Emergency Plan - Fylde Borough Council

Emergency Plan February 2007
APPENDIX 15
GLOSSARY OF TERMS & ACRONYMS
Term / Acronym
(The) Act
ACCOLC
ACPO
Bellwin Scheme
Borough, the
Bronze
Business
continuity
management
(BCM)
Business
Continuity Plan
(BCP)
Casualty Bureau
Casualty clearing
station
Category 1
responder
Category 2
responder
CBRN
CCS
CEPO
CHALET
Civil
Contingencies Act
2004
Civil
Contingencies
Secretariat
Civil defence
Civil protection
COMAH
Command
Command and
control
Definition
The Civil Contingencies Act 2004. This Act sets the framework for civil protection in
the UK.
The ACCess Overload Control scheme gives call preference to registered essential
users on the four main mobile networks in the UK if the scheme is invoked during a
major emergency.
Association of Chief Police Officers
Discretionary scheme for providing central government financial assistance in
exceptional circumstances to affected local authorities in the event of a major
emergency.
In this document 'the borough' specifically relates to the area covered by Fylde
Borough Council.
See Operational level.
A management process that helps manage the risks to the smooth running of an
organisation or delivery of a service, ensuring that the business can continue in the
event of disruption.
A plan to facilitate business continuity management, ensuring that an organisation
can continue to perform its ordinary functions, whatever the circumstances.
Central police controlled contact and information point for all records and data
relating to casualties.
An area set up at a major incident by the ambulance service to assess, triage and
treat casualties and direct their evacuation.
A local responder organisation listed in Schedule 1 Part 1 of the Civil Contingencies
Act likely to be involved with a central role in the response to most emergencies.
A local responder organisation (though it may not be locally based) listed in
Schedule 1 Part 3 of the Civil Contingencies Act and likely to be heavily involved in
some emergencies or in preparedness for them. (i.e. Utility & Transport Companies)
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear.
Civil Contingencies Secretariat
County Emergency Planning Officer
Casualties; Hazards; Access; Location; Emergency Services (range and
commitment); Type of incident. (see also SAD CHALET).Emergency Services
acronym used to support first reports from the scene of an incident.
The Civil Contingencies Act 2004. This Act sets the framework for civil protection in
the UK.
The Cabinet Office secretariat which provides the central focus for the crossdepartmental
and cross-agency commitment, co-ordination and co-operation that will
enable the UK to deal effectively with disruptive challenges and crises.
Preparedness by the civil community to deal with hostile attack.
Preparedness to deal with a wide range of emergencies from localised flooding to
terrorist attack.
Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations these require certain industrial sites
to work with emergency agencies in the preparation of off-site emergency plans.
The authority for an agency to direct the actions of its own resources (both personnel
and equipment).
Principles adopted by an agency acting with the full authority to direct its own
resources (both personnel and equipment).
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