What is the Community Emergency Plan?

Emergencies can hit at anytime - whether its flooding, severe weather conditions, utility problems or major road accidents. Appropriate planning by all those involved, including Police, Ambulance and Fire services could help reduce the impact of an emergency and aid recovery time of the incident.

North Yorkshire County Council's Emergency Planning Unit, in partnership with Selby District Council has produced the Community Emergency Plan which provides an effective framework for local parishes to list information about important resources and useful contact details that may be essential during the response and recovery of a local emergency.

The initial response to a major incident is normally provided by the Police, Fire and Ambulance services, who will call for assistance from local authorities as and when needed. Experience has shown the need for local parish councils and communities to have procedures in place for incidents in times where the emergency services are stretched or have difficulty providing resources.

The objective of an emergency plan is to provide a single source of local information to enable a community to organise an appropriate and structured response in the event of an emergency. The plan should include a list of telephone numbers of skilled individuals and the resources they have to offer.

The Community Emergency Plan could be of immeasurable help in taking the correct action at the outset of an emergency and be very useful in dealing with some of the day-to-day problems that occur in communities.

For further information, contact the Emergency Planning Unit on:-

01609 532246

or email emergency@northyorks.gov.uk