threats and hazards to your local area and their impacts. You should also use local knowledge to try and identify other risks in your local area that may not be included on your Community Risk Register. For example, is there a local road that regularly floods, or a footpath that could become unusable in severe weather? Other aspects to consider when assessing the impact of incidents on your local area could include: Social risks - Are there are any known vulnerable people/groups in the area? (Page 10 of the template plan) Examples may include: people who have recently had an operation; people without access to transport: people with limited mobility; groups that might find it difficult to understand emergency information; and transient groups such as holiday makers or travelling communities Environmental risks - Are there any particular areas that flood regularly? Are there any sites of environmental or historic importance, such as Sites of Special Scientific Interest, which may be affected? Do you have links in with RSPB/Natural England? Infrastructure risks Is there a major transport hub in the area? Are there any bridges or main roads? Are there any large industrial sites in the area? ACTION: Using page 8 of the Community Emergency Plan template, you can identify: potential risks and hazards and their impact on your community; and what you can do to reduce the impacts of these risks. You will need to discuss this assessment with local emergency responders in your area to make sure you understand how you can complement their work in an emergency. Assessing community skills and resources Community emergency groups and co-ordinators (page 3 of the template plan) The people in your community who want to take part could form a Community Emergency Group to champion the emergency preparedness efforts in your community. They will also play a role in your community recovery. This could be a new group or build on an existing community group. Some villages, wards and parishes also have a Community Emergency Co-ordinator and you may wish to consider choosing one for your community. The co-ordinator takes a lead role in organising and taking forward the work of the Community Emergency Group, and helping to sustain motivation and interest in their community.
threats and hazards to your local area and their impacts. You should also use local knowledge to try and identify other risks in your local area that may not be included on your Community Risk Register. For example, is there a local road that regularly floods, or a footpath that could become unusable in severe weather? Other aspects to consider when assessing the impact of incidents on your local area could include: Social risks - Are there are any known vulnerable people/groups in the area? (Page 10 of the template plan) Examples may include: people who have recently had an operation; people without access to transport: people with limited mobility; groups that might find it difficult to understand emergency information; and transient groups such as holiday makers or travelling communities Environmental risks - Are there any particular areas that flood regularly? Are there any sites of environmental or historic importance, such as Sites of Special Scientific Interest, which may be affected? Do you have links in with RSPB/Natural England? Infrastructure risks Is there a major transport hub in the area? Are there any bridges or main roads? Are there any large industrial sites in the area? ACTION: Using page 8 of the Community Emergency Plan template, you can identify: potential risks and hazards and their impact on your community; and what you can do to reduce the impacts of these risks. You will need to discuss this assessment with local emergency responders in your area to make sure you understand how you can complement their work in an emergency. Assessing community skills and resources Community emergency groups and co-ordinators (page 3 of the template plan) The people in your community who want to take part could form a Community Emergency Group to champion the emergency preparedness efforts in your community. They will also play a role in your community recovery. This could be a new group or build on an existing community group. Some villages, wards and parishes also have a Community Emergency Co-ordinator and you may wish to consider choosing one for your community. The co-ordinator takes a lead role in organising and taking forward the work of the Community Emergency Group, and helping to sustain motivation and interest in their community.
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