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Find the roles and responsibilities of the partner agencies that work to deal with emergencies.
The responsibilities of the different organisations dealing with an emergency vary, some are set in statute, and others fill a need. The police will normally take the co-ordinating role at a major, large or complex incident. Once an incident moves into the recovery phase, the council will take over the lead role. Here you will find the roles and responsibilities of the partner agencies that work to deal with emergencies.
The primary areas of police responsibility at a major incident are:
The primary responsibility of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in major incidents is:
HM Coastguard is the emergency response branch of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). The MCA is an executive agency within the Department of Transport (DfT) and has the lead role for dealing with incidents at sea and some inland waters.
HM Coastguard is responsible for –
The NHS role and responsibility in an emergency situation is to:
In an emergency situation the principal concern of the council includes:
In the immediate aftermath of a major incident, the council will assist the emergency responders and ensure that resources are made available, including:
As time goes on, and the emphasis switches to recovery, the council’s Chief Executive will accept the responsibility for the overall coordination of the incident from the Chief Constable. The council will take a lead the recovery, rehabilitating the community and restoring the environment.
The council’s Civil Contingencies Unit is responsible for the co-ordination of the council’s response in an emergency. This includes the alerting and call out of other council officers; and voluntary agencies such as the British Red Cross and RVS. The Civil Contingencies Unit also liaises with the emergency services or utility providers in the co-ordination of any incident/emergency.
The British Red Cross helps vulnerable people in crisis whoever and wherever they are. The Red Cross works alongside statutory agencies and voluntary sector partners to respond to emergencies and build community resilience. We provide practical help and emotional support to people and communities affected by emergencies.
https://www.redcross.org.uk/first-aid
Argyll Voluntary Action works alongside communities and individuals daily
RVS has been working in local communities for over 70 years via trained Volunteers to support the community and statutory services at times of emergency as well as providing a wide range of support services to Older People through Hospital Cafes, Home from Hospital services and community support services such as Befriending, Telephone Befriending, Social Transport, Books on Wheels, Meals on Wheels and Safe and Well checks.
RVS provide a 24/7/365 emergency response service across Scotland via teams of Community Resilience Volunteers. In Argyll and Bute support can be offered to those who may just be home from hospital, those who have no transport and others who are socially isolated in the main population areas, led by trained local team leaders to help during power outages, flood situations, train derailment or other emergency situations.
RVS provides support to help Older People prepare for emergencies, emergency refreshments at Rest Centres, welfare support to the vulnerable and assistance with registration of those affected, during an emergency, with support continuing in the recovery phase, by linking to appropriate local RVS Services and working with other local organisations to help people return to their normal way of life.