Tsunami Land-Use and Evacuation Planning Workshop
Tsunami Land-Use and Evacuation Planning Workshop
A Tsunami Land-Use and Evacuation Planning Workshop was held in Gisborne, 15 and 16 October 2014. The workshop was hosted by Gisborne CDEM Group and was attended by 40 people from across CDEM, central government agencies and the science research sector. The workshop was funded by the CDEM resilience fund in support of tsunami risk reduction. The intention of the workshop was to clarify current tsunami science research, specific to land use and evacuation planning. Presentations were provided by GNS, MCDEM, CDEM and consultants in the risk reduction space.
Response Management: Director's Guideline for CDEM Group and Local Controllers [DGL 06/08]
Response Management: Director's Guideline for CDEM Group and Local Controllers [DGL 06/08]
This guideline is for use by the Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) Group and Local Controllers to assist them with performing their statutory roles under the CDEM Act. It may also be of use to those performing similar or associated duties, roles and functions within other agencies. Note: This document was revised in October 2014
Tsunami Warning Sirens
Tsunami Warning Sirens
This standard aims to achieve national consistency when sirens are used by local authorities as a public alerting option for tsunami warnings. It addresses the required siren signal, the meaning of sirens, and the requirements for their operation.
Post disaster building management
Post disaster building management
Ministry of Business Innovation & Employment placards, forms and guides for building professionals assessing buildings following emergencies such as earthquakes or flooding disasters. They are designed to be used by trained professionals during a State of Emergency. This replaces the document ‘Building Safety Evaluation During a State of Emergency’, published by the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering (NZSEE) in August 2009.
Presentation: CDEM competency framework: what is capability development? - 2 July 2014
CDEM Capability Development Strategy presentation (4.8 MB)
Overview of CDEM Capability Development and the CDEM Capability Development Strategy
Lifeline Utilities and Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups [DGL 16/14]
Lifeline Utilities and Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups [DGL 16/14]
This director’s guideline supports lifeline utilities in their collaborative partnership with CDEM Groups, and in meeting their responsibilities under the CDEM Act. This guideline replaces Lifeline Utilities & Emergency Management [DGL 03/02] and Lifelines and CDEM Planning [BPG 01/03]
What to do during a flood or if a flood is imminent
What to do during a flood or if a flood is imminent
What to do during a flood or if a flood is imminent
What to do if you think a landslide is about to happen
What to do if you think a landslide is about to happen
What to do if you think a landslide is about to happen
Advice for people in coastal areas
Advice for people in coastal areas
Advice for people in coastal areas when a tsunami is possible
What to do when a volcanic eruption threatens
What to do when a volcanic eruption threatens
What to do when a volcanic eruption threatens
What to do during a volcanic eruption
What to do during a volcanic eruption
What to do during a volcanic eruption
What to do after a volcanic eruption
What to do after a volcanic eruption
What to do after a volcanic eruption
Cabinet Paper: Planning for the emergency relocation of Executive Government and Parliament following a major Wellington earthquake - 18 June 2014 - Office of the Minister of Civil Defence
Cabinet paper - Emergency Relocation (723 KB)
This cabinet paper that outlines draft arrangements to temporarily relocate Parliament and Executive Government in case of a major emergency in Wellington.
Tsunami Seminars 2013: Speaker presentations
Tsunami Seminars 2013: Speaker presentations
These seminars follow on from the successful seminars organised by the Ministry in 2010. The 2013 seminars focussed on the latest developments in the Tsunami Risk Management Programme.
Factsheet: recognising Disability Assist Dogs in emergencies. The Disability Assist Dog Identificati
Factsheet: recognising Disability Assist Dogs in emergencies. The Disability Assist Dog Identificati (140 KB)
The Disability Assist Dog identification tag is a standardised and easily recognisable identification tag for all certified Disability Assist Dogs, which will assist in emergency response and recovery.
Factsheet: Recognising Disability Assist Dogs in emergencies - 13 January 2014 - MCDEM | The Blind Foundation
Factsheet: recognising Disability Assist Dogs in emergencies. The Disability Assist Dog Identificati (50 KB)
The Disability Assist Dog identification tag is a standardised and easily recognisable identification tag for all certified Disability Assist Dogs, which will assist in emergency response and recovery.
Rapid Impact Assessment: Information for the CDEM sector [IS 14/13]
Rapid Impact Assessment: Information for the CDEM sector [IS 14/13]
This document gives an overview of the concept of rapid impact assessment, and emphasises the importance of preparation, as well as integration. Included in this document are the forms for rapid impact assessments.
Volunteer Coordination in CDEM [DGL 15/13]
Volunteer Coordination in CDEM [DGL 15/13]
Volunteer Coordination in CDEM provides a broad overview of volunteer coordination, with a particular focus on CDEM-trained volunteers (community members who are registered, screened and trained during readiness), and spontaneous volunteers (who emerge during response).