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Emergency Management Strategic Risk Audit Committee – 26 September 2013

Emergency Management Strategic Risk Audit Committee – 26 September 2013. Ian Collins Resilience Manager Isle of Wight Council. Aim and Objectives. Aim To provide an overview of the Authority’s emergency management function. Objectives Outline relevant legislation and duties

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Emergency Management Strategic Risk Audit Committee – 26 September 2013

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  1. Emergency ManagementStrategic RiskAudit Committee – 26 September 2013 Ian Collins Resilience Manager Isle of Wight Council

  2. Aim and Objectives Aim • To provide an overview of the Authority’s emergency management function • Objectives • Outline relevant legislation and duties • Explain what constitutes an emergency or major incident • Discuss risk – National, Island and Council Strategic • Describe the Isle of Wight Council’s emergency response arrangements

  3. Civil Contingencies Act (2004) • The response to large scale emergencies • Civil Defence Act 1948 • Emergency Powers Act 1920 • Responding agencies activating their own plans • Identified the need forintegrated emergency management at all levels of command and co-ordination

  4. National Emergencies

  5. National Emergencies

  6. National Emergencies

  7. National Emergencies

  8. National Emergencies

  9. Civil Contingencies Act (2004) - Definition of an Emergency • An event or situation which threatens serious damage to human welfare in a place in the UK, Only if it involves, causes, or may cause large scale: • Loss of human life • Human illness or injury • Homelessness • Damage to property • Disruption of a supply of money, food, water, fuel or energy • Disruption of a system of communication • Disruption of facilities for transport • Disruption of services relating to health

  10. Civil Contingencies Act (2004) - Definition of an Emergency • An event or situation which threatens serious damage to the environment of a place in the UK. Only if it involves, causes, or may cause large scale: • Contamination of land, water or air with biological, chemical or radioactive matter • Disruption or destruction of plant or animal life • War or terrorism, which threatens serious damage to the security of the UK

  11. Civil Contingencies Act (2004) • Legislative framework for emergency planning arrangements at the local level • Places responding agencies and organisations into 2 categories • Sets out statutory duties for responders • Establishes Local Resilience Forums

  12. Responders – Category 1 • Police • Fire and Rescue • Ambulance • Maritime Coastguard Agency • Environment Agency • NHS bodies • Local Authorities

  13. Responders – Category 2 Utilities • Electricity and gas distributors • Water and sewerage undertakers • Telephone service providers (fixed and mobile) Transport • Ferry Companies • Network Rail, Train Operating Companies • Airport operators, Harbour authorities • Highways Agency • Health and Safety Executive

  14. Responders Duties • Category 1 • Co-operate with other Category 1 and 2 Responders • Sharing Information with other Category 1 and 2 Responders • Risk Assessment • Emergency Planning • Business Continuity Management • Warning and Informing the Public • Advise and assist business & voluntary organisations on Business Continuity (Local Authority only) • Category 2 • Co-operate with other Category 1 and 2 responders • Share information with other Category 1 and 2 responders

  15. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Local Resilience Forum • Risk Assessment • Emergency Plans • Training & Exercising • Category 2 Responders • Voluntary Sector • Flood & Environment • Executive Group • Delivery Group • Health • Telecoms • Warning & Informing • Specialist Response • Community Resilience • Island Resilience Forum

  16. National Risk Register Pandemic Human Disease Attacks on Infrastructure Coastal Flooding Non – Pandemic Human Disease Major Industrial Accidents Relative Impact Attacks on Crowded Places Non – conventional Attacks Major Transport Accidents Attacks on Transport Severe Weather Cyber Attacks: Infrastructure Inland Flooding Animal Disease Cyber Attacks: Data Confidentiality Relative Likelihood

  17. Hants and IOW Community Risk Register Pandemic Flooding Snow/Adverse Weather Industrial Accident / Toxic NB Does not include Threat information

  18. Risk - Isle of Wight • 1 lower tier COMAH (Control of Major Accident Hazard) site • Large events during summer • One receiving hospital • Maritime / coastal issues – protective designations • Rural communities • Elderly population • Timescale for receiving mutual aid

  19. Isle of Wight Council Strategic Risk • SR0040 – Ineffective Response to Major Emergency Consequences • Death or serious injury to public • Excessive cost • Ongoing disruption • Impact on routine council services • Damage to Island image • Damage to council reputation • Damage to Island economy • Damage to the Island’s environment/infrastructure/communications

  20. Isle of Wight Council Emergency Management Team • Team of three • Reporting to the Chief Fire Officer • Located in County Hall

  21. Plans • Island Resilience Forum Multi-Agency Emergency Response Plan • Isle of Wight Council Emergency Response • Multi-agency Flood • Animal Disease • Shoreline response • Major Accident Hazard Pipeline • Large events • Fuel • Rest centre / humanitarian assistance • Mass fatalities / temporary mortuary • Recovery

  22. Isle of Wight Council Emergency Response Framework Plan review, training & exercising • Response Plans: • Local Authority • Island Resilience Forum • Local Resilience Forum Island Multi Agency Partners Debrief Duty Officer 24 / 7 Comms, Call Centre, Social Care, Island Roads, Voluntary Sector, Cat 2s Duty Director Duty Senior Manager • Responses could include: • Set up Emergency Control Centre • Initiate relevant council service area responses • Open rest centres (transport, staffing) • Identification and prioritisation of vulnerable people • Liaison with other responders

  23. Response - National Civil Contingencies Committee - COBRA Regional Emergencies Division South Multi Agency Strategic Co-ordination Multi Agency Strategic Co-ordination Multi Agency Tactical Co-ordination IoW Police / Fire / NHS / Ambulance / Local Authority

  24. Responses- Isle of Wight

  25. Responses- Isle of Wight

  26. Responses- Isle of Wight

  27. Outstanding actions on Strategic Risk • Review/Continual improvement of all plans • National Contingency Plan for Oil and Chemical Pollution • Improvement of Council Business Continuity Plans

  28. Questions? • For further information contact- emergency.management@iow.gov.uk

  29. www.iwight.com

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