Prepare for an Emergency - Public Education

ACC staff with their emergency survival buckets and Cr Best (centre in white jacket)

Wellington City Council Emergency Management Office (WEMO) can give you advice so that you can prepare for, respond to and recover from the impact of a mass emergency or natural disaster.

The following services are provided free of charge within the Wellington city area.

For Residents

You can get an Emergency Preparedness information pack by contacting our 24/7 service:

Council Contact Centre

The information packs include:

• It's Easy - Get Prepared for an Emergency (664Kb PDF)
• Tsunami (42Kb PDF)
• Location of Civil Defence Centres
• Text Alerts

For Businesses, Organisations, & Community Groups

The following civil defence resources are available:

• presentations on hazards for Wellington and emergency preparedness
• table-top scenarios on preparedness for and response to earthquakes and other hazards - helping you develop emergency plans and procedures
• practical exercises to help you carry out and review your emergency procedures.

For Schools & Early Childhood Centres

WEMO can help staff and students prepare for an emergency and advise and observe evacuation exercises.

The evacuation exercises aim at making sure that in an emergency:

• staff, students and parents know the evacuation procedures and, in particular, students know how to respond in the event of an earthquake
• evacuation procedures work
• the school / centre has the names and contact details of responsible authorised people to collect students
• there is an effective process for those authorised to collect students from the school / centre, including options when an authorised person doesn't arrive.

More Information

Wellington Emergency Management Office (WEMO)

Related Links

• Emergency Management Publications
• Get Ready Get Thru website
• Prepare for an Emergency - Schools

Department Details:
Emergency Management