Emergency Plan - Fylde Borough Council

6.1 Fylde Borough Council Roles and Responsibilities
The Council’s primary roles and responsibilities are to
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• provide support for the emergency services;
• provide support and care for the local and wider community;
• maintain its essential services;
• co-ordinate the response by organisations other than the emergency
services;
• take a leading role in facilitating the physical and psychological
reconstruction and rehabilitation of the local community and environment;
• provide mutual aid to other local authorities in Lancashire.
Detailed responsibilities include:
• activating the cascade callout;
• alerting other local authorities and organisations that may be affected or be
able to help;
• alerting the Director of Public Health if the incident poses a threat to public
health;
• assessing local authority involvement;
• co-ordinating the local authority response if the Lead Local Authority;
• sending an Incident Liaison Officer to the scene of an incident ;
• sending the Deputy Chief Executive or his representative to join the
Strategic Co-ordinating Group if the Lead Local Authority or if required;
• activating and staffing the Borough’s Emergency Control Centre if required
in support of the management of an incident;
• convening the Emergency Management Team;
• establishing liaison with other emergency centres as necessary;
• collecting, collating and disseminating information to other responding
organisations;
• administering emergency accommodation and longer term
accommodation for those made homeless; by establishing rest centres;
• providing a public information service in liaison with the lead emergency
service and other responding agencies,
• determining the risks to the local population and the environment and
taking appropriate action to minimise the effects of any incident on people
and the environment,
• ensuring that the public is kept adequately informed of the precautions
necessary to minimise health risks,
• ensuring the safety of food and water supplies,
• contacting Council owned/controlled establishments in the hazard area,
• assessing any damage to buildings and to the local environment including
its contamination and to ensuring that the public is not exposed to any
associated risks,
• making the necessary recovery arrangements for and ensuring a clean up
of all areas affected by the incident;
• establishing a media centre if required;
• requesting military assistance in conjunction with the police, if appropriate.
6.2 The Emergency Management Team
The Emergency Management Team (EMT) will provide the strategic direction and leadership
for the Borough Council’s response to a major incident. Alongside co-ordinating the overall
Borough response, the EMT will also ensure that the council continues to meet its statutory
responsibilities during an emergency by maintaining normal delivery of services wherever
possible. The key tasks of this group are to:
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