Communities and Partnerships Overview and Scrutiny Committee Emergency Planning Familiarisation Thursday 22 nd June 2006 Bernard Kershaw County Emergency.

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Communities and Partnerships Overview and Scrutiny Committee Emergency Planning Familiarisation Thursday 22 nd June 2006 Bernard Kershaw County Emergency Planning Officer

Responsibilities of the County Council 1.Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations Pipeline Safety Regulations Civil Contingencies Act 2004

Statutory Framework Emergency Risk Assessment Preparing and Responding Business Continuity Civil Contingencies Act

Emergency event or situation (occurring anywhere) … which threatens serious damage to … A place in England & Wales IN / OF Human welfare Environment Security Defining an Emergency

Category 1 Responders Emergency Services Police (Including British Transport Police) Fire Authority – as defined Ambulance – as defined Maritime & Coastguard Agency Category 1 Responders Local Authorities County Council District Council Unitary Council London Borough Council City of London Isles of Scilly Health Hospital (A & E) Primary Care Trust Health Protection Agency Environment Agency

Category 2 Responders Utilities Electricity Gas Water Telecommunication Category 2 Responders Transport Railways Airports Ports Highways Agency Health & Safety Executive

Reviewing&Debriefing Responding Exercising Training Planning Delivery of the Service Multi Agency Working

Multi-Agency Plans Merlin – Hazardous Substances Emergency Centres - Rest Centres - Friends and Relatives - Survivor Reception - Family Assistance Animal Disease Emergency Mortuaries Off-shore incidents

Multi-Agency Plans Fuel Shortage Pandemic Influenza Media Response Guidance for Faith Communities

Training and Exercises Training Flooding Seminar Nuclear Familiarisation Exercises Rail Crash Springfield Senior Management Springfield Recovery

Incidents Responding Skelmersdale - Sun (8.00 pm) Huncoat - Wed (6.45 pm) Review and Debriefing M6 - Mon (16.45 pm) Haslingden - Sat (1.30 am)

Local Authority Support Initially may involve: Staffing a place of safety for survivors Handling of a large number of enquiries from the public and media Dealing with homelessness of a large number of people Cumbria Storms 2005

Local Authority Support - LCC County Analysts Via Emergency Planning Duty Officer Social Services Highways Waste Disposal Education Corporate Communications Corporate Communications Rest Centre

Local Authority Support - District Environmental Health Officers Via LCC Emergency Planning Duty Officer Building Inspectors Local knowledge Local resources Activate voluntary agencies

Statutory resources overstretched Volunteers important part of the response Volunteers but not amateurs Support the local authority Designated roles, in which they have trained and exercised Managed by Social Services Voluntary Agencies

Lancashire Constabulary Health Protection Agency, PCTs, A&E Hospitals Lancashire Ambulance Service Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service Military Environment Agency Lancashire County Council, Districts Unitary Authorities Coastguard Government Office North West Multi-Agency Working The Jewel In The Crown

The process of restoring and re-building the community in the aftermath of an incident – to return the community to normality Recovery