Gloucester City Council works in partnership with agencies, Government Departments and other local authorities both internally and externally to provide up-to-date information on emergencies as they arise within Gloucestershire.
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The aim of the City Council is to be able to respond to, and support the Emergency Services in the event of a major emergency.
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Assist those affected by the Emergency
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Have a full training plan in place for emergencies
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Be fully trained to respond to emergencies when they occur
Major incidents fall into 3 phases:
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Phase 1 - Reaction. Immediate reaction to the incident primarily involving the emergency services taking action to safeguard life and protect property.
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Phase 2 - Response. Emergency services seek assistance from the City Council and other agencies.
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Phase 3 - Recovery. Restoring normality, withdrawing of emergency services, counselling and restoring/rebuilding damaged structures and utilities.
The City Council response, aims to minimise the impact on the local community by:
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Co-ordinating the demands upon its resources in its efforts to maintain/restore services for which it is responsible.
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Co-operate closely with emergency services.
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Provide help and support directly to the victims of the emergency and assist agencies involved in the relief effort.
Emergency Team Leaders can be contacted at the Docks offices during normal office hours:
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District Co-ordinator: Julian Wain (01452 396396)
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Deputy District Co-ordinator: Martin Shields (01452 396396)
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Reception Centre Team Manager: Cathy Daley (01452 396936)
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District Emergency Planning Liaison Officer: Gill Ragon (01452 396396)
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Deputy District Emergency Planning Officer: David Sutton (01452 396396)
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Works Team Manager: Martin Shields (01452 396396)
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Co-ordination Team Manager: Wendy Jones (01452 396396)
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Resources Team Manager: Phil Staddon (01452 396396)
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Media Enquiries: Marcus Grodentz (01452 396133)
For out of hours emergencies telephone Gloucester City Council on: 01452 396220
Please note that the Community Risk Register for Gloucestershire and the recently revised Major Incident Plan (MIP) are available on the Local Resilience Forum website: www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/lrf|
Business Continuity Management (BCM) - www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=5053|
Some practical advice for Coping with a major business disruption|
For more information on Emergency Planning and related subjects visit: Directgov: http://www.direct.gov.uk/|
Information relating to flooding can be found on the Gloucester City Council website: www.gloucester.gov.uk/flooding|
Information relating to animal diseases, can be found by using the following links:
Other useful websites are the Environment Agency: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/| and Gloucestershire County Council: http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/|
Last Updated: 10/03/09