The City of Albany Local Emergency Management Committee (LEMC) is a committee established under the Emergency Management Act that advises and assists the City in ensuring that local emergency management arrangements are established for its district.
The LEMC membership draws on the City of Albany, WA Police Service, Albany Regional Hospital, Fire and Emergency Services Authority, St John Ambulance (Albany and Wellstead branches), Department of Environment and Conservation, State Emergency Service, City of Albany volunteer bush fire brigades, Department of Planning and Infrastructure, FESA Fire and Rescue Service, Main Roads WA, Western Power, Department for Community Development, Water Corporation, Telstra, Department of Agriculture and Food WA, Westnet Rail, Albany Volunteer Marine Rescue, Alinta Gas, Department of Education, Albany Port Authority, ABC Radio, Bureau of Meteorology, Department of Health and Albany Surf Life Saving Club.
At quarterly meetings, the committee takes a strategic approach to reducing the impact of emergencies on the community and to being prepared in the event that they do occur. Part of the preparation is holding mock exercises to test the efficiency of the procedures of agencies responding to or recovering from an emergency and to make improvements where necessary.
Emergency Management Australia has also outlined some practical steps to help you to be better prepared for an emergency situation, whether bushfires, floods or acts of terrorism.
