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Field Days
Justice and Emergency Services Precinct — Civil Defence and Emergency Management
How emergency service agencies coordinate locally, regionally and nationally from the Christchurch precinct.
- Date
- Thursday, 7 November 2019, 1:00 pm
- Location
- 20 Lichfield Street, Christchurch
The Justice and Emergency Services Precinct opened in 2017 to permanently house Ministry of Justice, Police, St John Ambulance, Fire and Emergency NZ and Civil Defence and Emergency Management staff following the 2011 Christchurch Earthquake.
Along with a tour of the facility, this field day will allow participants to understand how the emergency service agencies coordinate their responses to an emergency locally, regionally and nationally.
Learning outcomes
- Gain an understanding of how major civil defence emergencies are coordinated for the Canterbury region
- A visit to the Southern Communications Centre where emergency services resources are dispatched and managed for the South Island
- Inspection of the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Emergency Coordination Centre
- A familiarisation of the Fire and Emergency NZ Regional Coordination Centre where large complex incidents are resourced, e.g. 2019 Tasman Fires
Event details
- Date
- Thursday 7 November 2019
- Time
- 13:00 – 16:30
- Location
- 20 Lichfield Street, Christchurch
- Dress
- Tidy casual
- Registration fee
- $10 per participant. The fee must be paid prior to the start of the field day.
- Travel
- Travel and accommodation costs must be met by attendees.