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The role of local authorities in an emergency

The role of local authorities in an emergency. Simon Wright Senior Emergency Planning Officer. Mass Fatalities. Site Clearance. Evacuations. Mass Casualties. CBRN. Contamination Food Chain. Motorway accidents. Pollution (land, air, water). Flooding. Severe Weather – snow / gales.

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The role of local authorities in an emergency

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  1. The role of local authorities in an emergency Simon Wright Senior Emergency Planning Officer

  2. Mass Fatalities Site Clearance Evacuations Mass Casualties CBRN Contamination Food Chain Motorway accidents Pollution (land, air, water) Flooding Severe Weather – snow / gales Targeted Protest e.g. fuel Influenza Epidemic / Pandemic Telecomms outage Electricity outage North Yorkshire • 4 Hospitals • 1 (maybe 2) Upper Tier COMAH site – plus hazardous sites. Drax and Eggborough Power Station • Key road network (A1, A19, A66, M62) • 9000km roads / 2000 bridges • East Coast Mainline / Trans Pennine Express • Main Rivers (Swale, Ure, Tees, Ouse, Rye, Nidd, Wharfe) + becks / coastline • Largest county in England, 600,000+ population • Spending Review

  3. Fuel Protests – North Yorkshire 2000 Foot and Mouth – North Yorkshire 2001 Great Heck Rail Crash – Great Heck nr Selby 2001 Fire and Rescue Service Strikes – North Yorkshire 2002 Large Timber Merchant Fire - Northallerton 2003 Flash Floods - Sutton Under Whitestonecliffe / Hawnby 2005 Camp for climate - Drax 2006 Flash Floods – Filey 2007 Severe Winter – North Yorkshire 2008 Unexploded WW2 bomb - Ebberston 2009 Majestic Hotel Fire - Harrogate 2010

  4. Overview Aim – to become familiar with the role of LAs in emergencies • Why a LA response is required • What the LA roles are in an emergency…..and how to access this support • What type of resources are available….including support at the scene • How we prepare for emergencies…ensuring we meet our responsibilities • MIRT

  5. NYCC EPU • Based at County Hall, Northallerton • Established manning of 11 personnel • Workload / division of tasks; plans, liaison, groups, forums and projects • Provide EP and BCM to County • Also to Hambleton / Richmondshire / Scarborough / Ryedale / Craven / Selby • Provide 24/7/365 cover for County and Districts – coordinate response • Coordinate LA response • Liaise and work with Harrogate and City of York

  6. Why a response is required • Civil Contingencies Act 2004 • Statutory Duties EP and BCM: same as blue lights • Capabilities Programme • North Yorkshire Risk Register • National Security Strategy / Strategic Defence and Security Review • COMAH (hazardous sites) / PSR (pipes) / REPPIR (radiation) • Central Direction (Civil Contingencies Secretariat) • Local risk and direction

  7. Emergency Roles LA role is to: • Provide support to emergency services e.g. Resources / expertise • Provide support to local and wider community e.g. Accommodation / Humanitarian Assistance • Lead on recovery Can be long-term

  8. How is this support initiated? • Emergency Services - call • Self-generated – awareness • District call Through Duty Officer on call 24/7 365

  9. Material resources Support to the response: • Continuity of essential LA services • Evacuation of LA buildings • Assist in evacuation • Traffic Management • Sandbags • Clear critical watercourses • Dangerous structures and buildings • Environmental Health expertise • Temporary Mortuary and body holding • Removal of waste • Vehicles / plant

  10. Welfare resources Support to the community: • Rest Centres / emergency accommodation • MIRT • Emergency feeding, clothing and childcare • Interpreters • Support for ‘victims’ of the emergency • Identify vulnerable people / establishments • Public information for community • Advice on benefits and rights • Humanitarian Assistance • Liaise with voluntary groups • Appeal Funds • Recovery

  11. Response • Use Nationally recognised command and control structure: • Bronze - Operational • Silver - Tactical • Gold - Strategic

  12. Recovery • Led by Local Authority • Agree Strategy • Suggested Tgt groups – including local businesses and restoration of tourism, Local Amenities (not considered priority areas but may have significant positive effect on morale of public • Divided into sub-groups to look at specific areas. • Groups like YOMMS may be invited to sit on some sub-groups

  13. What’s next? • Informing the public and businesses – raising awareness • Assisting vulnerable establishments and people • Working more with Utilities • Re-assess in light of public spending review

  14. Any questions? Simon Wright Senior Emergency Planning Officer NYCC 01609 532246 07891 587350 simon.wright@northyorks.gov.uk

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