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Civil defencePlans and reports | Evacuation in an emergency | Civil defence at home | Civil defence at work | Civil defence at schools and early childhood centres| Volunteering | Welfare centres 'Get ready get thru' National Disaster Awareness Week
6 - 11 October 2008
Disasters and emergencies do happen. Are you prepared to look after yourself and your family if a disaster strikes Auckland city today? Disaster Awareness Week, which is promoted by the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management working in collaboration with civil defence emergency management personnel throughout the country. 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:
The council has a free brochure and DVD to help you prepare. Contact us to request a copy. Plans and reports
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management strategy Find out more about the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Groups in the Auckland Region. Evacuation in an emergencyIn 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.
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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 27 June 2007
