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Emergency Planning for Floods – Devon’s approach
Richard Horne
Emergency Planning Manager
Devon County Council
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GLOUCESTERSHIRE
HULL
SHEFFIELD
DONCASTER
BERKSHIRE
SUMMER 2007
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Sheffield
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HullHull
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BerkshireBerkshire
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Pitt Review
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Pitt Review
• Risk Management
• Flood Prevention
• Warning and Informing
• Rescue and emergency care
• Recovery
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Some results …….
• Flood and Water Bill – consultative document
• National Flood Emergency Framework– National Flood Forecasting Centre– Changing the flood warnings– Guidance for emergency planners– Clarifying the role of Government departments
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Our local experience ….
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East Devon Floods 2008
• Severe storm over the Otter valley, centred on the town of Ottery St Mary
• 5 – 8” of rain in 24 hours, with a severe hail storm!
• No advanced warnings of the severity!• Fragmented response• Over 300 properties inundated, across 20+ small
communities• Many people still out of their houses – 6 months
later
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Otter St MaryOtter St Mary
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Aftermath• Flood Seminar
• Multi-agency de-brief
• Recovery Group – led by East Devon District Council
• Incident not on the scale of Gloucestershire – but first hand experience of what it means
• Heightened local awareness of requirement for flood prevention and emergency planning
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Flood Emergency Planning
• Work with our local resilience forum (LRF) – legislation has laid down that emergency planners meet to discuss and agree local arrangements
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LRF• Chair – Devon & Cornwall Police• Covers the south west peninsular of England,
including Devon, Cornwall, Plymouth, Torbay and the Isles of Scilly
• Representatives from emergency services, local authorities, government agencies
• Responsible for guiding and directing local emergency planning work, including risk assessment
• Work programme undertaken by a number of sub-groups
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Flooding – risk assessment
• Fluvial - VERY HIGH
• Coastal / Tidal - VERY HIGH
• Rapid inundation - VERY HIGH
• Surface Water - MEDIUM
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HIGH RISKCOMMUNITY
PLANS
HIGH RISKCOMMUNITY
PLANS
LRF STRATEGIC PLAN
COUNTY PLANDevon
COUNTY PLANCornwall
COMMUNITYEMERGENCY
PLANS
COMMUNITYEMERGENCY
PLANS
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HIGH RISKCOMMUNITY
PLANS
HIGH RISKCOMMUNITY
PLANS
LRF STRATEGIC PLAN
COUNTY PLAN COUNTY PLAN
COMMUNITYPLANS
COMMUNITYPLANS
•Introduction•Aim & Objectives•Ownership and Audience•Risk of Flooding and Risk Assessment•Related and Inter-dependent Plans•Command and Control •Plan Activation – Trigger Thresholds and response
levels•Actions, Roles & Responsibilities•Vulnerable People•Key Infrastructure•Recovery•Training and Exercising
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HIGH RISKCOMMUNITY
PLANS
HIGH RISKCOMMUNITY
PLANS
LRF STRATEGIC PLAN
COUNTY PLAN COUNTY PLAN
COMMUNITYPLANS
COMMUNITYPLANS
•Introduction•Aim & Objectives•Ownership and Audience•Risk of Flooding and Risk Assessment•Related and Interdependent Plans•Command and Control •Communication Plan•Plan Activation – Trigger Thresholds and response levels•Vulnerable People•Key Infrastructure•Recovery
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HIGH RISKCOMMUNITY
PLANS
HIGH RISKCOMMUNITY
PLANS
LRF STRATEGIC PLAN
COUNTY PLANDevon
COUNTY PLANCornwall
COMMUNITYPLANS
COMMUNITYPLANS
•Community Flood Risk Summary•Description and known issues•Flooding history•Flood defences / alleviation measures•Warning and Informing•Communications, including local radio•Evacuation protocols•Rest Centre locations•Key public service points•Vulnerable people and settings•Command and control locations•Traffic management plan•Community links•Validation arrangements
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HIGH RISKCOMMUNITY
PLANS
HIGH RISKCOMMUNITY
PLANS
LRF STRATEGIC PLAN
COUNTY PLANDevon
COUNTY PLANCornwall
COMMUNITYPLANS
COMMUNITYPLANS
•Introduction•Aim & Objectives•Ownership and Audience•Risk Assessment – general risks•Related and Interdependent Plans•Emergency committee construct•Plan Activation – Trigger Thresholds and response
levels•Actions, Roles & Responsibilities•Vulnerable People•Key Infrastructure
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HIGH RISKCOMMUNITY
PLANS
HIGH RISKCOMMUNITY
PLANS
LRF STRATEGIC PLAN
COUNTY PLANDevon
COUNTY PLANCornwall
COMMUNITYEMERGENCY
PLANS
COMMUNITYEMERGENCY
PLANS
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Multi-agency flood plan(for a high risk community)
• Local plan• Directs emergency response• For use at command posts
– Silver– Bronze
• Includes local details:– Command locations– Emergency rest centres– Traffic management plan– Vulnerable people and settings– Critical local assets, eg utilities
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NEXT TIME WE WILL BE BETTER PREPARED!!