2017-10-10 S&O Agenda - Attachment 1 to Item 7 - Noosa Local Disaster Management Plan 2018

10. Response
10.1 Response principles
The principle purpose of a disaster and emergency response is the preservation of life, livelihoods
and the environment. Response is defined as the actions taken in anticipation of, during, and
immediately after an emergency to ensure that its effects are minimised, and that people affected
are given immediate relief and support.

This Plan provides the basis for the Local Group, working with the District Group, to coordinate
disaster operations and response through various response agencies. The Plan identifies that the
lead response agency is responsible for providing an immediate ongoing response and control for
specific disaster or emergency threats.

The Local Group and the LDC will work closely with the District Group and the DDC to manage
and coordinate disaster operations.

This Plan recognises that a response to a disaster / emergency event:

   1. Incorporates all those actions that help or reduce loss of human life, illness or injury to
      humans, property loss or damage, to the environment, to a particular and specific event.
   2. May commence prior to the impact of an event, if advance warning is given and known.
   3. Concludes once the risks of loss of human life, illness or injury, property loss or damage, or
      damage to the environment are reduced to an acceptable level.


10.1.1 Response capability
The Local Group has a well-developed response capability with access to people and resources
through its member agencies. These resources include:

   •   Community support volunteers from agencies such as Australian Red Cross, Lifeline and St
       Vincent de Paul.
   •   Commercial businesses
   •   Equipment and plant obtained through forward coordination centres of the LDCC and from
       commercial and public sector providers
   •   Noosa Council response equipment and resources
   •   Noosa Hospital
   •   QFES response and equipment resources
   •   QPS response and equipment resources
   •   Queensland Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services provision of
       emergency financial and community assistance
   •   Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads provision of transportation and road
       network management resources
   •   State Emergency Services response and equipment resources

Each response agency is responsible for ensuring the adequacy of their planning arrangements for
response.


10.2 Coordination of response
The coordination of a disaster operates on a tiered basis:

   •   Incident coordination centre / field coordination centre
   •   Noosa Local Disaster Coordination Centre

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