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Emergency Planning
All local councils have a major coordinating role in:
- planning what to do in an emergency and
- helping the community to recover from major incidents.
Our Aim
Ballymena Borough Council aim to make sure that we are ready to respond and help the community if a major emergency takes place in the local area.
We can provide support in a number of ways following a disaster. For example, we can:
- make buildings such as leisure and community centres available to support those affected by an incident
- provide health and safety advice on cleaning up after major flooding or pollution
- assess structural damage to buildings, and
- co-ordinate and lead multi-agency meetings to plan recovery.
We have a general emergency plan that will help us to respond to any emergency. With the assistance of multi-agency working groups, Ballymena Borough Council are currently drawing up plans for specific emergencies in the area.
Contacts
Tel. 028 2566 0300
Fax 028 2566 0400
In the event of a major emergency - please contact the helpline number - 0845 126 3992
Further Contacts
The Business Continuity Institute:
http://www.thebci.org
The Cabinet Office Preparing for Emergencies:
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governmentcitizensandrights/Dealingwithemergencies
NI Direct - General advice in an emergency
Click here for web link
Emergency Advice Section:
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