CIVIL CONTINGENCIES TEAM EMERGENCY COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PLAN VERSION 4.5 October 2019 For further information please contact: Sharon Shute Civil Contingencies Officer Northumberland County Council Fire & Rescue Service Headquarters West Hartford Business Park Cramlington, Northumberland NE23 3JP Tel: (01670) 621 207 Email:
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[email protected] Web: www.northumberland.gov.uk DOCUMENT CONTROL File Name Plan Detail Version Number 4.5 Status Active Version Version Date October 2019 Author Sharon Shute Web Updated October 2019 Description of Release Date Author Changes Changes/Amendments V4.2 November 16 S Shute /Inclusions to whole plan Changes/Amendments V4.3 July 2017 S Shute /Inclusions to whole plan Changes/Amendments V4.4 October 2018 S Shute /Inclusions to whole plan Changes/Amendments V4.5 October 2019 S Shute /Inclusions to whole plan Document Author Review Period Plan S Shute Yearly – October (or as required) Web Version S Shute Yearly – October (or as required) 1 of 53 CONTENTS SECTION 1 - GENERAL PLAN 4 INTRODUCTION 4 AIM 5 OBJECTIVES 5 ACTIVATION OF THE EMERGENCY COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PLAN 5 ACTION BY NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL CHIEF EXECUTIVE 7 ACTION BY NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL EXECUTIVE TEAM 7 NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL EMERGENCY COMMITTEE 8 NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL AND NORTHUMBERLAND FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE INCIDENT SUPPORT ROOM AND STANDBY INCIDENT SUPPORT ROOMS 8 EMERGENCY EXPENDITURE 10 NEEDS OF A DIVERSE COMMUNITY 11 MUTUAL AID ARRANGEMENTS