Skip Navigation Jobs go public website

• Home
• Accessibility
• Access Keys
• Site Map
• A to Z of Council Services
• Councillor Login
• Help
• Contact Us

Popular Tasks

• Find council jobs
• Search planning applications
• Contact the council
• Make A Payment
• Search what's on
• Find bin collection days
• Claim housing benefit
• Apply for a licence
• Register to vote
• Apply for a bus pass
• Find my councillor
• Report a fault
• Report abandoned cars
• Report housing repairs
• Have Your Say

• Full A-Z of council services

Contact Us

External Links

• Sussex Emergency website
• Sussex Police
• East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service
• NHS Direct
• South East Coast Ambulance Service
• Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• National Grid (Gas)
• EDF Energy
• South East Water
• Southern Water
• Brighton & Hove Buses
• Southern Railway
• South Eastern Railway
• Women's Royal Voluntary Service
• British Red Cross

Major Incident Planning

It’s important to be prepared when major incidents. Our role and how we work with others is detailed in an emergency plan.

Major incidents happen suddenly and unexpectedly. They can involve different hazards, problems and complications. At times some advance warning is given, such as severe weather. Either way, it’s important we’re prepared for all eventualities.

The first response to major incidents is usually by the emergency services; police, fire, ambulance, coastguard. They will assess the situation and decide whether to alert other agencies. This is where we may be called on to help.

The response to major incidents is normally co-ordinated by the police. However, individual agencies are responsible for their own operations.

We have a detailed Emergency Plan to follow should a major incident occur within our district. It fully describes our role, the actions we would take and how we would work with other agencies and organisations to resolve problems.

We are not a 24/7 organisation like the emergency services. But will support them to help return life to normal as soon as possible. Depending on the scale and type of incident, this may include:

• Establishing an Emergency Control Centre to co-ordinate our response.
• Setting up Rest Centres to provide transport, shelter, food and information to people evacuated from the vicinity of a major incident.
• Providing advice on the temporary re-housing of people who are unable to return to their homes.
• Specialist advice to the public on matters such as public health and structural stability of buildings.
• Providing information to the public and the media.
• Supply sandbags in flooding subject to priority
• Assisting in cleaning up the area affected by a major incident.
• Co-ordinate our response with East Sussex County Council, other local authorities; town and parish councils; and the voluntary sector.
  

As far as possible we will keep our everyday council services running despite diversion of staff and other resources to handling of the incident.

Across East Sussex detailed arrangements are in place for a co-ordinated response to major incidents.  Arrangements are kept under regular review and are the subject of regular training and exercising to test their effectiveness.

Documents

PDF
 Lewes District Major Emergency Plan (1.44mb)

• Share this page:  
•  Facebook
•  Twitter
•  StumbleUpon
•  Delicious
•  Reddit