NEWS RELEASE
PR 1766
For Immediate
Release
16 June 2004
Guidance for
communities in an emergency
BATH & North
East Somerset Council is helping towns and parishes in its area to
plan for a major disaster or emergency.
The Council’s Emergency Management
Unit has issued guidance booklets to all 49 town and parish councils
in Bath & North East Somerset.
Rolf Drury, Emergency Management
Officer, said: “This booklet is intended to be a community-owned
resource where the communities prepare a data base of facilities and
supplies which might be required, either by themselves for self
help, or used to support the efforts of the emergency services.
“No-one wants to think about an
emergency or disaster occurring in their community but hopefully
this booklet will provide instant information that will help both
the communities and emergency services.”
To assist with the co-ordination
process between Bath & North East Somerset Council and the parish
and town councils, Brian Parkes, who has many years working in
emergency management, has been appointed to act as a voluntary
liaison officer.
And in each parish it is hoped that
a volunteer will be appointed to take on the role of updating and
maintaining their information databases.
Cllr Malcolm Hanney, Executive
Member for Resources, said: “Bath & North East Somerset Council has
prepared this document with the hope that it will provide a real and
practical resource for communities while also providing an impetus
for the concept of community preparedness and resilience.”
The Clerk of West Harptree Parish
Council, Jan Burdge, has given her backing to the scheme. She said:
“It has made us focus on the resources and skills available in our
Parish in the event of an emergency.”
Notes to Editors:
Copies of the Community Emergency
Guidance booklets are available for your information by contacting
Rolf Drury on Tel: 01225 477679.
For more
information, contact:
Rolf Drury,
Emergency Management Officer, on Tel: 01225 477679 or e-mail
rolf_drury@bathnes.gov.uk
For comment,
contact:
Cllr Malcolm
Hanney, Executive Member for Resources, on Tel: 01275 333397 or
e-mail mchanney1@aol.com
Issued by: Bath &
North East Somerset Press Office, tel 01225 477827 or 477283, email:
pressoffice@bathnes.gov.uk |
