Emergency Plan - Fylde Borough Council

Emergency Plan February 2007
Emergency
planning
Emergency
planning cycle
EOC
EPC
EPM
EPO
EPS
Escalation
Evacuation
Evacuation
assembly point
Exercise
FIO
Forward control
point
Forward Incident
Officer (FIO)
Freedom of
Information Act
Friends and
relatives reception
centre
Generic local
assessment
Generic plan
GIS
GNN
GO
Gold
Gold Control
Government
Telephone
Preference
Scheme (GTPS)
HAT
Hazard
Hazard
assessment
Hazard
identification
Maintenance of agreed procedures to prevent, reduce, control, mitigate and take
other actions in the event of an emergency.
A continuous process of assessing the risk of and preparing for emergencies
supported by procedures to keep staff in readiness, validate plans and revise them
when necessary.
Emergency Operations Centre
Emergency Planning College
Emergency Planning Manager
Emergency Planning Officer
Emergency Planning Society
Point at which it becomes necessary to involve additional plans/arrangements in
order to respond to the incident effectively.
The process by which people are moved away from a place where there is
immediate or anticipated danger to a place of safety, offered appropriate temporary
welfare facilities and enabled to return to their normal accommodation / activities
when the threat to safety has gone, or to make suitable alternative arrangements.
Building or area to which evacuees are directed for transfer/transportation to a
reception centre/rest centre.
A simulation to validate an emergency plan or rehearse its procedures.
Forward Incident Officer
Each service’s command and control facility nearest the scene of the incident –
responsible for immediate direction, deployment and security.
The Council officer at the scene who commands the Councils services at the scene
of an emergency.
The Freedom of Information Act allows the public access, regardless of nationality or
country of residence, to information held by public authorities or anyone providing
services for them. It came fully into force in January 2005.
Secure area set aside for use and interview of friends and relatives arriving at the
scene (or location associated with an incident, such as an airport or port).
Established by the police in consultation with the local authority.
Assessment provided by central government to the local level.
An emergency plan designed to cope with a wide range of emergencies.
Geographical Information System
Government News Network
Government Office (regional). GONW (GO North West)
See Strategic level.
Strategic level of management establishing a policy and overall management
framework within which tactical managers will work. It establishes strategic
objectives and aims to ensure long-term resourcing/expertise.
Scheme whereby all landline telephone numbers registered for this service will still
be able to receive calls should a decision be made to shut down the Public Service
Telephone Network (PSTN).
Health Advisory Team
An accidental or naturally occurring phenomenon with the potential to cause harm to
members of the community, damage or losses to property, and/or disruption to the
environment or to structures (economic, social, political) upon which a community’s
way of life depends.
A component of the risk assessment process in which identified hazards are
assessed for future action.
A process by which potential hazards are identified.
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