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Major Incident Plan - May 2007

Written on: Wednesday, May 16 2007 at 12:00 GMT
Written by: Chief Executive's - Emergency Planning

Summary

This plan has been developed by the Scottish Borders Civil Contingencies Liaison Group and is based on the principles of "Integrated Emergency Management". It is intended to provide a generic framework to allow Scottish Borders Council, along with it's partner agencies, to respond effectively to any major civil emergency or indeed to any lesser emergency requiring a multi agency response.

Part 1 - Outlines the aims and objectives and the basic command and control structures.

Part 2 - Outlines the services provided by each department of Scottish Borders Council.

Part 3 - Sets out the roles and responsibilities of the emergency services and health services.

Part 4 - Contains details of the voluntary services.

Part 5 - Gives details of other supporting agencies.

Part 6 - Outlines additional information relating to an incident at Torness Power Station

Part 7 - Details the framework to be adopted for the recovery phase of any incident.

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Major Incident Plan - May 2007
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