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Aim of ExerciseAim of Exercise

• To test New Zealand’s all-of-nation arrangements for responding to a major disaster resulting from a volcanic eruption in Auckland

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• Roles and responsibilities: understand, develop and practice the respective roles and responsibilities of local, regional and national agencies in response

• Arrangements: embed the planning arrangements in agencies’ standard processes

• Connections: confirm the connections between, local, regional, national and international agencies

ObjectivesObjectives

Sub ObjectivesSub Objectives

• Planning for evacuation of affected communities

• Planning for the continuance of essential servicesincluding:

• Local government

• Lifeline utilities

• Emergency services

• Government departments

• Management of potential economic impacts

• Coordination of science aspects

• Management of public information

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Scope & Type of ExerciseScope & Type of Exercise

• Exercise Ruaumoko is a Tier 4 national-level exercisein accordance with the CDEM National Exercise Programme

• It is a joint local government and central government exercise

– Auckland CDEM Group, MCDEM, DPMC

Exercise ScenarioExercise Scenario• An eruption in the Auckland Volcanic Field

• Focuses on the lead-up period (exercise stops shortly before or after eruption)

• Details of timing and location to be ‘secret’

• Decision making in the face of a serious threat, but in an environment of uncertainty (timing, location, severity, hazards, impacts and consequences)

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Mt EdenMt Eden

SH1SH1

SH16SH16

Auckland CBDAuckland CBD

ParnellParnell

GraftonGrafton

NewmarketNewmarket

EpsomEpsom

RemueraRemuera

GreenlandGreenland

Mt EdenMt Eden

One Tree HillOne Tree Hill

OrangaOranga

Royal OakRoyal Oak

Three KingsThree Kings

SandringhamSandringham

St St LukesLukes

BalmoralBalmoral

MorningsideMorningside

WestWest’’nn SpringsSprings

KingslandKingsland

Grey LynnGrey Lynn

PonsonbyPonsonby

Herne BayHerne Bay

Population: 223,000

Businesses: 38,000

Employees: 204,000

Map courtesy of Louise Cotteral, University of Auckland

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Exercise ThemesExercise Themes

• Leadership– Informing the community and key organisations with co-ordinated and consistent messages

• Business– Planning for and managing the continuance of business, the economy and government

• Community– Understanding and managing the social implications

• Safety– Planning for and delivering response functions

FunctionsFunctions

• Business continuity and contingency planning

• Continuance of lifeline utilities

• Assessment and management of economic impacts

Business

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Timelines: 07Timelines: 07--0808

1. Leadership

2. Business

3. Community

4. Safety

November December January February March

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M

Timelines: March 08Timelines: March 08

Mon 10th Tues 11th Wed 12th Thurs 13th Fri 14th Sat 15th Sun 16th

M

M

M

AKL ODESCAVSAG

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Auckland Evacuation PlanAuckland Evacuation Plan

• Procedures for a large scale evacuation in Auckland – Any event (with warning or without)

– From 1,000s to tens to hundreds of thousands of people

– Within region or involving other regions

Current Focus of EngagementCurrent Focus of Engagement

• Engagement with key agencies to identify the

– Impact of general scenario

– Scope of their exercise participation

– Specific arrangements and procedures to be exercised (and what isn’t to be exercised)

• Identifying meetings, interactions etc that should occur during the Initial Exercise Phase

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DecemberDecember--February ActivityFebruary Activity

• Possibly some low level activity?

• Exercise General Instructions from agencies

• Meeting of all agencies to confirm arrangements for the Main Exercise Phase

• 2 x half day ‘Volcano short course’ for interested parties

Main Exercise Phase Main Exercise Phase ––

March 2008March 2008

• Scenario may ramp up at any time (injects)

• Some meetings of specific agencies to consider injects

• Associated notional responses fed back into scenario

• 13-14th March:

– Expected full activation of NCMC

– Participation of ODESC

– Participation of other agencies, as per EGIs

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Key DatesKey Dates

Thursday 8th Nov (Akl)Controllers Briefing

Wednesday 7th Nov (Akl)AVSAG meeting

End OctoberExercise Co-ordinating Instruction V2

Week of 10th MarchMain exercise week

Tuesday 13th Nov (Akl)

Wednesday 14th Nov (Wgtn)

Initial Exercise Phase meetings

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Interactive Exercise:Interactive Exercise:

Impacts and CoImpacts and Co--ordination Issues ordination Issues

from a Prospective Eruption in from a Prospective Eruption in

the Auckland Volcanic Fieldthe Auckland Volcanic Field

Map courtesy of Louise Cotteral, University of Auckland

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BriefingBriefing

• Felt seismic activity in a pattern that suggests

an eruption is likely in 3 to 4 days

• Scientific Alert Level 2: Confirmation of volcano unrest - Eruption threat

• There are strong location indications . . . .

Mt WellingtonMt Wellington RemueraRemuera

MeadowbankMeadowbank

OrakeiOrakei

Mission BayMission Bay

KohimaramaKohimarama

St St HeliersHeliers

GlendowieGlendowie

Glen Glen InnesInnes

St JohnSt John

TamakiTamaki

ElleslieElleslie

PanmurePanmure

PakurangaPakuranga

Mt WellingtonMt Wellington

PenrosePenrose

SouthdownSouthdown

SH1SH13km3km

5km5km

Population: 152,000

Businesses: 17,000

Employees: 88,000

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Briefing Briefing (continued)(continued)

• A Group declaration has been made

• Evacuations are about to commence

Your TasksYour Tasks

• Breakout into sector groupings

• Address the questions/ issues indicated in the handout

• Make use of the scientific advisers

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Mt WellingtonMt Wellington

SH1SH13km3km

5km5km

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