1. Developing Community Resilience Plans
Ballater Community Resilience Group
9 February 2016
Colin Gray – Emergency Planning Officer

2. Community Resilience is defined by the Scottish Government as:
“Communities and individuals harnessing resources and expertise to help themselves prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies, in a way that complements the work of the emergency responders.”

3. Some examples of emergencies:
Severe weather
Floods
Extended loss of utilities
Fires
Major incidents involving transport
Community awareness and pre-planning will make it easier to cope with and recover from an emergency

4. Purpose of a Community Resilience Plan
Identify and consider key local risks
pre-agreed activation and communication arrangements
pre-identified local venues for community emergency hubs
contact details for key holders for these venues
pre-prepared list of volunteers and contact details
liaise with emergency services

5. Risk Assessment Generic risks:
Severe Weather, Flooding, Utility failure, Major Fire
Specific risks:
Local potentially hazardous sites, major transport incidents

6. Potential actions
Venues
Volunteers
Viable arrangements

7. Is there interest?
Are there at least three individuals willing to participate?
Contact local venues and confirm participation
Consider specific local risks
Research generic risk details (gritting routes, flood maps etc)
Take advice from emergency planning officers
Consider activation/communication/support options
Prepare draft plan (minimise photographs as restrict ability to send by ).
Publicise the plan locally
Test the plan

8. Thank You References www.metoffice.gov.uk http://www.xcweather.co.uk