Civil Defence in Hurunui
Red Cross role in an emergency
Red Cross (New Zealand) has a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Canterbury Civil Defence Emergency Management Group (Canterbury CDEM Group) to provide support during emergency management incidents. Hurunui District Council is a member of Canterbury CDEM Group and as such may call upon Red Cross support during a local emergency within the terms of the MOU. Red Cross will attempt to provide the agreed support where possible.
The likely support will involve Red Cross staff supporting a local CDEM welfare unit with registration processes for people who are evacuated, displaced or needing the services provided by the welfare unit. The welfare unit may still need to provide local volunteers to undertake registration responsibilities, and where possible Red Cross will supplement those staff.