- Title:
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Anticipating Waves of Destruction: Preparing the NSW tsunami emergency management state plan
- Date:
- July 2005
- Organisations
- NSW SES
- Authors:
- S Opper S, A Gissing
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Location:
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New South Wales,
NSW, Australia
Overview
Tsunami effect coastlines of Australia, including the NSW coast. The NSW State Emergency Service is now recognised as the combat agency for tsunami in NSW and is responsible for planning for tsunami and controlling tsunami response operations when they occur. This paper outlines the characteristics of tsunami and their possible affects on NSW and describes the emergency risk managment planning work being undertaken by the SES for tsunami in NSW.
