Home
BackYou are here: Home / Emergency Planning
Emergency Planning
Major incidents and disasters occur with unfortunate regularity and usually with little or no warning. Major incidents are characterised by causing widespread disruption, injury to people, damage to property and businesses. The aim of any incident, emergency or business plan must be to mitigate the effects of a major incident on the public, community, business and the environment.
In the United Kingdom no single organisation is responsible for dealing with major accidents or natural disasters. Existing arrangements rely on immediate assistance from the emergency services (Police, Fire and Ambulance). If the incident is such that it cannot be dealt with by the normal resources of these services, then support can be called upon from a local authority like North Hertfordshire District Council.
In order to respond quickly, North Hertfordshire District Council maintains plans known as Major Incident Plans and Business Continuity Plans. These ensure we can respond to the incident and still maintain our key services during the period that staff may be deployed on other duties or be unable to gain access to the work place.
