Community and Living

• About Magazine
• Accessibility Guide
• Census Information
• Community Partnership Grant Aid
• Community Partnerships
• Community Safety
• Community Strategy
• Community Venues
• Emergencies
• Hastings around the World
• Hastings Information Centre
• Hastings Local Strategic Partnership
• Life Events
• Living in Hastings Links
• Neighbourhood Renewal
• Nuisance
• Places of Worship
• Public Conveniences
• Sustainable Development Strategy

See Also:

• Accessibility Guide
• Central St Leonards Regeneration
• Consultation
• Emergencies
• Events
• Jobs and Careers Home
• Leisure and Culture Home
• Online Fault Reporting
• Parking
• Public Conveniences
• Safer Routes to School
• Smoke Free Hastings
• Ward Information

Emergencies - Further Information

National and Local Services and Agencies

• UK Resilience
  Resources for civil protection practitioners.
  Information on: Emergency Preparedness (Civil Contingencies Act, Risk Assessment, Business Continuity); Emergency Response and Recovery (Concept of Operations, Care and Treatment of People)
• East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service
• Sussex Police
• East Sussex County Council

Resources by Emergency Type

Infectious Diseases (including Bird Flu)

• Defra
  Regularly updated information about the threat of bird flu, how to prevent it and how to report it. This section includes advice for both poultry keepers and owners of domestic birds.
• The Health and Safety Executive
  Information for people who work closely with or regularly handle birds.
• The Poultry Site
  
• Specific updates for keepers of poultry.
• Health Protection Agency
  Guidelines for investigating and reporting bird flu.
• RSPB
  Information about the risks of wild birds spreading bird flu.
• The Food Standards Agency
  Advice for anyone concerned about eating poultry, eggs or game.
• Preparing for emergencies
  More useful website links for bird flu information.

Chemicals and Poisons

• Health Protection Agency
  Comprehensive expert advice and support for chemical incidents across England and Wales.
  
• UK Resilience
  Information and links about chemical accidents.
  

Flooding

• Environment Agency

Radiation

• Health Protection Agency
  Information about protection from risks of ionising and non-ionising radiation.
• UK Resilience
  Information and links about rediation and nuclear accidents.
  
• Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
  Information about nuclear safety and security.
  

Severe Weather

• The Meteorological (Met) Office
• BBC Southern Counties - Regional Weather
• Shipping Forecast

Business Continuity

• Business Continuity Institute
• Business Continuity Magazine
• Emergency Planning Society
• The Institute of Risk Management
• MI5 Advice
• Preparing for Emergencies

Back to top of page...

This page last updated: 03/04/2006