Local Emergency management

Under the Emergency Management Act 2005, hazards are managed through carefully considered State Hazard Plans (Westplans) that delegates roles and responsibilities, including to Local Governments. The City of Swan may have roles and responsibilities in prevention, preparedness, response or recovery activities for any given hazard.

DFES

  • Collapse
  • Cyclone
  • Chemical
  • Earthquake
  • Fire
  • Flood
  • Radiological
  • Storm
  • Tsunami

WA Police

  • Air Crash
  • Hostile act
  • Land search
  • Marine search
  • Nuclear warships
  • Road crash
  • Space debris
  • Terrorism

Government of WA, Department of Health

  • Heatwave
  • HAZMAT Bio
  • Pandemic

Government of WA, Department of Transport

  • Marine emergency
  • Oil spill

Arc Infrastructure WAPOL or DFES by agreement

  • Rail crash freight

Public Transport Authority WAPOL or DFES by agreement

  • Rail crash passenger

Government of WA, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

  • Biosecurity

Under section 38 of the Emergency Management Act 2005, we are required to establish a Local Emergency Management Committee (LEMC). The LEMC must be managed and chaired by the City of Swan with representation from organisations and agencies that play a key role in emergency management within their district.
 
The functions of a LEMC are:

  • To advise and assist the local government in ensuring that Local Emergency Management Arrangements are established for its district.
  • To liaise with public authorities and other persons in the development, review and testing of the LEMA.
  • To carry out other emergency management activities as directed by the SEMC or prescribed by the regulations.

We ensure emergency management arrangements are in place for our local government area.

Local Emergency Management Arrangements (LEMA)

Floodplain mapping – Department of Water and Environmental Regulation

To search for floodplains in your area, use the mapping tool provided by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation.

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