Emergency Planning

Emergency planning officers

Emergency Planning is the general term for the work that the government, the emergency services, health services and the local authorities all do to prepare the contingency plans and procedures for dealing with any emergency that might affect large numbers of people.

Assessing the risks of emergencies, planning for major incidents, advising and informing the public and putting a strategy in place to ensure business continuity are the duties the council has under the Civil Contingencies Act. Barnet is one of the largest boroughs in the country, therefore a comprehensive structure of support for residents and businesses in the event of an emergency is all the more vital.

Barnet Council works closely with its partners in the North Central Resilience Forum, which consists of representatives from the emergency services, health services, other local governments and volunteer agencies such as the British Red Cross. The forum works together to share information and gain consistency in emergency response.

Role of the Local Authority

To provide support to the emergency services.
To provide support and care for the local and wider community.
To use all available resources to reduce the effects of an emergency.
To help co-ordinate responses from agencies other than the emergency services.

What Do We Provide in an Emergency?

Technical and Engineering advice
Building Control
Highways Services
Plant Equipment
Public Health and Environmental Services
Waste Management
Social Services
Rest Centres
Transport

Always call the emergency services on 999 to report an emergency.

To contact the council about any Emergency Planning or Business Continuity issue please email your query or telephone 0208 359 7544 (office hours) to speak with an Emergency Planning Officer or 0208 359 2000 (out of office hours) and hold for an Emergency Telephone Service Operator.