5.3 Readiness Action Plan Objectives Actions Lead Agency 1. Maintain a strong a) R&R Committee to meet at least 3 times per CDEM Readiness and annum. Response Committee membership focused on b) Involve members in at least one joint CDEM working in a exercise per annum. collaborative manner. c) Continue to debrief emergencies and ensure R&R learnings are embedded in new operating Chair/CDEM procedures. d) Review Committee’s Terms of Reference. CDEM e) Develop a sound working relationship with CDEM FENZ. f) Continue investing in the District’s RIMT CDEM/FENZ through training and exercising together. 2. Develop strong working g) Develop MOU with key responding agencies. CDEM relationships with key volunteer organisations h) Involve volunteer organisations in training CDEM such as NZ Red Cross, and annual exercises. LandSAR and Coastguard. 3. Continue to develop i) Encourage remote communities to engage in CDEM Community Emergency the plan development process. Planning Guides. j) Review existing plans. CDEM 4. Continue to carry out k) Plan credible annual exercises which involve CDEM multi-agency exercises as many agencies as possible. which focus on local stakeholder hazards. l) Involve agencies in the exercise planning. CDEM 5. Maintain the m) Continue fortnightly training. CDEM Marlborough Emergency Response n) Recruit new members as required. CDEM Team as an effective and highly trained unit o) . CDEM which meets Marlborough’s needs in initial response. 6. Establish robust p) Complete succession plans for Recovery CDEM processes which Manager, Lifelines Coordinator and Group ensure succession Controller roles. planning for key roles is in place 7. Retain and continue to q) As per 5 above. FENZ invest in the training of Volunteer Rural Fire Marlborough Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan, 2017-2022 Page 40