phone numbers Name Phone numbers Name Phone numbers Name Phone numbers Name Phone numbers 1 . e ant et ome o ontat ea ote e ill The Getaway Kits are stored in the meet or leave a message at: Name 4 .The radio station (inc AM/FM frequency) we will tune in to for local civil defence information during Contact details an emergency Name (back-up) Contact details Name (out of town) 5 . Friends/neighbours who may need our help or who can help us Contact details Name 2. The person responsible for collecting the children Address from school is: Phone Name Name Contact details Address 3 .Emergency Survival Items and Getaway Kit Phone Person responsible for checking water and food 6 .On a separate sheet of paper draw a plan of the Items will be checked and replenished on: house showing places to shelter in an earthquake or storm, exits and safe assembly areas and where to turn off water, electricity and gas. (check and replenish at least once a year) IMPORtAnt PHOnE nUMbERS FOR POLICE, FIRE OR AMBULANCE CALL 111 Local Police station Water Supplier Medical Centre Gas Supplier Insurance Company Electrician Vet/Kennel/Cattery Plumber Electricity Supplier Builder 6 Council Emergency Helpline get ready... CREATE Emergency Survival Kit In most emergencies you should be able to stay in Assemble and maintain your emergency survival items your home. Plan to be able to look after yourself for your home as well as a portable getaway kit in case and your household for at least three days or more. you have to leave in a hurry. You should also have essential emergency items in your workplace and in your car. EMERGENCY SURVIVAL ITEMS Torch with Radio Wind and First aid kit Blankets or Pet Toilet paper and Face and spare batteries with spare waterproof and essential sleeping supplies large rubbish dust masks or a self- batteries clothing, sun medicines bags bags for your charging torch hats and strong emergency toilet outdoor shoes GETAWAY KIT Everyone should have a packed getaway kit • Essential items for infants or young children such in an easily accessible place at home and as formula and food, nappies and a favourite toy at work which includes: • Change of clothes (wind/waterproof clothing • Torch and radio with spare batteries and strong outdoor shoes) • Any special needs such as hearing aids and • Toiletries – towel, soap, toothbrush, sanitary spare batteries, glasses or mobility aids items, toilet paper • Emergency water and easy-to-carry food • Blankets or sleeping bags rations such as energy bars and dried foods. • Face and dust masks • First aid kit and essential medicines • Pet supplies. HOW TO LOCAL RADIO STATIONS TELEPHONE TREE Local Radio Cromwell // 91.9FM Stay in touch Newstalk ZB // 89.6FM, 95.1FM, 90.6FM The Hits // 90.4FM A phone tree is a In a power outage, analogue phones on a More FM // 99.2FM network of people copper wire network only will continue to Radio Live // 91.2FM organised in such a way operate (Fibre Optic networks will fail). that they can quickly National Radio // 101.5FM or 1134AM Cell phone communications can become and easily spread easily overloaded in a crisis. Texting is a better information amongst way to communicate with friends and family. WEBSITES each other. Log on to one of the following websites for Use your car to listen to radio broadcasts if more information. you do not have a battery operated radio. www.otagocdem.govt.nz Use your car for charging your cell phone / www.codc.govt.nz computer. A 12 volt charger is required for this. www.facebook.com/ Make it part of your kit or keep one in the car. centralotagodistrictcouncil 7 get thru... EARTHQUAKE Before an earthquake • Getting ready before an earthquake strikes • Identify safe places within your home, school or will help reduce damage to your home and workplace. business and help you survive. • Check your household insurance policy for • Develop a Household Emergency Plan. cover and amount. Assemble and maintain your Emergency • Seek qualified advice to make sure your house Survival Items for your home and workplace, is secured to its foundations and ensure any as well as a portable getaway kit. renovations comply with the New Zealand • Practice Drop, Cover and Hold. Building Code. • Secure heavy items of furniture to the floor or wall. • Visit www.eqc.govt.nz to find out how to DROP COVER HOLD quake-safe your home. During an earthquake IF YOU ARE INSIDE A BUILDING, move no more than a few steps, drop, cover and hold. Stay indoors till the shaking stops and you are sure it is safe to exit. In most buildings in New Zealand you are safer if you stay where you are until the shaking stops. IF YOU ARE IN AN ELEVATOR, drop, cover and hold. When the shaking stops, try and get out at the nearest floor if you can safely do so. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS when the shaking starts, move no more than a few steps away from buildings, trees, streetlights, and power lines, then Drop, Cover and Hold.