WHIXLEY COMMUNITY RESILIENCE PLAN Version 1.1
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WHIXLEY COMMUNITY RESILIENCE PLAN Version 1.1 WHIXLEY COMMUNITY RESILIENCE PLAN Last Review Date : 22 October 2017 Key Contact: The Chairman of the Parish Council Page 1 of 39 WHIXLEY COMMUNITY RESILIENCE PLAN Version 1.1 i Distribution Copy No Holder Remarks Whixley Emergency Committee Members Volunteer staff identified at 5.2.1 Whixley Emergency Committee Battlebox Whixley Parish Council NYP Knaresborough Safer Neighbourhoods NYFRS Harrogate Area Manager Harrogate Borough Council Emergency Planning NYCC Emergency Planning Electronic North Yorkshire Police Copies North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Yorkshire Ambulance Service Environment Agency Harrogate Borough Council North Yorkshire County Council Notes: All plan holders listed above will be notified of updated versions of the document and will be forwarded electronic copies. ii Record of Amendments It is vital that you review and exercise your emergency plan regularly to ensure that it is up- to-date, fit for purpose, and remains current in the knowledge of your community (especially your Volunteer Community Response Team). No Date Description Initials 1 Sep 16 Creation of initial document JR 2 Nov 16 First draft RI 3 June 17 Revised draft IM 4 August 17 Revised draft IM/CB 5 October 17 First Issue V1.1 IM/CB Page 2 of 39 WHIXLEY COMMUNITY RESILIENCE PLAN Version 1.1 Ensure any amendments are recorded here and please notify the Emergency Planning Unit at Harrogate Borough Council immediately of any changes. iii Equalities/Diversity and Data Protection Act 1998 During the production of this plan due regard has been paid to the different needs of the vulnerable and people with protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010: Public Sector Equality Duty.” The duty applies to eight protected characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. Harrogate Borough Council is a Data Controller for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998. This Act regulates how we obtain, use and retain information about individuals. The information that has been supplied is being collected for the purpose of preparing and amending a community resilience plan to enable the community to cope with emergencies and provide information to the emergency services and others. By providing this information, you are consenting to us processing any personal information for this purpose. It will only be used for that purpose and will not be kept longer than necessary. It may be shared with other emergency responders for the purpose of preparing, planning and responding to emergencies. Further information about Data Protection is available on our website www.harrogate.gov.uk. iv Key to Amenders JR – Jim Richardson, HDC RI – Rick Illingworth, ex-Chairman Whixley Parish Council IM – Ian McNeill, Emergency committee member CB – Clare Beckett, Chairman of Emergency Committee and Chairman, Whixley Parish Council Page 3 of 39 WHIXLEY COMMUNITY RESILIENCE PLAN Version 1.1 Table of Contents i Distribution .......................................................................................................................... 2 ii Record of Amendments ...................................................................................................... 2 iii Equalities/Diversity and Data Protection Act 1998 ............................................................ 3 iv Key to Amenders ............................................................................................................... 3 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 6 1.1 Background ................................................................................................................. 6 1.2 Aim .............................................................................................................................. 6 1.3 Objectives .................................................................................................................... 6 1.4 Maintenance and Review ............................................................................................ 7 1.5 Exercise and Training .................................................................................................. 7 1.6 Activation ..................................................................................................................... 7 1.7 Roles and Responsibilities .......................................................................................... 7 1.7.1 Community Response Team ................................................................................ 7 1.7.2 The Whixley Emergency Committee Chair and Deputy: ...................................... 8 1.7.3 Whixley Emergency Committee members: ........................................................... 8 2 Community Information ...................................................................................................... 9 2.1 Community Profile ....................................................................................................... 9 2.2 Infrastructure ............................................................................................................. 10 2.2.1 Roads ................................................................................................................. 10 2.3 Rivers and Becks ...................................................................................................... 10 2.4 Utilities ....................................................................................................................... 10 2.5 Neighbouring Parishes .............................................................................................. 10 3 Vulnerabilities (Risk Assessment) .................................................................................... 10 3.1 North Yorkshire Community Risk Register ................................................................ 10 3.2 Local Hazards ........................................................................................................... 11 3.3 Severe Weather ........................................................................................................ 12 3.4 Flooding ..................................................................................................................... 12 3.5 Vulnerable Places ..................................................................................................... 13 3.5.1 Schools ............................................................................................................... 13 3.5.2 Residential and Respite Care Homes & sheltered living accommodation .......... 13 3.6 Vulnerable People ..................................................................................................... 14 3.6.1 Vulnerable People Engagement Matrix .............................................................. 14 4 Communications .............................................................................................................. 14 4.1 Mobile Networks coverage within the Community ..................................................... 15 4.2 Mobile Phones and Landlines ................................................................................... 16 4.3 Local Radio ............................................................................................................... 16 4.4 Community Amateur Radio ....................................................................................... 16 4.5 Citizen Band (CB) Radio ........................................................................................... 16 Page 4 of 39 WHIXLEY COMMUNITY RESILIENCE PLAN Version 1.1 5 Resources ........................................................................................................................ 17 5.1 Local Resources ........................................................................................................ 17 5.2 Local Skills ................................................................................................................ 18 5.2.1 Local Skills Register ........................................................................................... 18 5.3 Emergency Box (Battlebox) ....................................................................................... 19 5.4 Welfare Centres and Rest Centres ........................................................................... 20 5.4.1 Welfare and Rest Centre Locations .................................................................... 20 5.5 Welfare and Rest Centre Resources ......................................................................... 21 6 Response Arrangements ................................................................................................. 22 6.1 Activation Flow Chart ................................................................................................ 22 6.2 Initial Actions Check List ........................................................................................... 23 6.3 JESIP principals of Joint Working (Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Programme) ....................................................................................................................... 25 6.4 JESIP Joint Decision Making Model .......................................................................... 26 6.5 Decision Making Matrix ............................................................................................