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Emergency planning
Corporate safety and resilience
Sean Westerby - January 2012
emergency.planning@kirklees.gov.uk
How to contact us
| By email to: |
emergency.planning@kirklees.gov.uk |
| By phone: |
01484 226590 |
| In writing to: |
Corporate Safety and Resilience Team
Kirkgate Buildings
Byram Street
Huddersfield
HD1 1BY |
What is Corporate Safety & Resilience responsible for?
Corporate Safety & Resilience is responsible for preparing, maintaining
and updating the emergency plans, which set out the Kirklees response to
major emergencies or disasters that may affect the area. The plans comply
with Home Office guidelines and take into account the needs of the emergency
services (Police, fire and ambulance services), Kirklees residents, utility
companies (gas, electricity, water and telephone providers) and neighbouring local authorities.
In the event of a major disaster, the emergency services, external agencies
and utility service providers may contact the Emergency Planning Officers
for help.
What is the Kirklees Council Major Incident Plan?
The Major Incident Plan sets out how we will respond to a request for help from emergency services or any any other agencies. It is
used as a reference manual for dealing with incidents that comply with our definition of a major emergency, and
contains contact details for Corporate Safety & Resilience staff.
The Major Incident Plan is a confidential document and is
reviewed and updated twice each year.
What is a major disaster for Kirklees Council?
A serious disruption to life, arising with little or no warning, causing
or threatening death or serious injury to, or rendering homeless, such numbers
of people in excess of those which can be dealt with by the local authority,
or other public services, operating under normal procedures and which calls
for the special mobilisation and organisation of those services.
The Emergency Planning Team has produced Planning for Emergencies (PDF 59KB)
- a brief guide to help you prepare for an emergency such as fire, flood and severe weather.
What is the role of Kirklees Council in a Major Disaster?
When dealing with a disaster it is our responsibility to:
- Alert and call into action the appropriate Council service
- Co-ordinate all council services involved in dealing with the disaster
- Provide personnel and equipment
- Provide and co-ordinate any additional resources required from the council or other agencies (while
still seeking to maintain a good level of ongoing council services).
What are the aims of all the services when dealing with a major disaster?
The common aims for all the services involved are as follows:
- Save lives
- Prevent the disaster escalating
- Relieve suffering
- Safeguard the environment
- Protect property
- Assist with criminal, judicial, public, technical or other inquiries
- Restore a normal situation as soon as possible
The main aims for the council officers are to:
- Support the emergency services
- Support and care for affected people and help them to return to living normal lives in the community
- Restore the environment
Who does what in emergency planning? |
This document has been produced by the West Yorkshire Resilience Forum to define how responding organisations
will work together in the event of a declared emergency.
What types of incident have been dealt with by the Corporate Safety & Resilience Team |
Fortunately, to date, there has never been a major incident in Kirklees. However, there have been a number of minor
ones which have required the support of council services. Here a just a few:
- Flooding
- Gas explosion
- Gas failure
- Chemical Incident
- Fire
- Hostage situation
Flooding and emergency planning |
The Environment Agency is responsible for issuing flood warnings.
Flood warnings by catchment area:
Emergency floodline:
Responsibility for flooding:
Report flooding:
Prepare for flooding:
More information:
This is the lastest information from the Health & Safety Executive on the Avian Influenza Virus:
It includes advice for people working with poultry on avoiding the risk of infection, guidance for lab workers and advice for health care workers.
The latest advice from DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs):
Business continuity advice for commercial and voluntary organisations in West Yorkshire |
Community resilience - Advice to help individuals and communities to become better prepared to deal with the
impact of emergencies |
In 2011, the Government launched the Community Resilience Programme and have published guidance and templates to assist
individuals and community groups in preparing for an emergency. These documents are available from:
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