Civil Defence

Council's primary civil defence emergency management responsibility is to ready the Kawerau Community for response in times of disaster through heightened awareness and good planning.

Council promotes public awareness and education programmes, training and volunteers, exercises and provides support and co-ordination for community groups that will have roles in the event of a major disaster.

Council maintains a "ready to set up" facility if an emergency occurs, a welfare organisation and a rescue unit.

You can help in the following ways:

Prepare your own household emergency plan
Join a Neighbourhood Support Group
Join a Civil Defence Volunteer/Welfare Section
Make sure that you and your family are prepared for an emergency.

As a guide, you should have enough food and water for each person to last three days and a few other essentials:

Canned, non perishable food
Water (3 litres per person per day - remember the storage you already have in your hot water cylinder)
Portable BBQ or other means of cooking
Personal medication
Personal papers including identification (e.g. birth certificate)
Torch, batteries
Radio, batteries
Toilet paper, plastic bags and bucket

If you have family pets, you need to include them in your planning.

For further information, contact the Civil Defence Officer at the Council.