Civil Defence
Neighbourhood Support in Partnership with Civil Defence
Neighbourhood Support has a very strong partnership with Civil Defence. We encourage both households and neighbourhood groups to plan together to be ready for any civil event.
The first step is to get to know your neighbours. Better not to meet them for the first time in an emergency!
Cambridge Neighbourhood Support has an Emergency Plan template that groups can use to record the identity of medical professionals living in your street, how to access the local defibrillator and who has skills and equipment that could be used in an emergency.
Please get in touch with Cambridge Neighbourhood Support at info@safercambridge.co.nz if you need help creating an Emergency Plan for your area.
How can I Prepare for or Respond to a Civil Emergency?
Everything you need to know about what to do in a civil emergency can be found here at Get Thru
NOTE - a number of radio stations will be broadcasting essential information during and after and emergency. In the Waikato you can tune into one of the following local stations for updates:
RNZ National: 101.0 FM in the Waikato region.
RNZ National: 101.6 FM and 567 AM for the whole Horizons Region.
The Hits - 97.3FM
The Breeze - 99.4FM
More FM - 90.3FM
NewstalkZB - 97.0FM & 1296AM
How to make a home emergency kit
If you need to evacuate in a hurry, a "Grab and Go Bag" will be essential! You will want to include:
Warm clothes
Walking shoes
Water
Food
Gas cooker, gas and matches
Torch and spare batteries
Radio
First aid supplies
Supplies for babies & toddlers
Supplies and a cage for pets
For a more detailed checklist use this link.
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