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The Emergency Planning Team is a specific capability developed withinArial view of Redbridge the Council to respond to any major incident. The Borough Emergency Control Centre (BECC) has state of the art technology and is resilient to operate in the event of any borough wide disruption. This means it is in a state of constant readiness (24-7).

It's purpose is to provide a strategic base from which decisions are co-ordinated and information collected. This will ensure that informed decisions are made and that timely/ appropriate actions are taken in order to:

  • assist residents,
  • reduce, control or mitigate the effects of the emergency,
  • support the emergency services, and
  • lead the recovery and return the situation to normality.

Council Major Incident Plan

The Emergency Planning Officer works with heads of council services to ensure Redbridge is capable of responding effectively to a major incident. Each service area has a role to play during an emergency, in order to maintain critical services and respond to the disaster at hand.

The council has a predetermined response plan framework, Redbridge Major Incident Plan REDMIP (PDF 155KB), which it follows to respond to and manage any major incident within the borough.

The council currently has a number of specific emergency contingency plans it has developed which are constantly updated to keep pace with the ever-changing environment. These contingencies plans include:

  • Flu Pandemic
  • Flood Plan
  • Site Clearance Plan

Risks to the North East London

The council in conjunction with our partners in North East London have assessed the unique risks of our area. The partnership consists of the London Boroughs of Redbridge, Havering, Barking and Dagenham, Newham and Waltham Forest. Membership further includes the local Emergency Services, Environment Agency, Health Services, Coast Guard and the various utility and transport service providers.

Risk assessments take place on a continual basis with updates being made regularly. The North East London Community Risk Register is a public document that is published on our behalf by the London Fire Brigade-Emergency Planning.

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