There's a lot going on...

Things have been very busy in the Emergency Management Office this month. Here are a few of the things we've been up to:

• Tararua A&P Show was a couple of weekends ago. Good crowds on the Saturday despite the very hot weather. Some of the team cooked in the AirShelter - so much so we went and hired an aircon unit.
• Ruapehu A&P Show last weekend. We took the display up to Taumarunui and set it up for Annie and her team to staff on the Saturday.
• This weekend we have the Emergency and Armed Services Open Day in Feilding - a different display for this one, focus on the Reid Line spillway. This is a local flood protection structure.
• We've got all of our ducks in a row for Central Districts Field Days in March so its just a matter of showing up for the event.
• AEGIS Map is now open to a select few for testing and proof of concept. We're keeping a close eye on E-sponder and the EMIS project too.
• Navigation safety risk assessments for the Whanganui River are underway along with a review of the bylaws on the Manawatu River
• The EOC in Marton has been gutted for library renovations and a temporary facility has been established in the rural fire depot.
• Welfare Centre kits have been assembled and are being delivered in the next week or two to our Centres.
• The Triennial Business Plan is being worked on.
• Preparations are underway for the Controller's Forum on 1 March and the Conferenz conference next week.
• Neighbourhood Support meetings are happening across Manawatu in conjunction with other services.
• Monitoring and evaluation interviews with MCDEM staff are happening next week too.

All-in-all, there's enough to keep our minds occupied. We've been lucky with a lack of big events to derail our projects.