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Status of the Disaster Management Capacity
Approved Organisational Structure for District Disaster Management Centre is as follows for the 2019/2020 financial year:
• Manager: Disaster Management & Fire Services
• 1 x Disaster Management & Fire Services Officer
• 3 x Disaster Management Practitioners
• 1 x Administrative Assistant
• 2 x Fire fighters
• 1x Fire Engine operator
2019/2020: Approved Organisational Structure for District Disaster Management Centre
Manager: Disaster Management & Fire Services
Disaster Management & Fire Services Officer
Disaster Management Practitioners
2 x Fire fighters
Fire Engine operator
Administrative Assistant
Disaster Management Practitioners
Status of District Disaster Management Advisory Forum
Section 51 of the Disaster Management Act, states that all the district municipalities must establish a Municipal Disaster Management Advisory Forum. Ugu District Disaster Risk Management Advisory Forum was established. It is a legislative mandate for a municipality to establish such a forum to coordinate strategic issues related to disaster management. The Forum assists in approving and/or review of the disaster management plans for the municipality before they are submitted to Council. The District Disaster Management Advisory forum was established and is functioning with meetings scheduled every 3 months or as required. All disaster management role players and leadership from local municipalities within the district form part of the forum. The main purpose of the Municipal Disaster Management Advisory Forum (MDMAF) is to ensure that the principles of co-operative governance, integrated and co-ordinated disaster risk management and external stakeholder participation at local level are applied.
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Disaster Management Practitioners