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<strong>Emergency</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> February 2007<br />

12 Guidelines for <strong>Emergency</strong> Centres (Formerly the “Rest Centre Guidelines”)<br />

The <strong>Emergency</strong> Centre Guidelines are produced by Lancashire County <strong>Council</strong> <strong>Emergency</strong><br />

<strong>Plan</strong>ning Unit in two parts. Part 1 identifies the designated Rest Centres in the County and<br />

the role and responsibilities of various agencies and Part 2 provides the operating details at<br />

each centre.<br />

13 Roles & Responsibilities of Organisations During an <strong>Emergency</strong><br />

Provides information on the nature of the roles & responsibilities of all the different<br />

organisations that may be involved in an <strong>Emergency</strong>.<br />

14 Guidelines for Operating a Helpline<br />

This guidance is designed to ensure that prompt and effective information is available to the<br />

general public in an emergency. It gives details of the location and operation of an <strong>Emergency</strong><br />

Helpline to help people feel safe and enable them to get help when needed as well as to<br />

promote self help and restore normality.<br />

15 Fuel Supply Disruption <strong>Plan</strong><br />

This plan was introduced to assist local; authorities in dealing with effects of restricted fuel<br />

supplies that affects, or threatens to affect, the delivery of essential and vital services to the<br />

people of Lancashire.<br />

16 Springfields Off-Site <strong>Plan</strong><br />

The Springfield’s Fuels Ltd. site is located in <strong>Fylde</strong> near the Preston border. In the unlikely<br />

event of a radioactive/chemical release from the site, contingency plans have been produced<br />

to meet both the on-site safety procedures and the off-site emergency response. Springfield’s<br />

Fuels Ltd are responsible for producing the on site plan, which details actions to be taken by<br />

Springfield’s Fuels Ltd; Lancashire County <strong>Council</strong> <strong>Emergency</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>ning Unit has drawn up<br />

the off-site emergency response plan in order to deal with any off-site consequences of a<br />

major accident.<br />

LCC <strong>Plan</strong>s<br />

17 LCC Guidance for Responding to an <strong>Emergency</strong><br />

This document sets out the essential procedures to be followed for the effective management<br />

of a major incident, involving the County <strong>Council</strong>, <strong>Emergency</strong> Services, District and Unitary<br />

Authorities within the County of Lancashire together with voluntary services and other<br />

agencies likely to be involved.<br />

A hard copy of each of the above mentioned plans can be found on the<br />

<strong>Emergency</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>ning Shelves of Room 112 (Environmental Pollution). The<br />

most current version of Operation MERLIN is available on CD Rom at the<br />

same location.<br />

Appendix 4<br />

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Uncontrolled if Printed<br />

Rev.0

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