Emergency action plan assessment findings What is the current title and version number of the LDMP relevant to this EAP? Is the EAP consistent with the above plan? Specifically, is there consistency in terms of ☐ ☐ community communications, notifications and warnings – who, how, when and Yes No priority order of messaging is clear and aligns with the above plan? If no, please outline the areas of inconsistency: Optional: Further considerations The following questions on emergency communications provides a more in-depth Local Government assessment, if the local government chooses to. Please identify if you understand the roles and responsibilities identified in the EAP for the delivery of: ☐ ☐ ☐ Notifications about the dam Yes No ☐ ☐ ☐ Warnings about the dam Yes No ☐ ☐ ☐ Communications about the dam Yes No Is the EAP clear on the communication system(s) / method(s) used by the dam owner ☐ ☐ Yes No to notify and warn the PAR? If yes, will the dam owner use the Emergency Alert system as a form of ☐ ☐ Yes No communicating warnings? Is the EAP clear on the communication system(s) / method(s) used by the dam owner ☐ ☐ Yes No to notify the relevant entities? Does the EAP detail how and how often the dam owner will provide the disaster ☐ ☐ Yes No management groups with notifications about the dam during an emergency event? ☐ ☐ Are the messages considered to be in plain language? Yes No Are there community education programs to inform the community of the hazards ☐ ☐ Yes No identified in the EAP? Are there multiple delivery channels which are adaptable to meet audience needs and ☐ ☐ Yes No circumstances? Does the EAP provide for communications to be accurate, reliable, relevant and ☐ ☐ Yes No timely? Does the EAP provide communications that link to warning types, sources and ☐ ☐ Yes No content? Does the EAP provide for communications that are consistent across, and vertically ☐ ☐ Yes No through entities and systems? Are the roles and responsibilities for public information and public education on the ☐ ☐ Yes No communications outlined in the EAP agreed to and documented in the EAP? Are you aware if the public information and education activities are regularly tested ☐ ☐ for community understanding of content, perception of authority and resultant Yes No action? Does the communication system/s support the continuous flow of up-to-date critical ☐ ☐ Yes No information between stakeholders?
Emergency action plan assessment findings What is the current title and version number of the LDMP relevant to this EAP? Is the EAP consistent with the above plan? Specifically, is there consistency in terms of community communications, notifications and warnings – who, how, when and priority order of messaging is clear and aligns with the above plan? Yes ☐ No ☐ If no, please outline the areas of inconsistency: Optional: Further considerations The following questions on emergency communications provides a more in-depth Local Government assessment, if the local government chooses to. Please identify if you understand the roles and responsibilities identified in the EAP for the delivery of: ☐ Notifications about the dam ☐ Warnings about the dam ☐ Communications about the dam Yes ☐ No ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Is the EAP clear on the communication system(s) / method(s) used by the dam owner to notify and warn the PAR? If yes, will the dam owner use the Emergency Alert system as a form of communicating warnings? Yes ☐ No ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Is the EAP clear on the communication system(s) / method(s) used by the dam owner to notify the relevant entities? Yes ☐ No ☐ Does the EAP detail how and how often the dam owner will provide the disaster management groups with notifications about the dam during an emergency event? Yes ☐ No ☐ Are the messages considered to be in plain language? Yes ☐ No ☐ Are there community education programs to inform the community of the hazards identified in the EAP? Yes ☐ No ☐ Are there multiple delivery channels which are adaptable to meet audience needs and circumstances? Yes ☐ No ☐ Does the EAP provide for communications to be accurate, reliable, relevant and timely? Yes ☐ No ☐ Does the EAP provide communications that link to warning types, sources and content? Yes ☐ No ☐ Does the EAP provide for communications that are consistent across, and vertically through entities and systems? Yes ☐ No ☐ Are the roles and responsibilities for public information and public education on the communications outlined in the EAP agreed to and documented in the EAP? Yes ☐ No ☐ Are you aware if the public information and education activities are regularly tested for community understanding of content, perception of authority and resultant action? Yes ☐ No ☐ Does the communication system/s support the continuous flow of up-to-date critical information between stakeholders? Yes ☐ No ☐
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