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What
is a Civil Defence and Emergency Management (CDEM) Group?
Civil Defence and Emergency Management Groups (CDEM Groups)
are being set up all over New Zealand, as part of the requirement
of the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Act which became
law on 1 December, 2002. The CDEM Groups are based on regional
boundaries and bring together local councils, emergency services,
health boards and other organisations that are involved with
emergency management. The Auckland CDEM Group was formally
established in June 2003 and is a new approach to the way
civil defence and emergency management is co-ordinated
across the
region.
The Auckland Region CDEM
Group
The Auckland Region Civil
Defence and Emergency Management Group (Auckland Region CDEM
Group) is a new partnership
between all organisations involved with emergency management.
The
Auckland Region CDEM Group is made up of a committee
of elected representatives from the 7 territorial councils
and the regional
council. The Police, Fire Service, Public Health Service,
St John (on behalf of the District Health Boards), the
Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management,
and
Waikato and
Northland CDEM Groups are observers on the committee.
The Group is supported by a Coordinating
Executive Group with senior members of each territorial
council, regional
council, Police, Fire Service, Auckland’s 3 district
health boards, public health service and St John. Delivery
of civil defence and emergency management is through CDEM
Group Partners and
other stakeholders.
Will local councils still have individual emergency management
responsibilities?
While the Auckland CDEM Group will be involved in the co-ordination
of effort across the region, each organisation in the partnership retains its existing
responsibilities for reducing risk, educating people about
hazards and how to deal with them, and making sure response
and recovery capability is good at a local level.
Auckland Region CDEM Group Plan
The Plan is a statutory
requirement under the new Civil Defence and Emergency Management
Act which came into effect on
1 December, 2002. Under this new Act there is a requirement
for CDEM Group Plans to be produced within two years of
establishment. The aim of the Plan is to provide for a
co-ordinated and integrated approach to the way significant
risks and hazards are managed. This will help ensure the
community’s social, economic, cultural and environmental
well-being as well as safety of people and property. The
new Plan sets the direction for civil defence and emergency
management in the Auckland region.
Purpose
The broad purpose of this Plan is to enable the effective
and efficient management of regionally significant hazards
and risks.
This Plan provides for:
- Strengthening relationships
- Encouraging cooperation
- Seeking commitment to achieve better outcomes
Vision
The vision of this
Plan is “A Resilient Auckland Region” and
its mission is to create that resilience together. A resilient
Auckland region is one where the community is prepared and
bounces back quickly after a hazard event. This is vital
in terms of Auckland’s social, economic, cultural and
environmental sustainability.
The 4 R’s
The Plan addresses the 4r's of emergency management :
Reduce the effects of hazards as far as practicable.
Ready to respond if an emergency or hazard event occurs.
Responding appropriately.
Recovering as quickly as possible after the event.
Supporting Documents
The following are some of the reports and documents, which
have been prepared in the process of developing the CDEM
Group Plan.
For copies of these reports contact the Auckland
Regional Council Information Centre.
Other Documents developed :
The Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management provide
guidelines on the preparation of CDEM Group Plans. For more
information visit their website www.mcdem.govt.nz or email
them on Emergency.Management@dia.govt.nz.
View the CDEMG minutes and agendas
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