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Emergency Readiness and Response

GET READY

Being ready as a community means we can support one another during an emergency and recover faster. It’s about building connections, planning together, and looking out for each other.

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  • Get to know your risks.

  • Get to know your community.

  • Develop  a community plan.

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COMMUNITY PLANS

Whether you’re a part of a neighbourhood, a local club, or a cultural or faith-based group, getting prepared as a community is key to helping Auckland bounce back after an emergency.

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Our community-led emergency preparedness plans are living documents, supported by active and engaged community members. Community plans can help identify possible emergency community hubs, local assets, community members with special skills and more. The plans also ask communities to consider how they will communicate with services and each other if power or cell phone coverage is disturbed.

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The reality of emergency preparedness is that the response will be different depending on the type and scale of the event; however, having plans to start from and a neighbourhood  of  prepared and connected households can make all the difference.

Check in here for a library of existing community emergency response plans and flyers. 

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Following the 2023 Cyclone Gabrielle and the Auckland Floods, many local board plans and community-led plans are being reviewed and updated. If your plan is not listed here or has since being updated please ensure we  have your latest community plan.

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Resilient Devonport Peninsula 2023 - Community Guide

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COMMUNITY HUBS

A Community Hub is led by volunteers and can be a safe place for people to help and support one another during and after an emergency or local disaster event. Each community hub is unique.​

 

Community hubs may :

  1. Provide information about the emergency from trusted sources such as the emergency services, Auckland Council and Auckland Emergency Management.

  2. Co-ordinate efforts to help one another.

  3. Gather information about what is happening in your community that can be passed on to Auckland Emergency Management’s Emergency Coordination Centre.

  4. Typical activities may include: Offer a temporary place for people to gather, share resources, have a shared meal, distribute food, water, clothing, offer friendship and social connection.

To find out more about setting up a community hub click HERE.

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