Response and Resilience
Providing the national resilience capability against the largest risks such as terrorist attacks, chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) incidents or major disasters including flooding.
Much of the resilience agenda is driven by the need to provide national resilience and mutual support in the event of a major incident. To support this agenda, however, there is a need for the Board to look at resilience from a regional perspective, to ensure that key skills are available across the region when they are needed. Developing a vision for resilience which complements individual Integrated Risk Management Plans (IRMPs) of constituent FRAs, and looks to the national level is a key part of our plans for the future. Engagement with regional resilience fora will be important for the Board, as a key mechanism to influence and raise the profile of the resilience agenda.
Our key projects for 2008/11 are:
- Complete the identified Operational Ways of Working requirements for the benefit of the nine South East FRS’s in preparation for cut-over to the Regional Control Centre
- Support Operational Service requirements in preparation for cut-over to the Regional Control Centre
- Support the National Premises Risk Information Project
- Commissioning of Collaborative Procurement of RPE, PPE, appliances and equipment
- Water and Flood Rescue Audit
- Develop Common Templates for maintaining mission critical services, and undertake Peer Reviews of Business Continuity Processes
- Reduce the impact of Wildfires
- 2012 Olympics Preparation and Co-ordination.