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APPENDIX A – AGENCY REPSONSIBILITEIS BY HAZARD
HAZARD / RESPONSE Flood
Storm
DESCRIPTION
STATE AND NATIONAL PLANS
LEAD AGENCY
A flood is an overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry.
Local Disaster Management Group
State Disaster Management Plan.
Queensland Fire & Emergency Services
Queensland Recovery Plan.
A storm is very bad weather, with heavy rain, strong winds, and often thunder and lightning.
Queensland Police Service
Storm Tide
Storm tide is the total observed seawater level during a storm, which is the combination of storm surge and normal high tide.
Earthquake
An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of stored energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves.
Tsunami
A tsunami is a series of waves caused by earthquakes or undersea volcanic eruptions.
Landslip
A landslide is defined as the movement of a mass of rock, debris, or earth down a slope. A highly infectious disease that can be transmitted animals, plants and humans.
Department of Agriculture and
Australian Veterinary Emergency Plan.
Fisheries (DAF)
Australian Aquatic Emergency Plan.
Animal & Plant Disease
Australian Emergency Response Plan. Biosecurity Manual.
Road Traffic Accident
ISAAC.QLD.GOV.AU Doc Number: Document Set ID:CORP-PLN-081 4952221 Version: 4, Version Date: 15/07/2022
An accident originated on a way or street open to public traffic and at least one moving vehicle involved.
Veterinary Plant
Emergency
Pest
Operations
Queensland Police Service
Local Disaster Management Plan– Approved/Adopted/Endorsed 23/11/2021
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