2016-09-06 S&O Committee - Attachment 1 to Item 3 - Noosa Local Disaster Management Plan

5.3.5 State disaster coordination centre (SDCC)
The SDCC supports the State Group and provides an operational venue for the State
Disaster Coordination Group to provide State level support to disaster management
operations in accordance with the decisions of the State Group. The SDCC also ensures
information about an event and disaster operations are communicated to all involved.
Operations in the SDCC are determined by the scale of the event. The SDCC is located in
Brisbane.

5.4    Activation of the Local Group
5.4.1 Activation and authority to activate
This plan provides the basis for the Noosa LDMG to coordinate disaster response
operations.
The Chair of the Local Group or the LDC is authorised to activate their Local Group and
implement this plan in the event of a disaster. This activation may be in part or in full.
Implementation of the local disaster management plan will potentially trigger the activation of
the LDCC.
The LDC has overall responsibility for the establishment and operation of the LDCC. The
LDC is also responsible for ensuring appropriate levels of staff are identified and trained in
the operation of the LDCC.
The authority to activate the NLDMP is delegated to the relevant LDC through the adoption
of this plan by the Noosa Council.
When time permits consultation with the Local Group will be undertaken by the LDC prior to
activation of the LDCC.
It is the responsibility of the LDC to notify the DDC, the Chair of the Local Group, the Mayor
and the CEO of Noosa Council, and the Area Director QFES when the LDC considers that
the conditions justify an activation of the plan and establishment of a LDCC.
Activation of an Incident Coordination Centre (ICC) or Field Coordination Centre (FCC) to a
specific threat is the responsibility of the Lead Agency. The LDC or the DDC may request
the Lead Agency to activate an ICC or FCC should the situation require such an activation.
Activation procedures are outlined and contained in the Local Plan Appendix A.

5.4.2 Noosa Local Disaster Coordination Centre (LDCC) activation
The LDCC provides a place from which the coordinated response to and recovery from a
disaster event occurring in the Noosa shire is carried out.
The functions of the LDCC are to:
      coordinate disaster operations
      gather intelligence and undertake the necessary forward planning to respond to the
       event
      coordinate the allocation of Noosa resources in support of agencies involved in
       response and recovery operations
      provide advice or make requests of any additional resources to the DDMG
      coordinate the allocation of resources or any additional resources provided by or
       requested from the DDMG
      collect, collate and disseminate information on the disaster event and disaster
       operations to the Noosa communities and the relevant authorities



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