FTE Full Time Equivalent ICP Incident Control Point. A facility where site response to an incident is managed and controlled. Lead agency The agency that manages the response to or recovery from a particular emergency. Some agencies are required by law to lead particular types of emergencies; other types of emergencies will have the lead agency determined by expertise. Lifelines utility An entity named in or described in section 1 of the Act such as power, communication, water and transportation infrastructure providers. LWC Local Welfare Committee MBIE Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. MCDEM Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management. MCDEM provides the leadership, strategic guidance, national coordination and the facilitation for activities across the CDEM sector and across all 4Rs. MDC Marlborough District Council. MERT Marlborough Emergency Response Team. MPI Ministry for Primary Industries. MSD Ministry of Social Development. NCC National Coordination Centre based in Wellington and staffed by members of MCDEM who generally work from the NCMC. Other agencies will have their own NCC’s staffed by their own staff. NCMC National Crisis Management Centre. A secure, all-of-government coordination centre used by agencies to monitor, support or manage a response at the national level. NMH Nelson Marlborough Health NZDF New Zealand Defence Force. NZIPAP New Zealand Influenza Pandemic Action Plan. NZTA New Zealand Transport Agency PIM Public Information Manager. PRFO Principal Rural Fire Officer. Readiness Involves developing operational systems and capabilities before an emergency happens, including making arrangements with emergency services, lifeline utilities and other agencies and developing self-help and response programmes for the general public. rl iil f l , - 2