severe weather incident team - Blaenau Gwent County Borough ...

Communications Team• Member of the Severe Weather Incident Team / ERT• Activation of the Communication Plan (see Appendix 9)• Provide media statements and press releases in conjunction with other respondingagencies.• Monitor and record media sources for information and ensure this is fed to theSevere Weather Incident Team for onward communication and dissemination.• If the Emergency Communications Structure is implemented, the CommunicationsTeam will act as the ‘hub’ for internal information dissemination, ensuring employeesare appropriately briefed concerning the forecast / actual adverse weather and thewider Council response.Worcester Telecare (Out Of Hours Contact Centre)• Prompt distribution of weather warnings out of hours.• Refer winter maintenance calls and requests to the duty highways crews.• Advise the Duty Emergency Planning Officer if an unusually high number of calls arereceived relating to weather conditions.C2BG• Provision of a dedicated helpline if necessary• Monitor calls for a pattern as a high level of calls from one particular area mayindicate a localised problem• Provision of a 24/7 service if necessary• Emergency Website, Twitter, Facebook and Looking Local updatesSilver Representatives• In the event of a larger scale adverse weather incident where the Severe WeatherIncident Team is established, Silver officers may be mobilised to adopt thecoordinating role, relative to the adverse weather that is occurring.Refuse / Recycling / Grounds Maintenance / Street Cleansing / LAMS• Redeployment into snow clearance as necessary14