1 | P a g e Golden Plains Shire Municipal Emergency Management Plan Version 2.0 2 | P a g e Golden Plains Shire Municipal Emergency Management Plan Version 2.0 CONTENTS Forward ........................................................................................................................ 6 Disclaimer .................................................................................................................... 6 Emergency Contact Numbers ...................................................................................... 7 Amendment History ...................................................................................................... 8 1.2 Audit ................................................................................................................11 1.3 Aim ..................................................................................................................11 1.4 Objectives ........................................................................................................11 1.5 Maintenance of the MEMP ...............................................................................13 1.6 Purpose of the Plan .........................................................................................13 1.7 Privacy .............................................................................................................13 2 Part 2 - Background .................................................................................................... 14 2.2 Description .......................................................................................................14 2.3 Topography......................................................................................................16 2.4 Infrastructure ....................................................................................................16 2.4.1 Major Roads within Golden Plains Shire ....................................................16 2.4.2 Rail lines within Golden Plains Shire .........................................................17 2.4.3 Lethbridge Airpark .....................................................................................17 2.5 Demography ....................................................................................................17 2.6 History of Emergencies ....................................................................................18 2.7 Vulnerable People (Persons) ...........................................................................19 2.8 Vulnerable Persons Register ...........................................................................19 2.9 Vulnerable Facilities .........................................................................................19 2.10 Barwon South West and Grampians Regions ..................................................19 3 Part 3 – Planning and Preparing for an Emergency ..................................................... 20 3.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................20 3.2 What is an emergency? ...................................................................................20 3.2.1 Class 1 emergency ....................................................................................21 3.2.2 Class 2 emergency ....................................................................................21 3.2.3 Class 3 emergency, ...................................................................................21 3.3 Councils Role in Planning in an Emergency .....................................................21 3.4 Municipal Emergency Management Committees .............................................21 3.5 Municipal Emergency Management Planning Committee (MEMPC) ................22 3.6 MEMPC Roles and Responsibilities .................................................................22 3.7 MEMPC Frequency of Meetings ......................................................................22 3.8 MEMPC Membership .......................................................................................23 3.8.1 The membership of the MEMPC................................................................23 3.8.2 Representatives of other organisations .....................................................23 3.9 Municipal Fire Management Planning Committee (MFMPC) ............................23 3.10 MFMPC Roles and Responsibilities .................................................................24 3.10.1 MFMPC roles include the following - .........................................................24 3.11 MFMPC Frequency of Meetings .......................................................................24 3.12 MFMPC Membership .......................................................................................24 3.13 Municipal Relief and Recovery Planning Committee (MRRPC) ........................24 3.14 MRRPC Roles and Responsibilities .................................................................25 The MRRPC roles include the following - ......................................................................25 3.15 MRRPC Frequency of Meetings .......................................................................25 3 | P a g e Golden Plains Shire Municipal Emergency Management Plan Version 2.0 3.16 MRRPC Membership .......................................................................................25 3.17 Emergency Management Group (EMG) ...........................................................25 3.18 Operational Management Arrangements .........................................................26 3.19 Emergency Response, Relief and Recovery Supporting Documents ...............26 3.20 Municipal Emergency Response Personnel .....................................................28 3.20.1 Municipal Emergency Manager (MEM) ......................................................28 3.20.2 Municipal Emergency Resource Officer (MERO) .......................................29 3.20.3 Municipal Recovery Manager (MRM) ........................................................29 3.20.4 Municipal Fire Prevention Officer (MFPO) .................................................30 3.20.5 Emergency Management Liaison Officer ...................................................30 3.21 The role of Victoria Police within an Emergency ..............................................31 3.21.1 Senior Police Liaison Officer (SPLO) .........................................................31 3.21.2 Regional Emergency Response Coordinator (RERC) ................................31 3.21.3 Municipal Emergency Response Coordinator (MERC) ..............................32 3.21.4 Incident Emergency Response Coordinator (IERC) ...................................33 3.22 Emergency Management Facilities ..................................................................33 3.22.1 Municipal Emergency Operations Centre (MEOC) ....................................33 3.22.2 Municipal Emergency Coordination Centre (MECC) ..................................33 3.22.3 Emergency Management Facility...............................................................34 3.23 Neighbourhood Safer Places – Bushfire Places of Last Resort ........................35 3.24 Community Information Guides ........................................................................35 3.25 Cape Clear Community Led Cooling Centre ....................................................36 4 Part 4 - Prevention and Mitigations Arrangements ...................................................... 37 4.2 Introduction ......................................................................................................37 4.3 Community Emergency Risk Assessment (CERA)...........................................37 4.3.1 Monitoring and Review ..............................................................................37 5 Part 5 – Response Arrangements ............................................................................... 39 5.2 Introduction ......................................................................................................39 5.3 Overview ..........................................................................................................39 5.4 Control Agency ................................................................................................40 5.5 Support Agency ...............................................................................................43 5.6 Inter-Council Emergency Resource Sharing ....................................................43 5.7 Request for Support or Resources ...................................................................43 5.8 Tiers of Emergency Response Management ...................................................45 5.9 Phases of Activation ........................................................................................45 5.9.1 Alert ...........................................................................................................45 5.9.2 Standby .....................................................................................................45 5.9.3 Action ........................................................................................................45 5.9.4 Stand Down ...............................................................................................45 5.10 Levels of Emergency Response.......................................................................46 5.10.1 Level 1 (Small Scale Emergency) ..............................................................46