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Be Prepared - package- An emergency plan could save your life |
This is a good opportunity to
check that you are prepared for a disaster or civil defence emergency. You can
take some simple steps now to reduce the impact of disasters when they happen.
Research tells us that over 75% of New Zealanders are aware of the impact that
disasters can have and the need to be prepared. Yet only about 25% say they are
prepared and can cope for three days or more in a disaster. Aucklanders are the
least prepared of any region for a civil defence emergency.
It is important to be prepared
for a disaster. Remember, once it is happening, it may be too late.
Get ready now so that you can
be better prepared to look after yourselves and your loved ones.
As a minimum, everyone needs:
- a getaway kit: family documents,
birth and marriage certificates, insurance policies, driver's licence,
personal hygiene items, family photos
- an emergency survival kit: food and
water for each person for at least three days, first aid kit, medicines,
torch, batteries, radio, change of clothes, blankets, toilet paper, plastic
bags, pet supplies
- an emergency plan: the best way to
leave your home or workplace in an emergency, where to meet and how to
contact one another if separated.
The council has a free
brochure and DVD to help you prepare. Contact us to request a copy.
Civil Defence Emergency Management workshops
Find out more about the
Civil Defence Emergency Management workshops
(136k) PDF
Plans and reports
Auckland City
civil defence plan (168k) PDF
Our plan for responding to a civil defence emergency.
Volcanic Landscapes and Features
management strategy
A report on managing our volcanic sites.
Find out more about the Civil
Defence and Emergency Management Groups in the Auckland Region.
Evacuation in an emergency
In the event of an emergency, unless common sense dictates or you are told to
evacuate, we want you to stay where you are.
Should evacuation be required during an emergency, public broadcasts will be
made via broadcast media informing people of safe locations
to evacuate to.
Civil
defence at home
Be ready
Preparing your family for an emergency
When disaster strikes
What you should do in an emergency.
Civil defence emergency facts
"Be ready - how to prepare you and your family for an emergency"
booklet is also available in four other lanuguages
- Maori
- Chineese
- Korean
- Samoan
Contact us
if you would like a copy of the booklet.
Civil defence at work
Emergency planning guidelines for business
Civil defence at schools and early childhood centres
Emergency planning guidelines - schools and early
childhood centres
Volunteering
Volunteering for Civil Defence in the Auckland City Council area
The Auckland City Civil Defence office only utilises volunteers from
recognised volunteer agencies, for example
- Volunteering Auckland
- Red Cross
- Salvation Army, and
- Citizens Advice Bureau.
Other councils utilise volunteers in different ways. If you would like to be
a volunteer for a council other than Auckland City, visit the following
websites:
Welfare centres
Welfare Centres are also known as Civil Defence Assembly Points, Reporting
Points or Sector Posts.
Auckland City does NOT publicise its Welfare Centres prior to an emergency.
Should Welfare Centres be required during an emergency, public broadcasts
will be made via broadcast media informing people of their locations.
To find out how other councils in the region operate, visit the following
websites:
Updated February 2009
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