Emergencies
In accordance with the
Civil
Contingencies Act 2004 the Council is required to provide local
arrangements for civil protection for emergencies.
This includes planning for civil emergencies to ensure the
efficient and speedy management of the response to these incidents
between all the possible agencies including: the Police, Fire
Brigade, Ambulance Service, the Council, utilities providers and
voluntary agencies.
The Council has an Emergency Plan in place to ensure that services
can be delivered during any major incident which may pose a threat
to the welfare of the community.
It is the role of the Council to support the emergency services in
the case of a major incident. During an emergency, delegated
officers are on call 24 hours and are responsible for coordinating
the Council’s response.