Emergency Response and Recovery

Your safety is our top priority here at Cheshire Resilience and we are constantly working towards ways of improving our operations.

This Cheshire LRF Emergency Response Guidance is available below.

Aim of the Document

The aim of this document is to set out the response to an emergency requiring multi agency co-ordination. Describe the agreed procedures and arrangements for effective co-ordination thereby enhancing the collective response.
The procedures adopted by each of the responding agencies to an emergency are understandably specific to the role of the agency concerned.
This document also describes the agreed procedures and arrangements for effective coordination. In this way the collective response will be enhanced

Objectives

 To provide an overview of the response to Major Emergencies within the Cheshire 
     LRF (CLRF) area.
 To promote and enhance existing integrated emergency management
   arrangements
 To describe the agreed procedures and arrangements for co-ordinating the
    response effectively
 To provide a briefing and training aid
 To signpost the key plans and procedures produced through the work of the
    CLRF that may be activated in the event of a Major Emergency
 To provide summaries of the roles and responsibilities of each of the responding
    agencies to a Major Emergency

Scope   

This manual provides a multi agency generic overview to emergencies and should
be treated as a guide. It offers a framework to allow those involved in responding to
an emergency to work together as efficiently and effectively as possible.
This manual is not intended to provide detail on topic specific or agency specific plans.
Appendix B provides a list of additional plans available.

Audience                                                                        This document has been prepared primarily for the information and guidance of the
responding agencies, but will provide guidance for any other stakeholders who may
have a role in the response to an emergency.

Emergency Response and Recovery Guidance