INTEGRATED EMERGENCY PLAN

INTEGRATED EMERGENCY PLAN
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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
LO1. Examine the role of emergency responders and relevant legislation.....................................2
P1 Outline the legislation and guidance that stipulates how the public services must deal with
emergency incidents....................................................................................................................2
P2 Define the public services that have a statutory responsibility in planning for and
responding to emergency incidents.............................................................................................4
LO2. Explore the importance of planning and preparedness for emergency incidents...................5
P3 Explain the role played by the public services in emergency planning.................................5
P4 Identify the main considerations that public services must address when planning for
emergency situations...................................................................................................................7
Conclusion:......................................................................................................................................8
References........................................................................................................................................9

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Introduction
In case of the emergency incidents, the public services of the UK should act according to the
relevant legislation and the emergency services should be done in a way that the legal constraints
should not come in its way of rescuing people. In this study, the emergency planning process of
the organizations in the UK and how they has been in compliance with the Civil Contingencies
Act 2004, has been discussed. On the other hand, the role of the emergency responders and the
importance of the planning has been assessed and examined in the light of the Civil
Contingencies Act 2004.
LO1. Examine the role of emergency responders and relevant legislation
P1 Outline the legislation and guidance that stipulates how the public services must deal
with emergency incidents
Legislation and guidance: For emergency planning, it has been seen that according to the Civil
Contingencies Act 2004, responders are considered as the organization that should take part in
the planning for the emergency. On the other hand, it can also be state that the organizations
should have an emergency planning officer. It is also seen that the mentioned emergency
planning officer is responsible for checking that the organization is developing their protection
plan in case of emergency situation in compliance with Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Begg et
al. 2016). The regular testing and reviewing of the plans are required to be developed. On the
other hand, the category 1 responders are also known as the core responders. They also have to
be involved in the “blue light” emergency services along with the services such as the local
authority, fire service, police service and others. On the other contrary, the category 2 are
required to be involved in the services which should be there for supporting the organizations
included in the category 1 organizations. Mostly the transport companies and the utility
companies have been included in the list (Chmutina et al. 2017).
According to the act, it should be developed that the people that are being utilised for making the
primary response in case of any emergency should be developed according to the principles of
JESIP. The principles are stating about working together in case of any emergency. It has been

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seen that the principles consisting of “ co – locate, communicate, co-ordinate, risks understood
jointly and sharing situational awareness” and using these principles in case of any emergency
will help the people to develop their emotional strength and the organizations will also be able to
rescue and co-operate with the local authorities and the government as well (Anderson, 2015).
'Local Resilience Forum' (LRF) should be developed as a forum where people can state their
problem and the key responders will be able to communicate them to serve them properly. On
the other hand, it can also be said that the use of the LRF would be able to communicate, as the
emergency respondents should be correlate with the people that has been affected by it.
METHANE as the agreed mnemonic can also be used for assessing the situation of the
emergency and the actions can be taken according to it.
Roles of public service: in case of the emergency services, it is required that the public service
organizations such as the police force, the health institutions, fire and the ambulance service as
well as the Maritime Coastguard Agency, Environment Agency should be analysed as they are
considered as the responders 1 category (Ntontis et al. 2018). The preparation and the planning
for the emergencies are required to be developed in the public service organizations in case of
emergency. It is seen that the police force should be informed in case of the emergency situation
as it is required that they would inform the local authority and the healthcare services in regard to
the emergency services that has been occurred. On the other hand, the health services should
protect the people that have been affected due to the situation such as fire, tsunami, blast or the
predomination of any disease. Due to the support that has been provided by the people, the
contingency planning is required. This would be effective to co-operate with the local people and
to manage situation that they are facing. The organizations should also plan for the business
continuity management arrangements (Head and Mann, 2016).
The organizations that belong to the responders 2 category are required to enhance the plans that
have been developed in order to manage the plans developed for managing the situation of the
critical emergency. On the other hand, organizations that belong to these categories are less
likely to be involved in the heat of the situation. However, they are also essential for managing
the critical situation. The telecommunication services and the transport services are considered as