New Zealand Emergency Management Assistance Team (EMAT)
The New Zealand Emergency Management Assistance Team is a deployable capability within the emergency management system.
About NZ EMAT
EMAT was established in response to recommendations to create a 'fly-in team' to enhance responses to natural disasters and other emergencies.
EMAT's purpose is to provide specialist capability enhancement to assist and support affected regions and their Incident Management Teams to manage an emergency. EMAT helps ensure that New Zealanders receive a consistent level of support in any emergency, wherever and whenever it happens.
EMAT consists of 46 specialist Emergency Managers with a mix of attributes, skills and experience to go wherever required, without delay, to work with and support local, regional or national teams as they manage emergencies. EMAT members are able to operate fully self-sufficiently for the duration of their deployment.
EMAT members have comprehensive personal equipment, uniform and PPE, enabling them to deploy and operate effectively after a severe emergency.
The EMAT cadre is drawn from personnel working in a wide range of qualifying agencies. Qualifying agencies include central and local government agencies, the emergency services and New Zealand Defence Force. These personnel have significant experience in crisis response and emergency management in a range of settings in New Zealand and overseas.
The EMAT cadre is managed day-to-day by the Deployable Capabilities team within the National Emergency Management Agency. In a response, the deployment of team members would be managed by National Emergency Management Agency duty staff or the National Crisis Management Centre, if activated.
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Incident Management Team (IMT)
This section provides information and links to the incident management framework and role descriptors for all IMT/coordination roles.
Coordinated Incident Management System (CIMS)