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

2. Responsibilities of the County Council 1.Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations 2001 2.Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999 3.Pipeline Safety Regulations 1996 4. Civil Contingencies Act 2004

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

4. 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

5. 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

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

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

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

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

10. Training and Exercises Training 12.6.06 - Flooding Seminar 18.9.06 - Nuclear Familiarisation Exercises 7.9.06 - Rail Crash 29.11.06 - Springfield 05.7.06 - Senior Management 01.02.07 - Springfield Recovery

11. Incidents Responding Skelmersdale - Sun 7.5.06 (8.00 pm) Huncoat - Wed 7.6.06 (6.45 pm) Review and Debriefing M6 - Mon 12.6.06 (16.45 pm) Haslingden - Sat 8.4.06 (1.30 am)

12. 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

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

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

15. 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

16. 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

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