Protection of natural and physical environments. Preservation of economic activity. 6.1.2 Issues and Priorities Marlborough CDEM has identified the following issues in relation to response planning: The response must be carried out by all relevant agencies in a timely manner with appropriate resources and in a safe and coordinated fashion. Retain strong working relationships between responding agencies, both voluntary and professional. Provide support for neighbouring CDEM Groups without unduly compromising Marlborough’s ability to respond to an emergency. Retention of a pool of volunteers who are appropriately trained, well equipped and operate in a safe and effective way. Retain radio communication interoperability between responding agencies. Retain the ability to call on neighbouring Groups for assistance. Continue to build on the skill level of the Regional Incident Management Team so as to respond to all emergencies. Continue to develop an understanding of Lifelines inter-dependencies and hazard vulnerabilities. Management of spontaneous volunteers. Embed recovery early into the response phase. 6.1.3 Objectives Objectives in relation to response are: 1. Maintain a strong Readiness and Response Committee membership focused on working in a collaborative manner. 2. Achieve an effective and coordinated response to emergencies. 3. Encourage isolated communities to take ownership of their local risks and hazards through developing their own Community Response Plans. 4. Provide coordinated public information broadcasting during a response phase. 5. Retain volunteers to ensure an effective initial response capability. 6. Provide support for out of District emergencies whilst maintaining sufficient resources for possible local events. 7. Integrate support agencies such as LandSAR, NZ Red Cross and Coastguard into response structures. 8. Develop a pocess or managgspotaneous olunteers and addressing the inerent health and safety issues. Marlborough Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan, 2017-2022 Page 43