Welcome
If you are a new or an established business, Disaster Readiness Consultants (DRC) will ensure that your workplace is disaster ready!
Whether you choose our 4-hour Disaster Readiness Workshop or our Professional Services, we will work hard to prepare your workplace and people for natural disasters and other emergencies.
DRC’s services involve us visiting your premises to get an insight into your workplace environment, location and people so we can get a snapshot of your disaster readiness and legal compliance status.
We engage with the required governing bodies on your behalf to fulfil all fire safety, evacuation, emergency response and the relevant health and safety obligations for your workplace.
We focus on things like emergency plans, equipment, geographical risks and most importantly – your people!
What we do
To see a quick, fun snapshot of what we do, check out our short animation explainer video.
Disaster Readiness Workshop
Our 4-hour Disaster Readiness Workshop is an engaging, informal and practical way of attaining skills that can be used anywhere when a disaster strikes.
We go through the basics of “what to do” when you need to respond to disaster situations, with the main emphasis on having a go using actual emergency equipment and the latest first aid and rescue techniques. We then put it all together in a controlled environment with a scenario.
Our workshop also has a section on dealing with the aftermath of experiencing traumatic events. We discuss how to look after your mental health and what techniques and support services are available to help manage stressful situations. Our consultants are highly experienced in doing this in the emergency response industry and are accredited with Certificate in Mental Health.
We can deliver our workshop from your premises or from one of the many locations we have available for use throughout Wellington (minimal venue hire costs apply). We ensure a relaxed and informative experience, perfect for a team-building exercise that is not only useful but may save a life one day!
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Services
Consultancy
Our consultancy services draw from the 4 R’s of Emergency Management and our extensive experience in the Public Safety Sector. We look…
Total care package
This is our worry-free Total care package that will take all the hassle and stress out of getting your workplace…
Evacuation Procedures and Fire Safety
DRC will ensure that your building complies with Fire and Emergency Regulations, 2018, by designing and…

Why Us
We have extensive on-the-ground experience and demonstrated expertise in emergency response and disaster readiness. This ensures that we have the skills and knowledge to get your business disaster ready.
DRC will enhance your business by:
- Increasing employee confidence and personal security through the investment in disaster readiness.
- Promoting safety and risk management, thus building business confidence and productivity.
- Mitigating loss to your business when operating outside normal conditions.
Make disaster readiness your priority!
Case Studies
using the 4 R’s of Emergency Management
2019/2020 Australian Bushfires
DRC Case Study: The 2019/2020 Australian bushfire season, known as the Black Summer, began with several serious uncontrolled fires in June 2019. With hundreds of fires burning, mainly in the southeast of the country, it…
2019 Whakaari / White Island Eruption
DRC Case Study: The volcanic island Whakaari / White Island in the Northeastern Bay of Plenty region explosively erupted on 9 December 2019 at 14:11. There were 47 people on the island at the time.…
2016 Kaikōura Earthquake
DRC Case Study: At 12.02 a.m. on Monday 14 November 2016, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake, the second strongest quake since European settlement, shook the eastern coast of the northern South Island. Lasting for nearly two…
2011 Christchurch Earthquake
DRC Case Study: On Tuesday 22 February 2011 at 12.51 p.m. Christchurch was badly damaged by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake, 10 kilometres south-east of Christchurch’s central business district. The earthquake occurred more than five months…