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Understanding Council’s role
in Emergency Management
and Support Available from
the Office of Emergency
Management
Jim HenryDirector, Emergency Management Capability and PlanningOffice of Emergency Management
Department of Justice
Office of Emergency Management
Natural Disasters in NSW
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Source: Australian Business Roundtable for Disaster Resilience and Safer Communities Nov 2017
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Implementing minimisation and protective
strategies;
Taking action during emergencies to
reduce actual or probable injury, loss of
life, loss of property and/or damage to the
environment;
Assisting people to recover from the
emergency event and continue with
effective community functions.
Emergency management is principally the measures and management of
resources, priorities and activities for dealing with all aspects of emergencies.
It includes:
Emergency Management in NSW
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Councils have a key role to play in emergency management and
supporting community safety.
Key emergency management responsibilities of councils stem primarily
from:
Role of Local Councils
State Emergency & Rescue Management Act 1989
Local Government Act 1993
NSW Emergency Management Plan 2012
NSW Recovery Plan 2016
Environment Planning and Assessment Act 1979
State Level Emergency Risk Assessment 2017
State Environmental Planning Policy (Infrastructure) 2007
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Communicate hazards to the
community
Provide resources & support to
disaster response& recovery operations
Integrate outcomes of
risk management
studies & plans into IP&R
Understand public risk
vulnerability studies &
prepare risk mitigation
plans
Represent on risk &
emergency management committees
Work with insurers to minimise
disaster risk exposure
Identify and prioritise risk
mitigation options
Undertake an all-hazards
approach to ERM
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LEGISLATION
(SERM Act 1989)
State Emergency
Management
Committee (SEMC)
Local Emergency
Management
Committee (LEMC)
State Rescue Board
Local Rescue
Committee
Office of Emergency
Management
Executive Support
Provided by:
NSW Police Force
(Regional Emergency
Management Officer)
Local Council
(Local Emergency
Management Officer)
Regional Emergency
Management
Committee (REMC)
Regional Rescue
Committee
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Principally the LEMC is a cooperative planning committee focussing on all
aspects of emergency management within their constituted LGA
Emergency
Services
Functional Areas
Local
Government
Community
The LEMC is convened, and
exercises its legislative functions
under the provisions of the SERM
Act (1989), not the Local
Government Act (1993).
The LEMC does not fall under
authorities, conduct or regulatory
conditions stipulated by LGA.
The LEMC does not require
Council approval.
Local Emergency Management
Committees
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Give effect to EM policy at a local level
Coordinate emergency management
practice at a local level
Review and prepare plans in respect of the
relevant LGA
Develop, conduct and evaluate local EM
exercises
Make recommendations and assist in coordinating
EM training
Facilitate local EM capability through
inter-agency cooperation and
information sharing
Assist the Local Emergency
Operations Controller
Prepare plans in relation to the PPRR from emergencies in
the LGA
Carry out other functions as are assigned by the
SEMC.
Functions of the LEMC
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LEMC Chair
Manage and coordinate the business of the
Committee
[§ 28 SERM Act]
Provide leadership across a multi-agency
environment.
[§ 29 SERM Act]
Ensure the LEMC performs its functions in accordance with the
SERM Act and the LEMC Charter.
[§ 28 SERM Act]
Ensure plans, and policies are in place and reviewed in the
context of public safety
[NSW EM Plan § 419]
Represent the LEMC
at the REMC.
[§ 29 SERM Act]
[NSW EM Plan § 419]
The Chair of the LEMC has the following responsibilities:
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The Life of a LEMO
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• Provide assistance to develop and maintain local emergency plans, sub plans and supporting plans.
• Assist the LEMC to design, conduct and evaluate EM “all agency” exercises at the local level.
• Establish and maintain appropriate stakeholder relationships and provide guidance on their involvement in emergency management at a local level.
• Provide technical expertise, advice, recommendations and assistance to the Chair of the LEMC to undertake recovery functions,
• Assist the LEOCON to establish and maintain an EOC within the local EM area.
• Provide technical expertise, advice, recommendations and assistance to the LEOCON to undertake operational response functions.
The Life of a LEMO
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Sector Leadership and Coordination
Capability Development for the sector
Portfolio coordination to support the Minister for Emergency
Services
Direct operations - Disaster Welfare, Recovery and
Government Crisis Management
Disaster funding policy and distribution
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Capability Cycle
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State Level Emergency Risk
Assessment 2017
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Storms
Heatwave
Earthquake
Bush Fire
Landslide
Flood
Coastal Erosion
Human Infectious
Disease Outbreak
East Coast Low
Infrastructure
Failure
Tsunami
Biosecurity
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Currently not included in the
SLERA
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Enhancing land use planning
Improving data and risk modelling
Adapting to climate change impacts
Strengthening local EM plans
Boosting infrastructure resilience
Embedding BCP
Conducting major training exercises
Realigning funding to disaster resilience
Coordinated community engagement
Making public warnings consistent.
