Macedon Ranges Shire Flood Emergency Plan A Sub-Plan of the Municipal Emergency Management Plan For Macedon Ranges Shire Council and VICSES (North West Region and Gisborne & Woodend Units) June 2019 Version 1.1 This page intentionally left blank Macedon Ranges Shire Flood Emergency Plan – A Sub-Plan of the Municipal Emergency Management Plan – June 2019 - ii - Table of Contents COVER ……………………………………………………………………………………………….…………….I BLANK PAGE …………………………………………………………………………… ………………………II TABLE OF CONTENTS ……………………………………………………………………………………….. III DISTRIBUTION LIST ................................................................................................................................ VI DOCUMENT TRANSMITTAL FORM / AMENDMENT CERTIFICATE .................................................. VII LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS & ACRONYMS ………………………………… ……………………………VIII GLOSSARY ………………………………………………………………………………………………….….IX 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 ....................................... 3 1.6 ENDORSEMENT OF THE PLAN ........................................................................................................ 3 PART 2. PREVENTION / PREPAREDNESS ARRANGEMENTS ........................................................ 5 2.1 COMMUNITY AWARENESS FOR ALL TYPES OF FLOODING ................................................................ 5 2.2 STRUCTURAL FLOOD MITIGATION MEASURES ................................................................................ 5 2.3 NON-STRUCTURAL FLOOD MITIGATION MEASURES ........................................................................ 5 2.3.1 Exercising the Plan ............................................................................................................................... 5 2.3.2 Flood Warning ...................................................................................................................................... 5 2.3.3 Flood Wardens ..................................................................................................................................... 5 PART 3. RESPONSE ARRANGEMENTS ............................................................................................. 5 3.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 5 3.1.1 Activation of Response ......................................................................................................................... 5 3.1.2 Responsibilities .................................................................................................................................... 6 3.1.3 Escalation ............................................................................................................................................. 6 3.2 STRATEGIC CONTROL PRIORITIES ................................................................................................. 7 3.3 COMMAND, CONTROL & COORDINATION ........................................................................................ 7 3.3.1 Control .................................................................................................................................................. 7 3.3.2 Incident Controller (IC) ......................................................................................................................... 7 Macedon Ranges Shire Flood Emergency Plan – A Sub-Plan of the Municipal Emergency Management Plan – June 2019 - iii - 3.3.3 Incident Control Centre (ICC) ............................................................................................................... 8 3.3.4 Divisions and Sectors ........................................................................................................................... 8 3.3.5 Incident Management Team (IMT) ....................................................................................................... 8 3.3.6 Emergency Management Team (EMT) ................................................................................................ 8 3.3.7 Coordination ......................................................................................................................................... 8 3.3.8 Municipal Emergency Coordination Centre (MECC) ............................................................................ 9 3.3.9 VICSES actions on receipt of a Flood Watch / Severe Weather Warning ........................................... 9 3.3.10 On receipt of the First and Subsequent Flood Warnings ..................................................................... 9 3.4 COMMUNITY INFORMATION AND WARNINGS ................................................................................. 10 3.5 MEDIA COMMUNICATION ............................................................................................................. 11 3.6 IMPACT ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................................. 11 3.7 PRELIMINARY DEPLOYMENTS ...................................................................................................... 11 3.8 RESPONSE TO FLASH FLOODING ................................................................................................. 11 3.9 EVACUATION .............................................................................................................................. 12 3.10 FLOOD RESCUE .......................................................................................................................... 12 3.11 ANIMAL WELFARE ...................................................................... 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BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. 3.12 AIRCRAFT MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................................ 13 3.13 RESUPPLY .................................................................................................................................. 13 3.14 ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROPERTY PROTECTION ..................................... 14 3.15 DISRUPTION TO SERVICES .......................................................................................................... 15 3.16 LEVEE MANAGEMENT .................................................................................................................. 15 3.17 ROAD CLOSURES ....................................................................................................................... 15 3.18 DAM FAILURE ............................................................................................................................. 15 3.19 WASTE WATER RELATED PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES AND CRITICAL SEWERAGE ASSETS ................... 15 3.20 AFTER ACTION REVIEW............................................................................................................... 16 PART 4. EMERGENCY RELIEF AND RECOVERY ARRANGEMENTS ........................................... 17 4.1 GENERAL ................................................................................................................................... 17 4.2 EMERGENCY RELIEF ................................................................................................................... 17 4.3 ANIMAL WELFARE ....................................................................................................................... 17 4.4 TRANSITION FROM RESPONSE TO RECOVERY .............................................................................. 17 APPENDIX A - FLOOD THREATS FOR MACEDON RANGES SHIRE. .............................................. 19 APPENDIX B - TYPICAL FLOOD PEAK TRAVEL TIMES .................................................................... 27 APPENDIX C1 – GISBORNE COMMUNITY FLOOD EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN ............. 29 Macedon Ranges Shire Flood Emergency Plan – A Sub-Plan of the Municipal Emergency Management Plan – June 2019 - iv - APPENDIX C2 – WOODEND COMMUNITY FLOOD EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN .............. 43 APPENDIX D - FLOOD EVACUATION ARRANGEMENTS ................................................................. 44 APPENDIX E - FLOOD WARNING SYSTEMS ...................................................................................... 48 APPENDIX F - MAPS .............................................................................................................................. 52 APPENDIX G – REFERENCES AND INTEL SOURCES ....................................................................... 70 Macedon Ranges Shire Flood Emergency Plan – A Sub-Plan of the Municipal Emergency Management Plan – June 2019 - v - Distribution List Copy No. Issue To: Date Name Organisation Original VICSES EMS VHQ 1 VICSES EMS VHQ 2 VICSES North West RHQ 3 VICSES Gisborne Unit 4 VICSES Woodend Unit North Central Catchment Management 5 Authority 6 Melbourne Water 7 Bureau of