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Familiarisation with evacuation slides Fire and rescue services should consider regularly providing personnel with the opportunity to gain familiarisation with aircraft evacuation slides....

This control measure should be read in conjunction with Evacuation and shelter   It may be feasible to carry out evacuation prior to a flood if there is a high degree of certainty in...

This control measure should be read in conjunction with Evacuation and shelter   Consideration should be given to the evacuation of potentially large numbers of people from the...

An evacuation slide is an inflatable device which facilitates the rapid evacuation of an aircraft. Slides are required on all passenger aircraft where the door sill height is 1.8m or more above...

Identifying, establishing and maintaining safe access and egress routes that are unlikely to be affected by floodwater or the development of the incident, will reduce the risk of response times...

The hazards of attending rail-related incidents may be amplified by the complexity of the rail infrastructure. Fire and rescue services may have to access, bypass or deal with elements...

To maintain control of personnel embarking or disembarking the vessel, suitable arrangements should be put in place, under the control of the incident commander, to record the number of all...

For rail-related incidents located underground or in tunnels, safe systems of work, over and above those for working in the rail infrastructure, should take into account: Gaining an...

Personnel should not normally work in the vicinity of any rail infrastructure or track until confirmation has been received that proportionate control of the railway has been implemented....

Suspension of operations on board the vessel may be beneficial for managing the incident. However, this could impact on business continuity or be detrimental to dealing with the...

There are many reasons why fire and rescue service personnel, equipment and vehicles may need to go near, on or in floodwater. This includes: The need to go through a flooded area to attend...

People at risk from floodwater may need to be: Provided with advice about whether to evacuate or shelter in place Helped to evacuate or reach shelter – for more information refer...

Under the enabling fire and rescue acts, responsibility for the incident lies with the local authority fire and rescue service. However, in practical terms the aerodrome rescue and fire...

In addition to the hazards of working on or near railways, rail-related incidents that are located underground or in tunnels present additional or amplified hazards, including: ...

This control measure should be read in conjunction with Safe system of work: High-voltage electricity   A person that is in an insulated or protected position may be forced to...

Civil resilience in the UK is underpinned by The Civil Contingencies Act (CCA). Part 1 sets out the local arrangements for civil protection, and part 2 the emergency powers. In part 1 of the CCA,...

Media liaison for a major incident may include production and distribution of a core media brief for key stakeholders, central co-ordination of interviews, or even a centralised press office....

Floods and floodwater can present significant hazards to responders and communities. Some floods can be predicted through the use of flood, weather and tide forecasting. However, other types of...

This control measure should be read in conjunction with Emergency response plans   Given the highly-developed status of weather and flood forecasting in the UK, some flooding can be...

This control measure should be read in conjunction with Specialist resources   In addition to National Resilience resources, including flood response and high volume pump (HVP)...