Emergency Plan - Fylde Borough Council

Emergency Plan February 2007
5.1 Cordons
Cordons will be established in the first instance by the Police in consultation with other
agencies in order to facilitate the operational response.
Inner Cordon: To provide immediate security of the incident site and allow operations at the
scene to continue in safety and without interruption. Only authorised personnel will be allowed
within the inner cordon. It must be recognised that there may be special hazards or the
potential for extreme danger according to the circumstances of the incident.
Outer Cordon: To control a wide area surrounding the scene. The radius of this controlled
area is very much dependent on the type and scope of the incident and the availability of
manpower. All access and exit points must be staffed and persons seeking access vetted.
Traffic Cordon: Deployed at or beyond the outer cordon preventing vehicle access to the area
surrounding the scene.
Cordon Control Points: The Police are responsible for logging representatives from other
agencies seeking admission within the inner cordon. The Police will appoint a Cordon Control
who will issue, if appropriate, and receive passes to authorised persons.
5.2 Evacuation
In some circumstances it may be necessary to advise the public on whether they should
evacuate an area or stay put and shelter indoors. Some emergencies may necessitate the
evacuation of a large surrounding area because of the danger from environmental or
structural hazards. The Police are responsible for instigating evacuation but this decision will
normally be taken in consultation with the other emergency services and the local authority.
An evacuee assembly point may need to be established to provide temporary shelter before
the rest centre can be made operational.
5.3 Emergency Centres
There are certain specific arrangements in place within Fylde in order to provide shelter and
welfare facilities for those people involved in an incident. These provisions take the form of
Rest Centres, Survivor Reception Centres, Friends and Relatives Reception Centres and
Humanitarian Assistance Centres and are described below.
5.3.1 Rest Centres
A Rest Centre is a building which has been designated for the provision of temporary
accommodation either for residents of Fylde who have been affected and temporarily made
homeless by the emergency, or for persons travelling through or visiting the Borough, who are
unable to leave and return home. Plans for the provision of rest centres within the county of
Lancashire are set out in the Emergency Centre Guidelines (see Appendix 4). These identify
Lowther Pavilion, West Beach, Lytham and various facilities within Pontins Holiday Centre,
Clifton Drive North, Lytham St Annes as appropriate locations within the Fylde Borough area.
Appendix 12 of this plan contains details of the local arrangements for opening a Rest Centre
within the Fylde area.
Should the nature of an emergency be such that a Rest Centre is required or be likely to be
required, the LCC Emergency Planning Duty Officer will generally liaise with the Executive
Manager Consumer Wellbeing & Protection to decide which, if any, of the Designated Rest
Centres will be opened or will contact the proposed Rest Centre direct to make arrangements.
The Executive Manager Community & Cultural Services will then make the necessary
arrangements in accordance with the Rest Centre Guidance to open and appoint a Facilities
Manager for the chosen centre(s). The Executive Manager Consumer Wellbeing & Protection
will liaise notify the Chief Executive of the actions taken in this respect.
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