Resilience and Emergency Management is a team of seven.  The team has many duties to fulfil in relation to certain legislation (Civil Contingencies Act). These duties include:

• Looking at community risks
• Planning for emergencies
• Responding to emergencies
• Business Continuity management
• Putting in place arrangements to warn and inform the public
• Recovery after an incident

These duties include the following responsibilities:

• Preparing and maintaining a number of Cornwall Council Emergency Plans.  This makes sure the council provides an effective, efficient and co-ordinated response to emergencies. These include:
• The Coastal Counter Pollution Plan
• The Emergency and Business Continuity Plan
• Excess Deaths Plan
• Community Emergency Plans
• Reception Centre Plan 
• Training Council staff and voluntary agencies to assist in the response to major incidents.
• Assisting in the writing of multi-agency emergency plans. These include:

• Newquay Airport
• Newlyn Downs Explosive Site
• Devonport Dockyards
• Flood plans
• Ports and Harbour emergency plans
• Wheal Jane mine

• Testing plans through exercises (live and tabletop) which follow possible scenarios that could affect Cornwall 

• Providing general advice to local businesses and voluntary organisations about Business Continuity Management

• Putting in place arrangements to warn and inform the public in the event of an emergency.
• Co-ordinating the provision of humanitarian assistance if required in emergencies

Resilience and Emergency Management - A Summary of what and who is involved in emergencies in Cornwall

We work with many partners including:

• Devon and Cornwall Constabulary
• Environment Agency
• Health Service including NHS England and Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust
• Southwest Ambulance Service Trust
• Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Met Office
• Shelterbox

The team also provides a 24 hour emergency call out service.

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