GAUTENG PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT HEARINGS: PROVINCIAL & LOCAL GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE:30-31 MAY 2006: MUNICIPALITIES:STATE OF READINESS

INTRODUCTION DISASTER RISK PROFILE Prevalent Disasters Seasonal Flooding Inner City Fires Informal Settlement Fires Hazardous Materials Incidents Seismic Events Predisposing Factors Overcrowded informal settlements Mining legacies Inner city decay Large chemical industries Large chemical transportation infrastructure

INTRODUCTION DISASTER RISK PROFILE (2) Major Events (2000-2005) Flooding of informal settlements ERPM Mine Fire: 2003 Large Warehouse Fires Makro Fires (2001:Woodmead/2004 Strubens Valley) Pretoria Railway Station (2001) Structural Collapse Ellis Park Disaster (2001) Villeria Explosion (2002) Major Train Accident (Wadeville 2002) Shopping Centre (Tshwane 2002) Dolomite Incidents Carltonville Police Station Collapse Informal Settlement Fires (Annually) Most Frequent Disasters Flooding Informal Settlement Fires Large Transportation Accidents

Gauteng Province DM Centre Established Fully Functional Head of Centre Appt Forums Established DM Plans Finalised Gauteng Yes In process

Gauteng STAFFING 1x Senior Manager 2 x Managers 6 x Deputy Managers 1 x Administration Officer 1 x Administration Clerk 2 x Managers 4 x Senior Administration Officers 1 x Personal Assistant BUDGET Compensation of employees R 3,599 500 Goods & Services R 5,000,000 Capital Expenditure R 25,000,000 RESOURCES Interim Dm Centre establish in 2004 Plans finalised for DM Centre completed in 2006 R 50-million project approved for 3 level DM Centre DM Centre Level 3 Incident Command Unit Province wide communications interoperabilitY 4x 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 City of Jhb In Process No City of Tshwane West Rand Sedibeng Metsweding

CURRENT CHALLENGES Funding (Specifically at District Level) Capacity to carry out disaster assessments Disaster prevention measures have major shortcomings Capacity shortcomings in emergency services (prime responders to disasters) Failure to include disaster prevention in integrated development planning Inability of DM Centres to address specific threats

RECOMMENDATIONS Clear guidelines for the conducting of risk assessments to be developed Disaster risk reduction measures to be included in IDPs Full investigation into the readiness of emergency services to be conducted and a strategy to be developed in order to address the identified shortcomings

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