Civil Defence
Emergency Contacts
In an emergency do not use the phone unless urgent.
For Police, fire or ambulance dial 111
Risks and Hazards
The Far North District is exposed to a range of hazards and threats that may require a civil defence response. Hazards that have the potential to affect our communities include localised heavy rain/flooding, severe widespread storms, local volcanic activity, tsunami, fire, land instability, influenza pandemics and long term disruption to essential services such as electricity and fuel supplies.
Because of the Geographical spread of the Far North District, communities will become isolated as a result of some of these threats. Communities, businesses and households need to have a plan to assist them to respond and remain self reliant for least 72 hours without any outside assistance.
Get Ready Get Thru
For help in compiling a Community Response Plans - Please contact the Civil Defence Co-ordinator, Bill Hutchinson at Far North District Council.
For household and business plans please click on template below.
How to be prepared in your business
Influenza A H1N1 (Swine Flu)
The Ministry of Health is the lead agency for this emergency. For all information regarding Influenza A including the current situation, personal protection measures and other related issues please click on the following link to the Ministry of Health webpage www.moh.govt.nz/influenza-a-h1n1
Northland Health has set up an emergency website for local information. Please click on the following link www.healthemergencynorth.co.nz
Civil Defence General Information
Many organisations work together during a Civil Defence Emergency. These include Central Government, Regional and District Council’s Emergency Services, Lifeline Utility Groups, other volunteer agencies and the community.
When a Civil Defence Emergency occurs you should plan to look after yourselves for at least three days. It could take days before essential services are restored and help is available. You can take some simple steps to be better prepared to reduce the impact of disasters when they happen, including developing a household emergency plan. Disasters can strike at any time and often without warning – you should know what to do before you have to do it.
For information on road closures during a storm event, log onto the Northland Regional Council website. (link below).
Useful Links
How to be prepared in your business
Other Useful Websites
- Northland Regional Council
- www.nrc.govt.nz
- Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management
www.civildefence.govt.nz - Get Ready, Get Thru
- www.getthru.govt.nz
- Ministry of Civil Defence site for children
- www.whatstheplanstan.govt.nz
- Urban Search and Rescue
- www.usar.govt.nz
- Meteorological Services (Severe Weather Forecasts)
www.metservice.co.nz - Natural Hazards Net
www.naturalhazards.net.nz - National Institute of water and Atmospheric Research
www.niwa.co.nz - Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences
www.gns.cri.nz - Earthquake Commission
- www.eqc.govt.nz
- Far North Search and Rescue
- www.fnsar.org.nz
Page created/updated: 8 March 2010 at 4:19 pm
