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Emergency Contingency Planning Flooding John Backley

Emergency Contingency Planning Flooding John Backley. 2014 Floods Introduction:. w hat happened - our role during the flooding w hat went well - and what we learnt l ooking forward – community resilience. Weather i mpacts.

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Emergency Contingency Planning Flooding John Backley

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  1. Emergency Contingency Planning Flooding John Backley

  2. 2014 FloodsIntroduction: what happened - our role during the flooding what went well - and what we learnt looking forward – community resilience

  3. Weather impacts • one of, if not the most, exceptional periods of winter rainfall in at least 248 years • flow rates on the River Thames remained exceptionally high for longer than in any previous flood episode - Met Office

  4. Our role and response • gathering information to assess needs – time on the ground, meeting residents, discussing concerns • co-ordinated approach to deploying resources via OCC Emergency Operations Centre – OCC Highways, OFRS, TVP, OCC, SCS, military • prioritising assistance to the most vulnerable

  5. Sandbag provision • good use of our contractor Biffa to deliver sandbags • door to door for the most vulnerable as a priority • using sandbag dumps to key locations, e.g. B&Q, Abbey House, Wantage, Grove, Steventon… • some issues with un-managed sandbag dumps • example of Abingdon TC coming to us to provide a solution to theft of sandbags from the B&Q dump

  6. What went well & what we learnt • importance of community level engagement in effective sandbag distribution • where communities were organised and gave us reliable information it enabled us to respond more effectively to their needs – own needs assessment, SPOC, relationship • self-reliant communities lightened our load and freed up resources to protect the most vulnerable

  7. Reports of flooding from town and parish councils

  8. Looking forward – community resilience • lessons apply to flooding AND snow, power cuts, loss of water supply etc. • a community emergency plan can be simple: • a few key contacts • identifying risks in your village/parish • resources available locally e.g. place of safety • the help you might need and what you can do for yourselves • www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/content/community-emergency-plans

  9. Supporting community resilience • send us your plans • helps us to put together future budgets and plans for community resilience projects • potential schemes • community managed sandbag stores • works well in West Oxfordshire • tools for water course maintenance • sale of new eco sacks and door guards • snow clearing equipment • generators for running key facilities • personal resilience

  10. Contacts • john.backley@southandvale.gov.uk • andrew.clarke@southandvale.gov.uk • emergencies@oxfordshire.gov.uk

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