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Community Emergency Plans
Ian Travers Smith
Why have them?
Keeping it simple
Added Extras
Community Emergency Plans
22 Oct 2012
25 Sept 2012
25 Sept 2012
What do these emergencies have in common?
Unpredictable
Emergency services able to respond
They could all happen to you
How can you help emergency services to help you?
Develop a community emergency plan
Include a self-help response
Keeping it Simple
Identify an emergency management team
Identify 2 potential survivor reception centres
Identify willing volunteers
Identify those who may be vulnerable
Compile an emergency contact list
Share specific information
Reception Centre Characteristics
Out of the flood plain Accessible in flooding Access from more than 1 direction Accessible by coach-sized vehicles Separated by at least 500 metres
Option in neighbouring community
Volunteering
Identify volunteers & those with particular skills
Ask of volunteers only what is reasonable
Trained or competent to use machinery Think what might go wrong
Do not let a responder become a casualty
Check public liability insurance for activity other than low risk
Rotary Resilience
Rotarians excel at raising monies for good causes
including emergencies around the world.
If a major incident occurs in your local community would you want to
do more?
To be effective we must pre-plan our actions and dovetail our help with the local authorities’ response. Resilience aims to do just that.
If you or your Club wish to be involved in a pre-planned response when an emergency or disaster occurs, please refer to
www.ribi.org/resources/committees/community-and-vocation/resilience and your District Resilience Co-ordinator:
………............................................................... Resilience is part of District Community and Vocational Service)
(With Acknowledgments to District 1040)
Use Common Sense
“You do not need a criminal Records Bureau check to call round and check on elderly friends and relatives”
“You can help clear paths and pavements to prevent slips and falls – don’t believe the myths about being sued”
Source: “Government guidance on community action during severe weather”
Identifying the vulnerable Local Knowledge
Church groups
Neighbourhood watch etc
Social services
Emergency Contacts List Utilities
Local Assets
Local Authorities
Key holders
Oxfordshire County Council
Community Emergency Planning Survey 2012/2013
Parish/Town Council Parish/Town Clerk Email address Contact number If the emergency services need to contact a member of your organisation in an emergency, which numbers should they call? It is important to include at least 2.
Emergency Contact Numbers Name During Working hours 24 hours
Some parishes with significant flood risk have developed specific plans. For the purposes of this survey, please assume that the flood plan is a community emergency plan.
Emergency Plan Information Yes No N/A
We have a community Emergency Plan We are developing a community Emergency Plan We would like assistance in developing a community Emergency Plan We do not want an Emergency Plan We would be interested in attending a community resilience event in Oct 2012 Does your emergency plan cover the risk of severe weather? Did last winter’s weather cause you to change your plan?
Within our Parish/Town council area, the following buildings could be used as a temporary place of safety (survivor reception centre) for local residents evacuated from their homes.
Survivor Reception Centres Facility Address including
postcode 24 hr contact number
to open facility Approximate capacity
(seated)
Survey Results
249 Parish & Town Councils canvassed
75 responses
46 either have or are developing a plan
28 state no interest in producing a plan BUT
Of those 24 provided emergency contact and reception centre details.
Added Extras
If you are vulnerable to specific risks, generally associated with winter weather, you may want to include tailored measures in your plan.
Remember, in these circumstances the emergency services are likely to be stretched and will be giving priority to life-saving activities.
Anything you can do by way of self-help will ease pressure on the community.
Comprehensive guidance on producing a community emergency plan is available on the Oxfordshire County Council web site, together with a series of useful links.
For flooding, contact the environment agency for expert advice
For snow clearance contact Oxfordshire County Council Highways.
Power Failure Is it widespread or has a fuse blown?
Check with neighbours
Telephone the utility company’s emergency contact number to establish anticipated recovery time
How?
What’s the weather like?
Check on the vulnerable Are they registered with utilities companies?
Community Heating Portable generators Portable heaters
Pubs or eating establishments Alternate cooking facilities?