Disaster Management
Disaster Management Unit
The Disaster Management Unit of Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Municipality is responsible for reducing disaster risks, enhancing community preparedness, and coordinating effective response and recovery efforts during emergencies.
Key functions of the unit include:
- Risk Assessment & Prevention – Identifying potential hazards and implementing proactive measures to reduce risks
- Community Awareness & Education – Running public education campaigns on safety, disaster readiness, and climate resilience
- Emergency Preparedness & Response – Developing response plans and coordinating resources during natural or man-made disasters
- Recovery & Rehabilitation – Supporting affected communities with recovery initiatives and rebuilding efforts
The unit works in collaboration with local stakeholders, government agencies, and emergency services to ensure that the municipality is ready to protect life, property, and the environment in the face of any crisis.
CONDUCTING OF FIRE BREAKS
As per fire elevated risk areas, the municipality determined such areas to perform fire breaks, as means of mitigating the effects of runaway fires. Fire breaks were done both in Himeville, Underberg, Creighton and surroundings. Such firebreaks were done in collaboration with Working on Fire and Berg Fire Protection Association.
SKID UNIT PROCURED BY THE MUNICIPALITY
The above 700 litres skid unit was procured by the municipality to elevate the capacity of the municipality to deal with fires.
DISASTER INCIDENTS
During the fiscal year 2017/2018, the municipality experienced diverse types of disaster incidents. Some were natural, and others were human induced such as heavy rains, storms, heavy wind and structural fires, veld fires respectively to name just a few.
In all the incidents the municipality was very proactive to assist the victims in terms of restoring their dignity and bringing their situation back to normal again.
For those that lost their houses in such a way that, they were homeless, and/ or the structures left were not safe for habitation, human settlement is now on board will be implementing their interventions to assist all those affected as indicated above.
The hourable Mayor leading relief provision to communities that were affected by storms in different wards of NDZ
