We are a member of the Devon, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Resilience Forum Opens in a new window. The Local Resilience Forum (LRF) is a multi-agency partnership made up of representatives from the emergency services, local authorities, the NHS, the Environment Agency and other partners. These agencies are known as Category 1 Responders.
The LRF is also supported by organisations, known as Category 2 responders, such as the Highways Agency and the public utility companies who have a responsibility to co-operate with Category 1 organisations and to share relevant information with the LRF. We also work with wider partners such as the Military and Voluntary Sector.
The purpose of the LRF is to establish and maintain effective multi-agency arrangements to respond to major emergencies, to minimise the impact of those emergencies on the public, property and environment, and to satisfy fully the requirements of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 Opens in a new window
Our membership and contribution to the Local Resilience Forum, enables us to satisfy two statutory duties that relate to partnership working, which are to:
- Share information with other local responders to enhance co-ordination;
- Co-operate with other local responders to enhance co-ordination and efficiency
Community risk register
The LRF must assess the risks to our communities and present this information within a Community Risk Register. This information has been published and is available for residents, visitors and businesses on the Community Risk Register Opens in a new window.
Risk Assessment provides an accurate and shared understanding of risk and ensures that the development of multi-agency plans is appropriate and proportionate to the risks.
Multi-agency emergency plans
The LRF maintains emergency plans so that if there is a major emergency, the people of Devon, Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly are protected and essential services are restored as quickly as possible. Multi-agency plans detail how local services will work together to respond to any type of emergency. The plans are reviewed on a regular basis and validated through training and exercising.
Training and exercising
The LRF has a training and exercising programme Opens in a new window to enhance its emergency preparedness capability and ensure that plans have been tested and that staff are trained to respond to an emergency.