Local Emergency Management Committee
The Local Emergency Management Committee (LEMC) deals with emergency management within the areas/suburbs contained within the City.
The LEMC brings together key stakeholders in emergency management within its boundaries to plan and prepare for emergency management incidents and to meet the requirements of relevant legislation, policy statements and other emergency management related standards.
The LEMC conducts planning and encourages information exchange on emergency management issues and hazards and is not an operational group.
The LEMC will work towards:
- Preparing and maintaining the Local Emergency Management Arrangements for use as the main coordinating tool for the response to; and to assist the community to recover from; emergency incidents in the area;
- Promoting community awareness about emergency management issues and the community’s role in preparing for emergencies in the area;
- Maintaining a forum for cooperation between Local Emergency Coordinators, Hazard Management Agencies, Combat Agencies, Support Agencies, local governments and other relevant stakeholders on emergency management in the area; and testing of Local Emergency Management Arrangements in partnership with significant facilities and relevant organisations in the area.
Local Emergency Management Arrangements
Under the Emergency Management Act 2005, local governments are to ensure that 'arrangements' for emergency management in the district are prepared and these local emergency management arrangements must include a 'recovery plan'.
The City of Wanneroo Local Emergency Management Arrangements have been endorsed by the State Emergency Management Committee Secretariat.
See below to download a copy of the arrangements.
Local Emergency Management Arrangements and Recovery
District Emergency Management Arrangements
The District Emergency Management Committee (DEMC) is responsible for the preparation and maintenance of plans in relation to the prevention of, preparation for, response to and recovery from emergencies in the District.
The DEMC is chaired by the District Emergency Operations Controller, who is the relevant Police Region Commander (Assistant Commissioner). The members of the DEMC include a senior representative of each Council within the district, a senior representative of each emergency service organisation in the district and a representative of each of the functional areas providing services in the district.
Bushfire Risk Management Plan
The Bushfire Risk Management Plan is designed to effectively manage bushfire risk within the City of Wanneroo for the purposes of protecting people, assets and other things of local value.
See below to download a copy of the plan.