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GAUTENG PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT. HEARINGS: PROVINCIAL & LOCAL GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE:30-31 MAY 2006: MUNICIPALITIES:STATE OF READINESS. INTRODUCTION DISASTER RISK PROFILE. Prevalent Disasters Seasonal Flooding Inner City Fires Informal Settlement Fires Hazardous Materials Incidents - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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HEARINGS: PROVINCIAL HEARINGS: PROVINCIAL & LOCAL GOVERNMENT & LOCAL GOVERNMENT
PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE:30-31 MAY COMMITTEE:30-31 MAY
2006: 2006: MUNICIPALITIES:STATE MUNICIPALITIES:STATE
OF READINESSOF READINESS
GAUTENG GAUTENG PROVINCIAL PROVINCIAL
GOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT
INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTIONDISASTER RISK PROFILEDISASTER RISK PROFILE
Prevalent DisastersPrevalent Disasters• Seasonal FloodingSeasonal Flooding• Inner City FiresInner City Fires• Informal Settlement FiresInformal Settlement Fires• Hazardous Materials IncidentsHazardous Materials Incidents• Seismic EventsSeismic Events
Predisposing FactorsPredisposing Factors• Overcrowded informal settlementsOvercrowded informal settlements• Mining legaciesMining legacies• Inner city decayInner city decay• Large chemical industriesLarge chemical industries• Large chemical transportation infrastructureLarge chemical transportation infrastructure
INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTIONDISASTER RISK PROFILE (2)DISASTER RISK PROFILE (2)
Major Events (2000-2005)Major Events (2000-2005)• Flooding of informal settlementsFlooding of informal settlements
• ERPM Mine Fire: 2003ERPM Mine Fire: 2003
• Large Warehouse FiresLarge Warehouse Fires
– Makro Fires (2001:Woodmead/2004 Strubens Valley)Makro Fires (2001:Woodmead/2004 Strubens Valley)
– Pretoria Railway Station (2001)Pretoria Railway Station (2001)
• Structural CollapseStructural Collapse
– Ellis Park Disaster (2001)Ellis Park Disaster (2001)
– Villeria Explosion (2002)Villeria Explosion (2002)
– Major Train Accident (Wadeville 2002)Major Train Accident (Wadeville 2002)
– Shopping Centre (Tshwane 2002)Shopping Centre (Tshwane 2002)
• Dolomite IncidentsDolomite Incidents
– Carltonville Police Station Collapse Carltonville Police Station Collapse
• Informal Settlement Fires (Annually)Informal Settlement Fires (Annually)
Most Frequent DisastersMost Frequent Disasters• FloodingFlooding
• Informal Settlement FiresInformal Settlement Fires
• Large Transportation Accidents Large Transportation Accidents
Gauteng
Province DM Centre
Established
Fully Functional
Head of Centre Appt
Forums Established
DM Plans Finalised
Gauteng Yes In process Yes Yes Yes
Gauteng
STAFFINGSTAFFING• 1x Senior Manager1x Senior Manager• 6 x Deputy Managers6 x Deputy Managers• 1 x Administration Officer1 x Administration Officer• 1 x Administration Clerk1 x Administration Clerk
• 2 x Managers2 x Managers• 4 x Senior Administration Officers4 x Senior Administration Officers• 1 x Personal Assistant1 x Personal Assistant
BUDGETBUDGET• Compensation of employees R 3,599 500Compensation of employees R 3,599 500• Goods & Services R 5,000,000Goods & Services R 5,000,000• Capital Expenditure R 25,000,000Capital Expenditure R 25,000,000
RESOURCESRESOURCES
Interim Dm Centre establish in 2004Interim Dm Centre establish in 2004
Plans finalised for DM Centre completed in 2006Plans finalised for DM Centre completed in 2006
R 50-million project approved for 3 level DM CentreR 50-million project approved for 3 level DM Centre
DM CentreDM Centre• Level 3 Incident Command UnitLevel 3 Incident Command Unit• Province wide communications interoperabilitYProvince wide communications interoperabilitY
4x Additional Deputy Managers to be appointed in 20064x Additional Deputy Managers to be appointed in 2006
Gauteng
Municipality DM Centre
Fully Functional
Head of Centre Appt
Forums Established
DM Plans Finalised
Ekurhuleni Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
City of Jhb Yes In Process No Yes No
City of Tshwane
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
West Rand Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sedibeng Yes Yes Yes
Metsweding No No No Yes Yes
CURRENT CHALLENGES
• Funding (Specifically at District Level)Funding (Specifically at District Level)• Capacity to carry out disaster Capacity to carry out disaster
assessmentsassessments• Disaster prevention measures have major Disaster prevention measures have major
shortcomingsshortcomings• Capacity shortcomings in emergency Capacity shortcomings in emergency
services (prime responders to disasters)services (prime responders to disasters)• Failure to include disaster prevention in Failure to include disaster prevention in
integrated development planningintegrated development planning• Inability of DM Centres to address specific Inability of DM Centres to address specific
threatsthreats
RECOMMENDATIONS
• Clear guidelines for the conducting of risk Clear guidelines for the conducting of risk assessments to be developedassessments to be developed
• Disaster risk reduction measures to be Disaster risk reduction measures to be included in IDPsincluded in IDPs
• Full investigation into the readiness of Full investigation into the readiness of emergency services to be conducted and emergency services to be conducted and a strategy to be developed in order to a strategy to be developed in order to address the identified shortcomingsaddress the identified shortcomings
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