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Welfare Centre staff are involved in the running of Welfare Centres. These are facilities where people who have been evacuated from their homes go to obtain assistance. The roles Welfare Centre staff are trained in include:
To find out more about Welfare Centre staff or if you are interested in becoming involved please contact us. |
For some fun interactive pages on Civil Defence visit the following:
Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management
Federal Emergency Management Agency (USA)
Emergency Management Australia
Below are some links to web sites that have ideas, activities and information for teachers on Civil Defence.
If you would prefer to have a speaker, Civil Defence Officers are available to come and talk to classroom groups or assemblies. We also have the following videos available for classroom use:
If you would like help preparing a Civil Defence plan for your school, or would like to organise more than just a brief talk we are happy to discuss how we can help. Please contact us for more information.
FEMA resources for teachers (USA)
Emergency Management Australia - Teacher resources
Information for release to parents about the schools Civil Defence procedures
Click here for an example of Wellington Girls College Civil Defence information for parents.
Planning for an Emergency
The Ministry of Education has produced some guidelines on Civil Defence planning for schools.
Emergency Management is recognised as an important issue for responsible employers. It encompasses safety requirements such as:
Emergency Management also encompasses Business Continuity which is best described as an ability to continue functioning during and after an emergency. Business Continuity involves risk assessment, risk treatment and planning, to ensure your core functions can be maintained during an emergency. This is especially important for businesses which would have a major role to play in an emergency.
As a guideline all staff should:
Note: For the following you will need to have 
Adobe Acrobat Reader
installed on your computer in order to view and print these documents. For
help opening PDF files or tips on copying information see Helpful
Tips.
Wellington City Council's Guide for Businesses (Size
675K)
This document will assist you writing your emergency plans and procedures.
Ministry for the Environment - Guidelines for Hazardous facilities
(Size 603K)
This guide provides the basis for assessing hazardous facilities which require a resource
consent under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA).
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| Tsunami Siren System Test 12 noon, Sunday, September 28 |
| Residents in coastal locations are advised that a
scheduled test of the Tsunami Siren System will take place
at the above time and date. One minute of tests of the "Alert", "Evacuate" and "all clear" signals with a 15 second pause between each. |
Note: For the following you will need to have
Adobe Acrobat Reader
installed on your computer in order to view and print these documents. For
help opening PDF files or tips on copying information see Helpful
Tips.
Civil Defence Pamplet (Size 945K)
Special Edition of Waitakere News featuring the Siren System (Size 1042K)
Currently there are not any commercial Civil Defence kits available in Waitakere City. Most people find however that they have nearly all of the recommended items in their homes already. View a list of suggested items for a Civil Defence kit.
Flooding is the most common emergency in Waitakere City and also the Auckland region.
To contact Waitakere City Civil Defence in an emergency call the
Council call centre. This number is manned 24 hours a day.
If you are injured, see fire or anything suspicious, or someone's life is in danger please dial 111.
There are 15 Reporting Centres located throughout the City, which, in the event of a Civil Defence emergency, act as a filter of information for the main Civil Defence Emergency Operations Centre. The Reporting Centres also act as the co-ordinating points for the local community.
Note: Not all Reporting Centres will be operational in an emergency, and they are not manned 24 hours a day. We advise listening to your radio during an emergency for instructions as to which one is nearest to you.
The reporting centres are:
Click here to learn more about becoming a Civil Defence volunteer.
Bottled water is relatively inexpensive and available from most supermarkets but if you would like to bottle your own water take the link below for some bottling tips. View Hutt City Council's information about water storage.
If you would like a Civil Defence speaker please contact us and ask to speak to someone in Civil Defence. We are happy to speak to school groups, community groups and businesses. The presentation usually lasts an hour but we can customise things to suit individual requests.
The “Sting” is the official Civil Defence warning signal and is an annoying siren type noise that will be played on the radio and television to draw people's attention to an important announcement.
Listen to the Civil Defence warning signal (.wav file,
116kb).
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Waitakere City Council is responsible for maintaining a civil defence readiness, response and recovery organisation to guard against the possible affects of a major natural (or man made)
disaster.
