Emergency Planning in Coleraine Borough Council

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Emergency Planning in Coleraine Borough Council

• Lessons from Armstrong Medical Fire

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Emergency Planning in CBC

• History of Interagency partnerships
• Development of Emergency Plan
• - Council Out of hours arrangements
• - Emergency Contacts Directory

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Emergency Planning in CBC

• - Multi agency Silver Control Room
• - Register of Rest Centres
• Previous experience of evacuation

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Armstrong Medical

• Established in 1984
• Employ over 80 people
• Manufacture Respiratory Disposable plastic
  products
• Located in Industrial Estate on edge of town

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03 May 2007

• 1830 hrs Telephone call from PSNI
• Multi Agency Meeting Silver Control 1930
• 2 key rest centres placed on standby
• 20.30 hrs decision made to evacuate 600 homes

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03 May 2007

• Rest centres opened
• Catered approximately 30 families
• Rest Centre stood down at approx 0100

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Lessons for the other Agencies

• Communication between Bronze Silver
• Memorandum of Understanding between NIHE and
  Social Services
• Agreement between NIHE and local accommodation
  providers
• Resource available from other Agencies

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Lessons for Council

• Out of Hours Contact Arrangements
• In uncertainty Council to Lead
• Role post response

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Conclusions

• Benefit of a Multi Agency Silver Control
• Need for breakout rooms
• Progression from Blue Light Incident to Multi
  Agency Response
• Ensure all Agencies are present

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Conclusions

• Clearly define roles and responsibilities
• Need Multi Agency District Wide Risk Register
• Evacuation Plan for Hospital

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Conclusions

• Business Continuity Plans
• PR needs to be managed
• Easier to stand silver control down than stand
  it up