WESTLEIGH PARISH COUNCIL

 
EMERGENCY SELF HELP PLAN

 

 

  1. Purpose of the Plan. The purpose of this plan is to provide a self help response, particularly shelter, during any emergency affecting the community, when the normal emergency response provided by the Emergency Services and the Local Authorities is delayed, because of the scope and nature of the emergency.

 

  1. Activation.  This plan will be activated whenever the Parish Council / Emergency Management Team consider it necessary. North Devon. District Council to be advised that the plan has been activated. Telephone contact numbers are;

Working hours   01271 388870.................................

Out of hours        01271 388240.....................................        

  1. Community Response. The Emergency Management Team, appointed by the      Parish Council, will use the personnel and resources, indicated below, to respond to the emergency affecting the community as seems appropriate. 

 

  1. Emergency Management Team

 

 

a.

Team Leader

Paul Fronteras             01271 860460

b.

Team    {Westleigh)

Mike Cumiskey          01271 860326

d.

Team    ( Eastleigh )

Bruce Marshall           01271 860636

e.

Team/Emergency Accommodation

Arthur Samphier         01271 861172

 

Call any team member who will contact other team members

           

Give following information

Name

Telephone ( If working)

Type of  Emergency

Area or Place

 

 

Thursday, 04 January 2007

Personnel Willing to Assist Phone numbers
 

WESTLEIGH PARISH COUNCIL

 

 

 

  1. Personnel Willing to Assist

 

Name

Any qualifications/expertise

Michele Parks

Nurse

John May

Farmer

Bill and Lynette Kenny

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Equipment/Transport

 

Type of Equipment/Transport

Owner

4 Wheel Drive

John May

4 Wheel Drive

Chris Steer

 

 

 

 

  1. Emergency Accommodation

 

 

Location

Village Hall,   

Westleigh

 

 

 

 

  1. Insurance. ……………………………(Community Name) has taken out an ………………………………………(Type of Insurance) insurance policy with……………………………………….( Company Name), to cover all

involved in this plan, once the plan is activated. The policy number is ………………..  .

 

  1. Authors of this plan are             Paul Fronteras and Westleigh Parish Council

 

 

 

 

 

Enclosures;

  1. Community Response to Flooding
  2. Community Response to Isolation
  3. Community Response to Loss of Main Services

 

 

 

WESTLEIGH PARISH COUNCIL

ENCLOSURE 1

 

 

RESPONSE TO FLOODING

 

1.1         Area at Risk from Flooding. The following properties are considered to be at risk from flooding, normally in the order shown below;                               

FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED

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ENCLOSURE   2

RESPONSE TO ISOLATION

 

2.1         Effects of Isolation due to Storm or Deep Snow. The immediate effects will be that the community is cut off from outside help, and movement within the community may be difficult. There may also be loss of one or more of the main services. See enclosure 3 for action if main services are cut off. 

 

2.2               Movement within the Community. The ability to move about the community is essential if assistance is to be given to those in need. Clearing pathways will be a high priority.

 

The following “clearance” equipment is available;

 

Equipment

Contact

None

North Devon DC

 

                                               

 

                        To ferry supplies/people around the community the following vehicles are available; 

 

See No 6 above

 

 

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ENCLOSURE 3

 

RESPONSE TO LOSS OF MAIN SERVICES.

 

3.         Loss of Communications. If telephones are affected, and road traffic is not moving freely, communications within the community will be through couriers carrying written or verbal messages.

Area                                                    Courier

                                 Westleigh.                             Paul Fronteras / Mike Cumiskey

         Eastleigh                              Bruce Marshall / John May

 

Communications outside the community will be maintained by passing

messages via amateur radio operators or CB owners,  to operators/owners in

the surrounding area, and asking them to inform the Police.

Amateur Radio/CB

            Callsign                        Contact

           

                        ......No CB Known.........         ................................................................

                       

National/Local Radio listening watch will be maintained by;

Transistor Radio Owner                                    Times of watch

.....................................................                   06.00-10.00

.....................................................                   10.00-14.00

.....................................................                   14.00-18.00

.....................................................                   18.00-22.00

 

3.2                  Loss of Other Main Services. The loss of electricity can have a “knock on effect” on all other mains services. The weather will also affect the severity of the emergency, as will the availability of communications within, and outside, the community. The situation will be assessed by the Parish Council / Emergency Management Team at the time, and a suitable response made, using the resources detailed in the self help plan.

 

If telephones are not affected, and road traffic is moving freely, contact should be made with the service supplier/s, to;

 

(a)        Report the loss of service

 

(b)        Obtain an estimate of time when supplies will recommence.

 

If reconnection is likely to be delayed the supplier/s should be asked to institute emergency measures, to assist the community deal with the situation until normal service is resumed. North Devon District Council should be informed of the situation.

Personnel Willing to Assist Phone numbers

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