SLERA Priorities 2017
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Local emergency risk
assessment
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Identify impacts of urban and natural hazards
Delivering on recommendations from the SLERA
Will include:
• Improving availability of spatial hazard and risk data (mapping)
• Utilising climate change research and tools
• Understanding capacity and capability of communities
• Understanding vulnerabilities, risks and inter-dependences of
infrastructure
To avoid locating new or intensified development in high risk areas
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Why trial this methodology?
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RISK
RISK
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Next steps
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Piloting with select Councils over next 48 months
• In conjunction with other OEM projects
2 day training for LEMC members, and broader stakeholders
• Including private sector
Ongoing support by DPP to pilot Councils to undertake
assessments following training
An evaluation of the pilot will be undertaken
• Rolled out across State if successful
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Local Risk Management Tools
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And the benefits?
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Improved risk governance
Prioritising of resources and investment, based on localised risks
Robust, scientifically-based risk assessments to inform resourcing
and investment
Greater assurance for government and community
Improved confidence
Emergency management networks will be strengthened and better
aligned
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Overview of ERME-Learning
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Piloted with LEMCs and stakeholders prior to the workshops
High level overview of ERM in NSW
Will provide context and theory behind the process
Introductory level course aimed at anyone who may need to
undertake or participate in a local emergency risk assessment
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Local Resilience Strategy
OEM Local Resilience
Strategy
Disaster Funding
Reform
Consultations
Disaster
Preparedness
Program
Community
Resilience
Networks
Disaster
Resilience –
Aboriginal
Communities
Get Ready
Council and LEMC Programs Community Programs
Disaster
Preparedness
Program
Community
Resilience
NetworksGet Ready
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OEM is revising the NSW Disaster Assistance arrangements to comply
and remain eligible for future funding assistance from the
Commonwealth Government.
The most significant changes under the DRFA impacting local Councils
relate to the restoration of Essential Public Assets, which includes
public roads, bridges and other infrastructure
In addition, OEM are reviewing Interim Day Labour Arrangements
(including internal plant and equipment hire) for Councils who opt-in to
a co-funding model.
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Disaster Funding Reforms
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The program is designed to work at the local level of government
Provide improved tools, piloted training and guidance to
LEMOs
Assist in identification of hazards not already covered by
Emergency Service Organisations
Identify local critical infrastructure and map impacts and
counter measures
Encourage community integration into planning and
preparedness process and build meaningful exercises
Support tailored local exercises through the newly
expanded exercise budget.
Disaster Preparedness Program
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Over the 3 years of the
program a number of training,
tools and resources will be
piloted with select LGAs
which will assist in preparing
for the next disaster event.
• Bogan Shire
• City of Sydney
• Hunter Central Coast
• Illawarra
• Snowy Monaro
• Queanbeyan Palerang
• Lismore
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EMOS 2.0 Build – improved stability and performance
DPP piloting EMOS training at LEMC level.
LEMC Resources
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EMOS
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NSW Critical Infrastructure
Resilience Strategy Today we are planning and building the infrastructure we will be using
in 2050, in what will be a very different climate and a very different
NSW.
We must integrate resilience into today’s infrastructure to provide for
tomorrows prosperity.
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Topics to be included in the User Resources:
Organisational resilience (including Business Continuity Planning)
Training
Criticality Assessment
Interconnectedness /Interdependencies
Planning
Design, Operations and Maintenance
Infrastructure Resilience Project funding
Integrating infrastructure in emergency exercises
Response and Recovery for Infrastructure Providers
Community resilience in infrastructure resilience
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Critical Infrastructure Resilience StrategyHow?
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In 2017 NSW Office of Emergency Management (OEM)
kicked off a program to improve Lessons Management
capability in NSW
Lessons Management Improvement Project
NSW OEM leading a state level
collaboration to develop and
implement Lessons Management
capability in NSW
NSW OEM leading
a national level
collaboration to
develop
Lessons
Management
eLearning course
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National level collaboration: launch of
Lessons Management eLearning Course
NSW OEM collaborated at a National level to lead the
development of a Lessons Management eLearning course
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What next?
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• Capability Development Framework
• ERM Implementation Plan• Enhanced multi-agency training
program• Innovation in exercising• Professional EM capability
pathway for staff• Local Government EM training
packages and guides• Increased funding to support
additional exercises• Crisis Leadership Training• REMC Handbook• EM Common Operating Picture• EOC Review Implementation Plan
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Questions?
Jim Henry
Director, NSW Office of Emergency Management
Email: jim.henry@justice.nsw.gov.au
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