i KIAMA / SHELLHARBOUR CITY LOCAL FLOOD PLAN A SUB-PLAN OF THE KIAMA / SHELLHARBOUR CITY LOCAL DISASTER PLAN (DISPLAN) Chair, Local Emergency Shellharbour SES Local Controller Management Committee Kiama SES Local Controller JUNE 2008 EDITION TO BE REVIEWED NO LATER THAN JUNE 2011 Kiama / Shellharbour City Local Flood Plan, June 2008 ii CONTENTS DISTRIBUTION LIST .................................................................................................................................... v AMENDMENT LIST...................................................................................................................................... vi LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS........................................................................................................................ vii GLOSSARY ...................................................................................................................................................viii PART 1 - INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Purpose ............................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Authority............................................................................................................................................. 1 1.3 Area Covered by the Plan................................................................................................................... 1 1.4 Description of Flooding and its Effects .............................................................................................. 2 PART 2 - RESPONSIBILITIES...................................................................................................................... 3 2.1 General ............................................................................................................................................... 3 2.2 SES Local Controllers. ....................................................................................................................... 3 2.3 SES Local Operations Controller ....................................................................................................... 3 2.4 SES Unit Members: ............................................................................................................................ 5 2.5 Shellharbour City and Kiama Municipal Council Local Emergency Management Officer: .............. 6 2.6 Shellharbour City and Kiama Municipal Council Local Emergency Operations Controller:............. 6 2.7 Shellharbour City Council and Kiama Municipal Council:................................................................ 6 2.8 Ambulance Service of NSW - Kiama, Warilla:.................................................................................. 7 2.9 Australian Volunteer Coast Guard (AVCG):...................................................................................... 7 2.10 Bureau of Meteorology (BoM):.......................................................................................................... 8 2.11 Caravan Park Proprietors – As listed in Annex G : ............................................................................ 8 2.12 Childcare Centres and Preschools....................................................................................................... 8 2.13 Citizens’ Radio Emergency Service Teams (CREST) / Wireless Institute Civil Emergency Network (WICEN): .......................................................................................................................................... 8 2.14 Department of Community Services (DoCS): .................................................................................... 8 2.15 Department of Environment & Climate Change (DECC): ................................................................. 9 2.16 Department of Primary Industries - Sydney & South East Region:.................................................... 9 2.17 Electricity Provider -Integral: ............................................................................................................. 9 2.18 NSW Fire Brigades - Albion Park Rail, Kiama, Shellharbour: .......................................................... 9 2.19 NSW Police Force - Lake Illawarra LAC:........................................................................................ 10 2.20 Rail Transport Provider - Railcorp: .................................................................................................. 10 2.21 Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA): ................................................................................................ 10 2.22 Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol (RVCP): ......................................................................................... 10 2.23 Rural Fire Service (RFS), Illawarra Team:....................................................................................... 10 2.24 School Administration Offices (Incl. Catholic Education Office, Dept. of Education & Training & Private Schools)............................................................................................................................... 11 2.25 Service and Sporting Clubs: ............................................................................................................. 11 2.26 Telecommunications Providers – Telstra, Optus:............................................................................. 12 2.27 Transport Services Coordinator:....................................................................................................... 12 2.28 Volunteer Rescue Association (VRA) – South Coast Squad:........................................................... 12 PART 3 - PREPAREDNESS ......................................................................................................................... 13 3.1 Maintenance of This Plan ................................................................................................................. 13 3.2 Floodplain and Coastal Risk Management ....................................................................................... 13 3.3 Development of Flood Intelligence .................................................................................................. 13 3.4 Development of Warning Systems ................................................................................................... 14 3.5 Public Education............................................................................................................................... 14 3.6 Training ............................................................................................................................................ 15 3.7 Resources.......................................................................................................................................... 15 PART 4 - RESPONSE.................................................................................................................................... 16 4.1 Concept of Operations ...................................................................................................................... 16 4.2 Control.............................................................................................................................................. 17 4.3 Out of Area Assistance ..................................................................................................................... 17 4.4 Operations Centres ........................................................................................................................... 17 4.5 Liaison .............................................................................................................................................. 17 Kiama / Shellharbour City Local Flood Plan, June 2008 iii 4.6 Communications............................................................................................................................... 18 4.7 Start of Response Operations............................................................................................................ 18 4.8 Flood Intelligence............................................................................................................................. 19 4.9 Preliminary Deployments ................................................................................................................. 20 4.10 Warnings........................................................................................................................................... 20 4.11 Information ....................................................................................................................................... 21 4.12 Road Control..................................................................................................................................... 22 4.13 Traffic Control.................................................................................................................................. 22 4.14 Flood Rescue .................................................................................................................................... 22 4.15 Evacuations....................................................................................................................................... 22 4.16 Essential Services ............................................................................................................................