Emergency Management
Provision Of Civil Defence Emergency Management Services And Rural Fire Services For Both Upper Hutt City Council And Hutt City Council
Hutt City Council and Upper Hutt City Council have an agreement whereby a combined unit known as the Hutt Valley Emergency Management Office (HVEMO) provides emergency management and rural fire services for both Council Districts pursuant to the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 and the Forest and Rural Fires Act 1977.
Premises:
The Hutt Valley Emergency Management Office is situated at The Pavilion, 25 Laings Road, Lower Hutt, and has Emergency Operation Centres at the Upper Hutt City Council premises in Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt as well as the Pavilion, Laings Road, Lower Hutt.
Emergency Management:
Emergency management is the discipline and profession of applying science, technology, planning and management to deal with extreme events that can injure or kill large numbers of people, do extensive damage to property, and disrupt community life. Comprehensive emergency management is a term used to describe a planned approach to reducing the effect of, being ready for, responding to and recovering from emergencies and disasters. The Co-ordinated Incident Management System (CIMS) is used as a framework for emergency response.
Rural Fire Management:
Rural fire management includes the measures and tasks carried out to meet the legislative requirements with respect to suppression, extinction, prevention, detection, control and restriction of fire. Rural fire legislation now encompasses the same four phases as emergency management of reduction, readiness, response and recovery in the Fire Plan requirements. The Co-ordinated Incident Management System (CIMS) is an integral tool used at rural fires.
These pages are provided to give you the information you need about how to respond in emergencies. Should you need additional information please e-mail: Emergency Management, or telephone infoline (04) 570-6666.
Civil Emergencies
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Secondary Schools
Primary & Intermediate Schools
Hazard Facts
Rural Fire
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