What is the Auckland Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) Group?

What is the Auckland Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) Group?
The CDEM Group comprises of the Auckland Council working in
partnership with emergency services and other organisations to ensure the
effective delivery of civil defence emergency management within its area.


The aim of the Auckland CDEMG is to:
Co-ordinate all planning activities related to hazard and emergency
management,
Encourage co-operation and joint action within the region,
Determine the aspirations of our community,
Examine the risks that hazards may pose to the goals, and prioritise each
hazard.


Role:
To provide a co-ordinated and integrated approach to the way significant
risks and hazards are managed in the Auckland region across the 4 R’s:
Reduction
Readiness
Response
Recovery


As a unitary authority, the Auckland Council has established itself as the
CDEM Group to meet the requirements of the CDEM Act.
The CDEM Group (political committee) is supported by a management structure
which includes elements as prescribed in the CDEM Act (2002) as well as
additional elements determined necessary by the Auckland CDEM Group.


Members of the public can volunteer as part of an Initial Response Team or as a
Community volunteer, helping our communities respond to and recover quickly from
emergency events. Auckland Council recognises the value of trained and dedicated
volunteers, and is committed to providing a full and varied training and
exercise programme throughout the year to enable them to carry out their duties
when required.

Volunteers have good knowledge of the area in which they live, they are able
to quickly gather information, assess the need for help and organise their
communities to adopt a resilient attitude by preparing in advance for Civil
Defence emergencies.


As a Community volunteer, you will be trained in a variety of welfare and
recovery support roles and may be called upon before, during and after an
emergency to assist Auckland Civil Defence, your community, and others. After
completing an initial set of core training courses, Community volunteers attend
a minimum of three training sessions per year and one exercise.


Initial Response Teams provide Auckland Civil Defence with a fast response
capability. Applicants are required to be physically fit and over the age of 18
due to the nature of their potential roles. Training is held weekly on Tuesday
nights as well as one weekend per month. All team members must achieve a minimum
qualification of Orange Card Responder, which is a national certification
ensuring minimum industry standard of competency. There are also specialists
within the teams including communications, storm and rope response and rural
fire support.


sumber : http://www.aucklandcivildefence.org.nz/