Shepway District Council Major Emergency Plan
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Appendix A Shepway District Council Major Emergency Plan Shepway District Council Major Emergency Plan The latest version of this document may be found at the KRF Extranet Site www.kentconnects.gov.uk/krf. All organisations should ensure that if printed copies of this document are being used, the latest version is obtained from this source. THIS PLAN HAS BEEN SPECIFICALLY FORMATTED FOR DOUBLE SIDED PRINTING Issue 1 November 2009 Classification: None Next scheduled review: November 2010 All enquiries relating to this document should be sent to: Address: Civic Centre, Castle Hill Av, Folkestone, Kent CT20 2QY Tel: 01303 850388 Email: [email protected] Version 1 November 2009 i Created by Neevia Document Converter trial version http://www.neevia.com Created by Neevia Document Converter trial version Shepway District Council Major Emergency Plan This page is intentionally blank Version 1 November 2009 ii Created by Neevia Document Converter trial version http://www.neevia.com Shepway District Council Major Emergency Plan Issue & review register Summary of changes Issue Approved by number & date New Issue Chief Executive Compiled by: Teresa Young Date: November 2009 – February 2010 Emergency Planning Officer Kent County Council Approved by: Alistair Stewart Date: February 2010 Chief Executive Shepway District Council Adopted by Cabinet Date: 10 March 2010 Shepway District Council Version 1 November 2009 iii Created by Neevia Document Converter trial version http://www.neevia.com Shepway District Council Major Emergency Plan Distribution list and location of document An up-to-date copy of this document is available via the council’s internal intranet or via the Kent Resilience Forum Extranet on www.kentconnects.gov.uk/krf. nd A hard-copy of this plan is stored in the policy and engineers office on the 2 floor, with Lifeline in the rest centre box and in the Emergency Planning Cupboard outside the Boulogne Room (Civic Wardens hold the key). Internal Name Role/Organisation Alistair Stewart Chief Executive Ann Hunter Head of Community Engagement External Name Role/Organisation Teresa Young KCC Emergency Planning Officer Deborah Cooney KRF BMSU Version 1 November 2009 iv Created by Neevia Document Converter trial version http://www.neevia.com Shepway District Council Major Emergency Plan Table of contents 1 Introduction .............................................................................. 1 1.1 Aim and objectives ............................................................................... 1 1.1.1 Aim ................................................................................................... 1 1.1.2 Objectives ........................................................................................ 1 1.2 The responsibilities of local government under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and other emergency planning legislation ..... 2 1.3 Staff health and safety ......................................................................... 2 1.4 Staff welfare .......................................................................................... 2 1.5 Interlinking documentation ................................................................. 3 2 Plan maintenance, audit and review ....................................... 5 2.1 The generic plan template ................................................................... 5 2.2 Customised district or county plan .................................................... 5 2.3 (District) Council plan .......................................................................... 5 3 Alerting, determination and activation ................................... 7 3.1 Alerting procedure ............................................................................... 7 3.1.1 Formal alerting arrangements in a major emergency ...................... 8 3.2 Determination ....................................................................................... 9 3.3 Activation .............................................................................................. 9 4 Emergency management structure ....................................... 11 5 Common functional emergency response plans ................. 13 5.1 The Emergency Activation/Duty Officer Handbook ........................ 15 5.1.1 Overview ........................................................................................ 15 5.1.2 Location of document ..................................................................... 15 5.2 Contact Centre emergency response plan ....................................... 17 5.2.1 Overview ........................................................................................ 17 5.2.2 Location of document ..................................................................... 17 5.3 Emergency Centre operations .......................................................... 19 5.3.1 Overview ........................................................................................ 19 5.3.2 Location of document ..................................................................... 19 5.4 Forward Control operations .............................................................. 21 5.4.1 Overview ........................................................................................ 21 5.4.2 Location of document ..................................................................... 21 5.5 Media and public warning and informing ......................................... 23 5.5.1 Overview ........................................................................................ 23 5.5.2 Location of document ..................................................................... 23 5.6 Finance, insurance and legal ............................................................ 25 5.6.1 Overview ........................................................................................ 25 5.6.2 Location of document ..................................................................... 25 5.7 Resilient communications plan ......................................................... 27 5.7.1 Overview ........................................................................................ 27 5.7.2 Location of Document .................................................................... 27 5.8 Human Resources plan ...................................................................... 29 5.8.1 Overview ........................................................................................ 29 5.8.2 Location of document ..................................................................... 29 5.9 Maritime oil pollution and shoreline pollution ................................. 31 5.9.1 Overview and terminology ............................................................. 31 Version 1 November 2009 v Created by Neevia Document Converter trial version http://www.neevia.com Shepway District Council Major Emergency Plan 5.9.2 District council responsibilities ....................................................... 31 5.9.3 County council responsibilities ....................................................... 31 5.9.4 Associated documents and plans .................................................. 32 5.9.5 Location of documents ................................................................... 32 5.10 Other liaison responsibilities .......................................................... 33 5.10.1 Overview ...................................................................................... 33 5.10.1.1 Strategic Coordination Group (SCG) ..................................... 33 5.10.1.2 Tactical Coordination Group or silver command centres ....... 33 5.10.2 Location of document ................. 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Bookmark not defined. 33 6 District council specific emergency response plans ........... 35 6.1 Environmental health response plan ................................................ 37 6.1.1 Overview ........................................................................................ 37 6.1.2 Location of document ..................................................................... 37 6.2 Housing and homelessness .............................................................. 39 6.2.1 Overview ........................................................................................ 39 6.2.2 Location of document ..................................................................... 39 6.3 Dangerous structures and building control ..................................... 41 6.3.1 Overview ........................................................................................ 41 6.3.2 Location of document ..................................................................... 41 6.4 Community plans ............................................................................... 43 6.4.1 Overview ........................................................................................ 43 6.4.2 Location of documents ................................................................... 43 7 County council specific emergency response plans ........... 45 7.1 Kent Adult Social Services directorate emergency plan ................ 47 7.1.1 Overview ........................................................................................ 47 7.1.2 Location of document ..................................................................... 47 7.2 Children, Families & Education directorate emergency plan ......... 49 7.2.1 Overview ........................................................................................ 49 7.2.2 Location of document ....................................................................