7. The Need to Manage comes from the
need to protect:
•Community health
•The environment
•Cultural values
•Commercial value (NZ Inc)
8. Emergency Management
•Incident Command System (ICS)
•Developed for Rural Fires in USA
•Tried and tested
•Introduced to NZ for oil spill response
•Adapted for NZ emergency management
9. Introducing CIMS
Coordinated Incident Management
System
Key Functional Areas
•Planning
•Logistics / Administration
•Operations
14. CIMS Functionality
•Top-Down structure
•Functional area responsibility
•Span of control maintained
•Regular briefings
•Documentation
15. Applied to Public Health
Emergencies
•Planning – emergency plan
•Operations – incident contained and
response carried out by multi-agency
trained personnel
•Logistics – control centre,equipment,
consumables & documentation
21. Incident Command Centre
National On-Scene
Commander
Health & Safety Media
Advisor Advisor
DAT Spiller
Liaison Representative
Operations Planning Logistics Admin
22. February 8th
• Oil Spill Confirmed at 1220hrs
• Aerial Spraying Of Dispersant
• Fuel Transfer Plans Developed
• Containment Booms Deployed
•Additional Oil Spill Equipment Flown In
26. Multi Agency Response
Maritime Safety Authority, Gisborne District Council,
Cawthron Institute, Northland Regional Council,
Public Health, Meteorological Service, Police, Civil
Aviation Authority, Hawke’s Bay Regional Council,
Salvage Team, Environment Bay of Plenty,
Commercial Boat Operators, Massey University,
External Media Advisor, Auckland Regional Council,
Fire Service, Environment Waikato, Air Force,
Ambulance Service, Department of Conservation,
Navy, External Health & Safety Advisor, Army,
Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Local iwi,
Otago Regional Council, Local Contractors
36. New Public Health Risk
•Ship moving to the west
•Sewage discharge pipe at risk of
severe damage
•Unacceptable outcome for the
environment
•Operations adapted to minimise
the risk to the community
