How to Handle an Emergency

1. How to Handle an Emergency Peter Ward Regional Resilience Director Government Office East Midlands

2. What is an Emergency ? • threatens serious damage to human welfare; • serious damage to the environment; or • war, or terrorism, which threatens serious damage to security.

3. Terrorism

4. London Bombings

5. Polonium -210 • 2006 • Alexander Litvinenko

6. Sarin Gas • 1995 • 12 Killed • 6000 injured

7. White Powder Incidents

8. Foot and Mouth

9. Foot and Mouth

10. Floods......

11. Walham

12. Drinking Water

13. 2050?

14. Buncefield 2005

15. Fuel Dispute • Price Protests • Dependency • Drivers disputes

16. Pandemic Influenza • 1918 • Swine Flu • Research • Containment • Mitigation • Business Continuity

17. Cryptosporidium

18. Winter Weather • February

19. Heatwave • Paris 2003 • 41,800 excess deaths

20. So be prepared ........

21. Civil Contingencies Act 2004 • Clear Roles and Responsibilities • New Structure: Local, Regional and National • Annual Cycle of Risk Assessment • Minimum Capabilities • Bi annual Assessment of Progress

22. Central government involvement in crises National Coverage Single Scene Catastrophic - Central direction from COBR Local response - with Govt Office a two-way channel to central government Significant - Co-ordinated central response led by Department from COBR Local response only Serious - Department led central response. COBR not involved Impact of Event Impact

24. The Capabilities • Mass Fatalities (Temp Mortuary) • Mass Casualties (Regional Ambulance) • CBRN (New Dimensions) • Infectious Disease • Animal Disease • Fuel • Resilient Comms • Humanitarian Assistance Centre

25. Tiers

26. National

29. Lead Government Departmentsand Agencies • Defra: Farming, Floods, Pollution • DECC: Fuel • Home Office: Terrorism • Health: Flu • Animal Health • Food Standards Agency • Health Protection Agency

30. Regions

31. Region • 9 English Regions • Central Government in the Region • Communications link • Regional Minister • Regional Resilience Forum (RRF) • Regional Civil Contingencies Committee (RCCC) • Scientific and Technical Advice Cell (STAC)

32. Emergency Powers • serious damage to human welfare, the environment or Security; • it is necessary to make provision urgently in order to resolve the emergency; • emergency regulations must be proportionate

33. Regional Sit Rep • Where is it • What has happened • Who is handling it • Action what are we doing • Who have we told

34. Battle Rhythm • 9am SitRep • 10am Telekit • 11am Lead Department • 12n COBR • 3pm Telekit • 5pm Sit Rep • 7pm Poss Telekit

35. LRFs

36. Local Resilience Forum (LRF) • Category One • Police • Fire • Ambulance • Local Authority • PCTs • HPA • Environment Agency

37. LRF • Category Two • Utilities • Transport • SHA • HSE

38. Gold The Gold Commander is in overall control of their organisation's resources. They will not be on site, but at a distant control room, Gold Command, where they will formulate the strategy for dealing with the incident. Will gather partners.

39. Silver • The Silver Commander is the tactical commander who manages the strategic direction making them into sets of actions that are completed by Bronze. • not located at the scene normally as they need to be able to take a step back.

40. Bronze • A Bronze Commander directly controls the organisation's resources at the incident. • normally police led, irrespective of which organisation they works for unless it is a fire and rescue-led incident.. • If the incident is complex different Bronzes are given their own tasks: taking statements, cordon control or survivor management.

41. Recovery • Quantify damage • Set Regional Partnership e.g. emda, defra • Bellwin bids • Departmental responses • Allocation advice

44. We advise you to .. • Go in • Stay in • Tune in

45. EHOs • Drinking water • Food contamination • Pollution • Safety issues

46. EHOs • You are a partner • Know your Emergency Planning Officer • Know the plans • Volunteer for training and exercises