Pohangina Emergency Response

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Advice for Households

�This power point was created by the Pohangina Emergency Response Subcommittee, which is part of the Pohangina Valley Community Committee

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This power point is to assist those living and working in the Pohangina Valley in the event of an emergency.

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What will be covered:

• What is Civil Defence (CD) and what it currently looks like.
• What hazards and risks you and your community need to understand/face and need to get ready for
• How to prepare you and your family for an emergency.
• Emergency Response – How Council responds and why
• What Pohangina’s response could look like
• Links to essential reading and apps.

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�WE ARE ALL CIVIL DEFENCE, WE ALL HAVE A PART�……..local people helping local people

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Before you can help anyone else, you must ensure you own family are safe and that you can leave them to help others.

GET READY! �

• Talk to family/kids, neighbours, the community about what they will need to do
• Let them know you are doing this for your/their community
• Don’t wait for an emergency and expect people to know what to do.

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Civil Defence 2023

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Emergency Management means 4 R’s: Reduction; Readiness; Response; Recovery

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We achieve this by:

• Local knowledge
• Resources available
• Skills required
• Resilience to hardship and period of disruption

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What Sort of Hazards and Risks Could There Be?

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Make your home safer:

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• Use brackets or straps to secure tall and heavy furniture into wall studs.
• Move heavy and fragile items to shelves or cupboards lower down.
• Hang pictures and mirrors on appropriate hooks (no single nails).
• Make sure you know the location of emergency cut-off switches and taps

for gas and water mains (if you have them).

• Some brick and concrete chimneys are at greater risk of collapsing in an

earthquake. Check Toka Tū Ake Earthquake Commission's website for

more information about how to make chimneys safer.

• If your home has suspended floor foundations, check that they're in good

condition. Check that good connections are in place between the

foundations and house above.

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ARE YOU PREPARED?

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Make a Plan:�

• Talk about what impacts could occur. What will your family do?� Tell the rest of your extended family your plan�
• Start stocking up – buy that extra packet of noodles in your next shop, have tins, water purification tablets

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• Water supply

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• Essential - get a battery transistor radio! Ensure you have spare batteries also.��

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• Your own personal GRAB BAG – 5 days worth of clean underwear (ladies bras and knickers), change of clothes, warm jacket, good walking shoes, toiletries etc. Each family member should have their own grab bag.�
• Pack of cards, pens, paper, small games…..don’t rely on technology!�
• Prepare all important documents (take copies) and contact details of people. Extra medical supplies, First Aid Kit, walking aids etc. What will you need?

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• Regional coordinators – do you know who yours is? Have a contact plan and work out together how you will support each other�
• Know where you need to go – maybe a map of the area/copy of important numbers�
• Vulnerable people – talk to your neighbours/get to know them/what their usual movements are etc �
• DON’T forget your pets!!!!! – Food, cages, leads, doggie bags etc

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CIM – Coordinated Incident Management

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PIM = Public Information Management

How the planning is organized from head office to the grass routes community. �All Councils etc. follow this recognized heirarchy framework.

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How Council Responds to an Emergency Event and why…

NCC is National Coordination Centre (the NEMA bunker) is the National response

Consists of National Controller, Function Manager, reps for multi agencies – Central Gov. Agencies, Defence.

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ECC is Emergency Coordination Centre (MDC/Horizons) is the Regional response.

Consists of Regional Controller, Function Managers, reps for multi agencies – Govt. Agencies.

�EOC is Emergency Operations Coordination is the Local response.

Consist of Local Controller, Function Managers, reps for multi agencies.

�ICP is the Incident Control Point designated closest to the incident.

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Small/Medium Events = EOC + the Community (who support the Welfare Function of the EOC).

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Large events will be EOC and +/- ECC/NCC.�

�It starts with COMMUNITY: �You and your neighbours will be the first to respond! Depending on the size or type of incident/disaster you may have to look after your own patch as Council may not be able to get to you.

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�A link to PVC Response + Recovery Plan is on slide 15 of this PowerPoint

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Response to Events

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What would/could your community response look like?

Civil Defence Centres are:�

• County Fayre, Finnis Road, Pohangina (with possible use of Pohangina Hall)

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• Highland Home Christian Camp, 1352 Pohangina Valley East Road, Pohangina

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• DOC Hut, Pohangina East Road (for visitors, trampers – not a full civil defence

centre)

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It may be that you can provide a bed for someone else? Maybe you have spare food? You may have spare blankets?

Think where you fit in and how you can help

Visit the Pohangina Valley website: https//pohanginavalley.nz

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Select the ‘Civil Defence’ tab for a full list of Civil Defence contacts. �Print off and keep the list ready.

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READ THESE, THEY HAVE A WEALTH OF INFORMATION….

Pohangina Valley Community Response and Recovery Plan, download from the MDC website�https://www.mdc.govt.nz/data/assets/pdf_file/0022/11947/CRRP-V-1.0-Pohangina-2018z.pdf

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Useful App to download via your cell phone

https:www.redcross.org.nz/get-help/emergencies-and-disasters/hazard-app/

Get Ready NZ is fill of information you need. Visit the website:�https:getready.govt.nz.

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Pohangina Valley Groups:

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• Pohangina Valley Community Committee (PVCC) � Meet the 2^nd Wednesday February, April, June, October & December at County� Fayre or via Zoom. Minutes are posted on the MDC website.� Contact - Liz Besley Phone: 0274157139 Email: brent.liz@inspire.net.nz

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• Pohangina Catchment Care Group (PCCG)� Visit the Pohangina Valley website and follow the link� Contact- Matthew Carroll on matthewescarroll@gmail.com or Lynda Gray� on kinross575@inspire.net.nz �

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Pohangina Emergency Response Contact Text Tree�

If you wish to be on this contact text tree, please email for a form:

pohanginaemergencyresponse@gmail.com

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Local Regional Coordinators will pass on a text message about an impending weather event. Or it can also be used for you to alert your Regional Coordinator that you have seen an incident (e.g. a major slip on the road).

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A contact system for local people and run by local people.

Have you thought what you may be able to do for your community?

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If you want to be involved please contact the email above.

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If you have any queries please contact the email above

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Thank you