Review of the Tsunami Evacuation 2017

12:11am
Telephone to
Discussed the need to check in with Fire and Police Communication Centres to get information
on event given it’s not local. to contact Fire and Police.
CDEM
Mobile phone records
supplied by Spark
Interview with
Interview with
12:13am
Message posted on CDEM Facebook page advising “An earthquake has struck Christchurch,
Initial reports from Geonet say 6.6 Magnitude, 20km south-east of Hanmer Springs. Remember
to Drop, Cover, Hold. More information to follow soon”.
12:16am Telephone to (Canterbury Regional Emergency Management Office) to discuss
event and identify who the duty officer is for Canterbury CDEM Group. advised duty
officer is
(Canterbury CDEM Group Team Leader)
CDEM posted
the message on
Facebook
CDEM
CDEM Facebook page
Interview with
Mobile phone records
supplied by Spark
Interview with
Interview with
12:17am
Text message from Mary Richardson to Mayor of Christchurch City and CEO of CCC – “Hi CDEM
team currently checking for damage from this earthquake. At this stage all seeks ok for ChCh.
Yet to hear how Waimakariri and Hurunui are. We may be asked to provide support. Mary”
Mary
Richardson, CCC
12:18am Text message from CEO of CCC to Mary Richardson and Mayor – “Thanks Mary” Karleen
Edwards, CCC
12:18am Email to CDEM team and John Mackie (CDEM Local Controller) advising because earthquake on
land there is no tsunami threat but monitoring the situation
12:20am
Telephone to general Fire Communications telephone line. Fire Comms advises no damage in
ChCh with few alarms set off. Damage reports in Blenheim.
CDEM
CDEM
Interview with the Mayor
Interview with the Mayor
Interview with
Copy of email subject line:
“6.6 earthquake near
Culverden”
Mobile phone records
supplied by Spark
Interview with
12:20am Message posted on CDEM Facebook page advising “initial reports from GeoNet say 6.6
Magnitude, 20km SE of Hanmer Spring. Remember to Drop, Cover, Hold. More information to
follow soon”.
CDEM posted
CDEM Facebook page
Interview with
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