Carpentaria Shire Local Disaster Management Plan Evacuation 1 Forward The Carpentaria Local Disaster Management Group (LDMG) is committed to ensuring the safety of the community in times of natural disaster. The LDMG promotes voluntary evacuations where circumstances require. The Queensland Police Service or Declared Disaster Officer have powers to order mandatory evacuations where a direction is provided from the District Disaster Coordinator. The decision to evacuate members of the community will not be a decision made lightly, the group is committed to ensuring that any decision is made using all of the information available to them at the time. The disaster management group will provide the community with everything at its disposal to ensure that any evacuation is conducted safely; it does however acknowledge that final decision to evacuate remains with the individual. Endorsement This plan has been endorsed by the Carpentaria Local Disaster Management Group Chair Local Disaster Management Group Date: / / 2009 Carpentaria Shire Local Disaster Management Plan Evacuation 2 Contents Forward ................................................................................................................... 2 Endorsement ............................................................................................................ 2 Contents ................................................................................................................... 3 Preliminary .............................................................................................................. 6 Authority to plan ................................................................................................... 6 Distribution List .................................................................................................... 6 Amendment List .................................................................................................... 7 Definitions............................................................................................................. 8 Abbreviations ...................................................................................................... 10 PART ONE: Overarching evacuation plan of the Carpentaria Local Disaster Management Group .............................................................................................. 11 Aim ..................................................................................................................... 11 Objectives ........................................................................................................... 11 Scope .................................................................................................................. 11 Geographic Information ....................................................................................... 11 Population ........................................................................................................... 13 Transport ............................................................................................................. 14 The Evacuation Strategy ...................................................................................... 17 Planning Considerations ...................................................................................... 18 Activation of the plan .......................................................................................... 18 Roles and responsibilities .................................................................................... 19 Warnings ............................................................................................................. 20 Withdrawal .......................................................................................................... 20 Shelter ................................................................................................................. 21 Return ................................................................................................................. 21 PART TWO: Procedures for the evacuation of Karumba due to flooding from the Norman River .................................................................................................. 23 Background ......................................................................................................... 24 Flooding Levels ................................................................................................... 25 Aim ..................................................................................................................... 26 Objective ............................................................................................................. 26 Scope .................................................................................................................. 26 Geographic and Topographic Description ............................................................ 26 Population ........................................................................................................... 27 Transport ............................................................................................................. 27 The Evacuation Strategy ...................................................................................... 28 Planning Considerations ...................................................................................... 28 Significant flooding ............................................................................................. 28 Historical data and the potential for flooding ....................................................... 29 Predicting River Height ....................................................................................... 31 Streets and houses likely to be affected ................................................................ 33 Activation of the Plan .......................................................................................... 34 Roles and Responsibilities ................................................................................... 35 Warnings ............................................................................................................. 36 Withdrawal .......................................................................................................... 36 Carpentaria Shire Local Disaster Management Plan Evacuation 3 Shelter ................................................................................................................. 36 Return ................................................................................................................. 36 PART THREE: Procedures for the evacuation of Normanton residents due to flooding of the Norman River. .............................................................................. 37 Aim ..................................................................................................................... 38 Objective ............................................................................................................. 38 Scope .................................................................................................................. 38 Geographic and Topographic Description ............................................................ 38 Catchment areas .................................................................................................. 39 Population ........................................................................................................... 41 Transport routes................................................................................................... 42 The Evacuation Strategy ...................................................................................... 42 Flood inundation map of Normanton ................................................................... 43 Streets and houses likely to be affected ................................................................ 46 Planning Considerations ...................................................................................... 46 Significant flooding ............................................................................................. 46 Historical data and potential for flooding ............................................................. 47 Predicting River Heights ...................................................................................... 49 Activation of the Plan .......................................................................................... 51 Roles and Responsibilities ................................................................................... 52 Warnings ............................................................................................................. 53 Withdrawal .......................................................................................................... 53 Shelter ................................................................................................................. 53 PART FOUR: Procedures for the evacuation of Karumba due to Storm Tide........... 54 Aim ..................................................................................................................... 55 Objective ............................................................................................................. 55 Scope .................................................................................................................. 55 Geographic and Topographic Description ...........................................................