Contact details:
During office hours: 01376 552525
ask for Emergency
Planning
e-mail address: csc@braintree.gov.uk
Out of hours: 01376 552525
In an emergency contact the emergency services on
999
WHAT IS AN EMERGENCY?
“an event or situation which threatens serious damage to human
welfare in a place in the UK, the environment of a place in the UK
or war or terrorism which threatens serious damage to the security
of the UK.
It will require a response beyond the everyday resources
of the emergency services and those departments and organisations
that support them.
An emergency cannot normally be predicted and can come in any
form:
<> Severe Weather
<> Natural Disaster
<> Technological/Industrial Accidents
<> Power failures
<> Transport/Road/Rail/Air
<> Terrorism
It can happen very suddenly, for example, an aircraft crash, or
have a more gradual onset, for example flooding following a period
of heavy rain. It may be from a natural cause or one that is
‘man-made’.
The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (CCA)
The purpose of the Act is to establish a new statutory framework
for civil protection at a local level. Local responders are
the basis of resilience in the UK, and the Act has enhanced and
formalised existing arrangements by;
<> Establishing a clear set of roles and
responsibilities
<> Giving greater consistency to civil
protection
<> Establishing a base for performance management
at a local level
In order to increase the resilience and response capability of
Braintree District Council there is a flexible generic plan which
links with other partners plans to ensure a rapid and efficient
response to the incident
ICE
- In Case of
Emergency
In your mobile phone – this involves putting the acronym
ICE in front of designated emergency contact numbers i.e.
ICE husband ICE mum. In case of an emergency situation,
emergency services personnel (fire/ambulance/police) can call your
emergency contact and inform them of your
situation.
Go In Stay In Tune In
In certain situations the Emergency Services will advise you to
Go In Stay in Tune In, as it is safer for you to be indoors rather
than be outside. In this case you should tune into your local
Radio Station or news channel for local news and information.
Radio stations:
BBC Essex: 95.3 & 103.5 FM or 729/765/1530 MW
Essex FM: 96.3 & 102.6 FM
LOCATE
LOCATE is a new service provided by the Foreign &
Commonwealth Office which can help track down Britons in the event
of an emergency abroad.
Travellers can register details of their trip as well as
family/friend contact details.
Click on the link under "useful links" on the right hand
side of the page for information on this scheme and the travellers
"checklist " which can be found on the Foreign and Commonwealth
websites.