Civil Defence Emergency Management

	Visit the Civil Defence Emergency Management Group website for information on: who to contact in an emergency how to be prepared how to put together a survival kit updated information about emergency events.
	The aim of Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) is to ensure the safety of people, property and the environment. We do this by identifying significant hazards in the community, determining community vulnerability to these hazards, and building community resilience to recover from significant events. Emergency Management focuses on 'the 4Rs': reduction - identifying, analysing and mitigating risks to human life, property and the environment readiness - developing capabilities before an emergency occurs response - taking action immediately before, during or directly after an emergency recovery - undertaking activities to restore the community's capacity to return to normal.
	In a civil defence emergency, the city's response is coordinated from the Emergency Operations Centre at Hamilton City Council's Duke Street Depot. This purpose-designed building has a generator to ensure that power disruptions do not hinder the response effort and also has a comprehensive communications system which provides alternate forms of communication in case any of the telecommunications networks are disrupted or overloaded. A minimum of two exercises a year are held at the facility to ensure that our staff are ready to respond to any emergency if required.
Contact Return to main page	Civil Defence Hamilton City Council PrivateBag 3010 Hamilton 3240 Phone: 838 6699 Fax: 838 6947 Email

Civil Defence Emergency Management

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