Planning for Emergencies
Emergencies are happening somewhere almost every minute of every day. Most are dealt with by the police, fire and ambulance services as part of their day to day work.
Sometimes an incident is more serious and needs to involve other agencies - such as local councils, the Environment Agency, the Maritime & Coastguard Agency and the National Health Service, amongst others. All of these agencies work together continuously to plan how we would respond to and manage any major emergency.
We have plans in place to protect people, communities and the environment in a range of situations, such as:-
- Industrial accidents
- Environmental pollution
- Major transport accidents
- Technical failure, e.g. major loss of power
- Pandemic influenza out break
- Flooding
- Severe weather
Plans are regularly reviewed, and staff from the emergency services and other agencies take part in simulated emergency exercises and training.
In the initial stages of an emergency, the priority is to protect life and property wherever we can, and then help communities recover as quickly as possible.
Sometimes a major emergency will only affect one area of the community, at other times it could affect a wider region. Whatever the extent, we will work closely with the media to get information out to you quickly, so that you can assess any likely impact on you and your family.
How can you prepare your business for an emergency?
Did you know that 80 per cent of businesses affected by a major emergency close within 18 months? or that one in five businesses suffer a major disruption every year? are you confident that yours could cope? Your business could fail because of something that isn't your fault or you can't control.
You don't even need to be directly involved. There are some really simple steps that you could take to increase the chances of your business surviving a disruption. Some don't even need to cost you anything and won't take up very much of your time. Why not visit the Humber Emergency Planning website (www.heps.gov.uk) to find out more, or contact us for a free information pack. Plan to keep your business in business.
Further Information
You can help to prepare yourself and your family for emergencies by following the information in our 'Get Ready for the Unexpected' booklet (see download link below).
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