Emergency Plan - Fylde Borough Council

Emergency Plan February 2007
Annex B
Flood Warning Dissemination Diagram
Environment Agency Flood Warning Duty Officer
monitors & assesses the situation and issues a
FLOOD WATCH/FLOOD WARNING/SEVERE FLOOD WARNING/ALL CLEAR as
necessary.
EA Warning Dissemination - automated system.
FWD Floodline
Warnings Direct
[Replacing Automatic
Voice Messaging (AVM)
] to specific, preregistered
businesses
and households
warning of
developments and any
need for precautions.
Police (& Fire)
Service
Headquarters
notified by
FWD.
Fylde BC
notified by FWD Floodline
Warnings Direct as
indicated in Annex C
Media
warnings
passed
out.
Warning passed to area
command control room
for information.
Control contact relevant
Division(s) who nominate
a Flood Liaison Officer
and advise LCC
Emergency Planning of
details
LCC Emergency Duty
Officer notifies affected
local Authority of the
police Flood Liaison
Officer.
Tidal Flooding Officer responsible for
assessing conditions. The precise response to
the warning will depend upon a variety of
circumstances based on the following
(1) the nature of the warning,
(2) time of day,
(3) time of year,
(4) local meteorological predictions,
(5) general state of the catchment,
(6) history of associated event(s),
(7) if necessary, discussions with the issuing
flood control centre,
(8) reports from Council staff officers
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