Presentation Intro to CTDRMC

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Introduction to the Cape Town Disaster Risk
Management Centre
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Organisational Structure
Level 1
Directorates
Level 2
Departments
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Introduction to Branches

• Disaster Risk Management
• Fire Rescue Service
• Public Emergency Communication Centre (107 PECC)
• Support Services
• Ambulance Service (Agency Function)
• Operational responsibility is with PGWC
• Negotiations in progress to transfer remaining
  staff

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Emergency Services Structure
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Disaster Risk Management Structure
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Disaster Risk Management CentreMission Statement

• To efficiently manage disaster risk in all
  communities of the City of Cape Town by
  preventing or mitigating disasters and softening
  disaster impact where prevention is impossible.

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Disaster Management

• Disaster Management includes all
• aspects of planning for and responding to
• disaster, it refers to the management of
• both the risks and the consequences of
• disasters.

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TWO-POINT STRATEGY FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT

• PREVENT DISASTERS
• MANAGE RISK
• IF PREVENTION IS IMPOSSIBLE, SOFTEN THE BLOW
• MANAGE CONSEQUENCES

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Examples of hazards

• Earthquakes
• Volcanic activity
• Landslides
• Floods
• Debris and mud flows
• Severe weather conditions
• Drought
• Desertification
• Industrial accidents
• Nuclear and radioactive activity
• Environmental degradation

• Cyclones (hurricanes, typhoons)
• Tidal waves / Tsunamis
• Tornadoes
• Yearly flooding of rivers
• Monsoon rains

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Aspects of Disaster Management

• Prevention
• Mitigation
• Preparedness
• Response / Relief
• Recovery / Reconstruction

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Who is Disaster Risk Management?

• National Government
• National Disaster Management Centre
• Nodal points in National Departments organs of
  state
• Provincial Government
• Provincial Disaster Management Centre (Tygerberg,
  co-located with PGWC EMS, Traffic, Morgue
  Services
• Nodal points in Provincial Departments organs
  of state
• Local Government
• District municipalities
• Local municipalities
• Metropolitan municipalities
• Nodal points in municipal departments entities
• NGOs, CBOs, FBOs

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Where is Disaster Risk Management?

• Physical location of offices / centres
• Goodwood (ES HQ, DRMC HQ, DOC)
• Cape Town CBD (Civic Centre)
• Hillstar (Ottery)
• Brackenfell (behind Hypermarket)
• Milnerton (Fire Station)
• Melton Rose (Eersterivier)
• On scene
• On site

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When is Disaster Risk Management

• When things go wrong
• Before things go wrong
• After things go wrong
• When nothing goes wrong

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Who does Disaster Risk Management?

• Everyone has a responsibility
• Together we can do more than separately
• Communities know their environment better than we
  do
• Communities will know first when things go wrong
• Communities probably know how to solve the
  problem
• Communities can influence their environment

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Functional focus points within Disaster Risk
Management in the City of Cape Town
Awareness Preparedness
Logistics Planning Management
Area North
Volunteer Management
Disaster Operations Centre
Area East
Area West
Training Capacity Building
Corporate Planning IDP
Area Central
Critical Installations
Systems Integration Special Projects
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Disaster Risk Management Service Delivery Areas

• 1 Disaster Risk Management Centre
• Goodwood
• 4 District Offices
• Area 1 North (Brackenfell)
• Area 2 West (Civic Centre, Cape Town
  Alternate DOC)
• Area 3 Central (Ottery includes Training
  Centre)
• Area 4 East (Melton Rose)

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A few numbers

• Number of staff 33 (47 Posts)
• Capital budget (2006/2007) R 4 000 000
• Operating budget (2006/2007) R 14 000 000

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Services we provide

• Risk and Vulnerability Assessments
• Emergency Planning Courses for Commerce, Industry
  Institutions
• Emergency Planning Support
• Public Safety Planning for Events
• Response Coordination
• Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Facilitation

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Area Offices

• North Brackenfell
• Central Hillstar (Ottery)
• West Civic Centre, Hertzog Blvd
• East Melton Rose

Area North
Area West
Area East
Area Central
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Head Office Functions

• Head office in Goodwood, Training Centre in
  Hillstar

Critical Installations
Logistics Planning Management
Training Capacity Building Corporate, Commerce
Industry
Community Training Volunteer Management
Awareness Preparedness
Disaster Operations Centre
Corporate Planning IDP
Systems Integration Special Projects
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Management Levels within DRMC

• 3
• Head Disaster Risk Management Centre
• 4
• Managers
• 5
• Disaster Risk Management Officers (Areas)
• Operations Communications Officers (DOC)

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CONTACT DETAILS

• Telephone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Email DisasterRiskManagement.Centre_at_capetown.go
  v.za
• Website www.capetown.gov.za/disaster

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Conclusion

• Let us work togetherfor a better city