Emergency Planning
General Emergency Planning Process
In the event of an emergency, the Police will assume overall
control and co-ordination and will inform the Chief
Executive of South Lakeland District Council that an Emergency
Control Centre (ECC) should be
established.
If it is required they will agree the
location. This will be located at Barrow,
Carlisle or on a smaller scale locally at South Lakeland
House..
In the interim period, between first discussions and
activation, the District Emergency Liaison Officer will be required
to co-ordinate action by the District Council, and provide a
liaison point for all enquiries until, or when, the ECC is
established.
The Police will, in the meantime, inform all Agencies involved
that the ECC. is being activated and invite/instruct appropriate
Agencies to attend. The Chief Executive will
inform his own staff and activate the Centre as necessary.
The ECC. will co-ordinate the deployment of Local Authority
resources and provide facilities where a Management Team,
comprising representatives from selected Agencies, can co-ordinate
their individual responses to the "Emergency" and, if established,
the operation of the various Reception Centres, Press Briefing
Centre or a Public Information Centre.
In an emergency the District Council, in addition to it's
statutory duties, will act in support of the Emergency Services
and, in particular, with the District Control, Media Briefing,
Reception Centres and Public Information Service
management. Upon notification that a serious
emergency has occurred the District Council's Chief Executive, or
his appointed Deputy, will ensure that those responsibilities are
fulfilled.
If you have a query regarding Emergency Planning please
contact the Strategy & Performance Group on 01539 733333
or email
policy@southlakeland.gov.uk.
Emergency Out of Hours Telephone Numbers
The following pages provide telephone numbers
which are available 24 hours a day:
Current emergencies in Cumbria - public information
Updates on a current emergency can be seen at the Cumbria
Alert website:
Community Risk Register
The need for the Community Risk Register has arisen from the
recent introduction of the Civil Contingencies Act, which requires
emergency responders to assess the risk of emergencies occurring,
and to use those assessments to inform their emergency planning and
business continuity planning processes.
Coping with a Major Incident
If you have been involved in a major incident or event, you
may find
Coping with a Major
Incident leaflet helpful. It describes how you might feel in
the days and months after the incident and has information about
how to obtain help, if you need it.