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

THANK YOU