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An Introduction to Public Health
in Kent & Medway
Thursday 5 June 2014
Taff Morgan
Emergency Planning
Brief History
• UK Wide Civil Defence
– World Wars
– Cold War
– 1960s
– 1980s
– 2000, Fuel Protests
– 2004, Civil Contingencies Act
• Cat 1 & 2 Responders
• LRF
– 2005, 7/7 Bombings
– 2010, Flood & Water Act
Emergency Planning in
Kent
LRF – Kent Resilience Forum
• Group Structure
• Gold, Silver, Bronze
Medway Council (Unitary)
Kent County Council, Borough and Districts
Kent Resilience Team
Own Organisations Emergency Planning Teams
RED –
Resilience & Emergency Division, from Department
of Communities & Local Government (DCLG)
Risk Registers
• National Risk Register
• Community Risk Register
• Local Risk Register
• Assist Blue Light Services, provide an
Evacuation Transport Hub, Shelter and
Recovery.
Risks to Medway
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Pandemic
Flooding – Tidal, Surface, Groundwater
Weather Events
Oil Pollution
COMAH Sites
CBRN (E)
Mass Fatalities
Building Collapse
Fuel Disruption/Other Industrial Action
SS Montgomery
Assistance Public Health
has given so far
• Provide a 24/7 duty officer to KRF Structure
(STAC).
• Assistance with Identifying and
documenting Public Health Issues in
existing Plans.
• Advice during the floods on short term and
medium term health hazards.
• Identifying and documenting Short ,
Medium and Long term issues at COMAH
Sites.
• Advice when Public Health England are a
little slow with information. (Air Pollution)
• Attendance in all major exercises and
training.