Indigo Shire Flood Emergency Plan A Sub-Plan of the Municipal Emergency Management Plan For Indigo Shire and VICSES North East Region, Beechworth, Chiltern, Rutherglen, Yackandandah Units Draft Version 0.6, July 2014 Table of Contents DISTRIBUTION LIST .......................................................................................................................... IV DOCUMENT TRANSMITTAL FORM / AMENDMENT CERTIFICATE .............................................. V LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS & ACRONYMS...................................................................................... VI PART 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 MUNICIPAL ENDORSEMENT ..................................................................................................... 1 1.2 THE MUNICIPALITY .................................................................................................................. 2 1.3 PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THIS FLOOD EMERGENCY PLAN ........................................................ 2 1.4 MUNICIPAL FLOOD PLANNING COMMITTEE (MFPC) ................................................................. 2 1.5 RESPONSIBILITY FOR PLANNING, REVIEW & MAINTENANCE OF THIS PLAN ................................. 2 1.6 ENDORSEMENT OF THE PLAN .................................................................................................. 3 PART 2. PREVENTION / PREPAREDNESS ARRANGEMENTS .................................................. 4 2.1 COMMUNITY AWARENESS FOR ALL TYPES OF FLOODING .......................................................... 4 2.2 STRUCTURAL FLOOD MITIGATION MEASURES .......................................................................... 4 2.3 NON-STRUCTURAL FLOOD MITIGATION MEASURES .................................................................. 4 2.3.1 Exercising the Plan .............................................................................................................................. 4 2.3.2 Flood Warning ...................................................................................................................................... 4 2.3.3 Local Knowledge .................................................................................................................................. 4 PART 3. RESPONSE ARRANGEMENTS ....................................................................................... 4 3.1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 4 3.1.1 Activation of Response ........................................................................................................................ 4 3.1.2 Responsibilities .................................................................................................................................... 5 3.1.3 Municipal Emergency Coordination Centre (MECC) ........................................................................... 5 3.1.4 Escalation............................................................................................................................................. 5 3.2 STRATEGIC CONTROL PRIORITIES ........................................................................................... 6 3.3 COMMAND, CONTROL & COORDINATION .................................................................................. 6 3.3.1 Control.................................................................................................................................................. 6 3.3.2 Incident Controller (IC) ......................................................................................................................... 7 3.3.3 Incident Control Centre (ICC) .............................................................................................................. 7 3.3.4 Divisions and Sectors .......................................................................................................................... 7 3.3.5 Incident Management Team (IMT) ....................................................................................................... 8 3.3.6 Emergency Management Team (EMT) ................................................................................................ 8 Indigo Shire Flood Emergency Plan – A Sub-Plan of the MEMPlan - ii - 3.3.7 On Receipt of a Flood Watch / Severe Weather Warning .................................................................... 8 3.3.8 On Receipt of the First and Subsequent Flood Warnings .................................................................... 9 3.4 COMMUNITY INFORMATION AND WARNINGS ............................................................................. 9 3.5 MEDIA COMMUNICATION ....................................................................................................... 10 3.6 (INITIAL) RAPID IMPACT ASSESSMENT .................................................................................... 10 3.7 PRELIMINARY DEPLOYMENTS ................................................................................................ 11 3.8 RESPONSE TO FLASH FLOODING ........................................................................................... 11 3.9 EVACUATION ........................................................................................................................ 11 3.10 FLOOD RESCUE .................................................................................................................... 12 3.11 AIRCRAFT MANAGEMENT ...................................................................................................... 12 3.12 RESUPPLY ............................................................................................................................ 12 3.13 ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROPERTY PROTECTION ............................... 12 3.14 DISRUPTION TO SERVICES .................................................................................................... 13 3.15 ROAD CLOSURES ................................................................................................................. 13 3.16 DAM FAILURE ....................................................................................................................... 13 3.17 WASTE WATER RELATED PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES AND CRITICAL SEWERAGE ASSETS ............. 13 3.18 AFTER ACTION REVIEW......................................................................................................... 14 PART 4. EMERGENCY RELIEF AND RECOVERY ARRANGEMENTS ..................................... 15 4.1 GENERAL ............................................................................................................................. 15 4.2 EMERGENCY RELIEF ............................................................................................................. 15 4.3 ANIMAL WELFARE ................................................................................................................. 15 4.4 TRANSITION FROM RESPONSE TO RECOVERY ........................................................................ 15 APPENDIX A - FLOOD THREATS FOR INDIGO SHIRE ................................................................ 16 APPENDIX B - TYPICAL FLOOD PEAK TRAVEL TIMES .............................................................. 20 APPENDIX C1 – CHILTERN FLOOD EMERGENCY PLAN ............................................................ 21 APPENDIX C2 – KIEWA RIVER FLOOD EMERGENCY PLAN ...................................................... 26 APPENDIX D - FLOOD EVACUATION ARRANGEMENTS ............................................................ 34 THERE ARE FIVE STAGES IN THE EVACUATION PROCESS: DECISION, WARNING, WITHDRAWAL, SHELTER AND RETURN. ................................................................... 34 APPENDIX E - FLOOD WARNING SYSTEMS ................................................................................ 39 APPENDIX F – MAPS ....................................................................................................................... 42 Indigo Shire Flood Emergency Plan – A Sub-Plan of the MEMPlan - iii - Distribution List Copy Issue To: Date No. Name Organisation Original MEMP Committee Executive Officer 1 Council Office Copy 2 MEMP Committee Chairman 3 MERO 4 Deputy MERO 5 MRM 6 MERC 7 RERC 8 OIC Beechworth Police Station 9 OIC Rutherglen Police Station 10 OIC Chiltern Police Station 11 OIC Yackandandah Police Station 12 Regional Manager 12 VICSES (Beechworth unit) 14 VICSES (Chiltern unit) 15 VICSES (Rutherglen Unit) 16 VICSES (Yackandandah Unit) 17 North East Catchment Management Authority 18 Bureau of Meteorology (Flood Warning) 19 DEPI 20 Parks Victoria 21 Ambulance Victoria Wodonga branch) 22 CFA – District 24 24 VicRoads 25 Department of Human Services Wodonga 26 Department of Health Wodonga 27 SP Ausnet Indigo Shire Flood Emergency Plan – A Sub-Plan of the MEMPlan - iv - Document Transmittal Form / Amendment Certificate This Municipal Flood Emergency Plan (MFEP) will be amended, maintained and distributed as required by VICSES in consultation with the Indigo Shire. Suggestions for amendments to this Plan should be forwarded to: Regional Manager North East Region Victoria State Emergency Service 64 Sydney Road Benalla, Victoria, 3672 Amendments listed below have been included in this Plan and promulgated to all registered copyholders. Amendment Date of Amendment Summary of Amendment Number