Just arrived. On other forums as Ian or IanM.
I have been 'prepping' most of my life, from being a Cub and Scout and 'Being Prepared'. Officer in the Royal Observer Corps and later Emergency Planning Officer at County level for many years and now since retiring involved in the voluntary response sector especially with RAYNET.
It is interesting seeing the rhythms and fads over the last fifty years. Ideas come into fashion and out again. Fun.
Ian here
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janso
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Welcome Ian, good to see you on board. Interested in what knowledge you may divulge from an emergency planning officers perspective.... 
Interested in what 'inside' info you can pass on regarding resilience or more specific, community resilience.
Have fun on the boards!!
Interested in what 'inside' info you can pass on regarding resilience or more specific, community resilience.Have fun on the boards!!
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Carrot Cruncher
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Hi Ian, welcome to the site.
Your knowledge of emergency planning within local government will be very usefull. I know I got a very good response from my county council's emergency planning department when I emailed them. The response and quality of information does seem to differ depending on which council you contact though
Your knowledge of emergency planning within local government will be very usefull. I know I got a very good response from my county council's emergency planning department when I emailed them. The response and quality of information does seem to differ depending on which council you contact though
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diamond lil
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Hi Ian ! 
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Ian
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All that is available is available. Just ask your Emergency Planning department (they really don't bite and are usually happy that someone is interested) or it is on the internet already. If it is confidential you, of course, won't get it. Often the emergency plans are held in the local library in paper form.
Have you read the Civil Contingencies Act 2004?
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/36/contents
Not too heavy reading and this is the basis of all contingency planning in the country so it is well worth understanding.
It differs because officers skills differ and some areas of the country councils place little emphasis in planning but central government forces them to so it is done as cheaply as possible. If the local plans are poor why not talk to your local councillor who gets elected today and wake them up. Lots of Brownie points to earn when a flood or train crash is handled efficiently and at low cost and disruption.
Diamond Lil. We really will call by next time we travel North. The Missus is going up next week buy (correction, but) by train, I will get her to wave out of the window.
Have you read the Civil Contingencies Act 2004?
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/36/contents
Not too heavy reading and this is the basis of all contingency planning in the country so it is well worth understanding.
It differs because officers skills differ and some areas of the country councils place little emphasis in planning but central government forces them to so it is done as cheaply as possible. If the local plans are poor why not talk to your local councillor who gets elected today and wake them up. Lots of Brownie points to earn when a flood or train crash is handled efficiently and at low cost and disruption.
Diamond Lil. We really will call by next time we travel North. The Missus is going up next week buy (correction, but) by train, I will get her to wave out of the window.
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diamond lil
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Dear god. I thought you said the wife was going up to buy a train ! 
Well I'm a long way from the railway line so tell her to stand on the roof. 
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Ian
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Oops, I meant 'but' not 'buy'.
From the ticket price I think she did buy the train or at least the carriage.
From the ticket price I think she did buy the train or at least the carriage.
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Hi Ian,
Welcome to UKP, good to have you here
Scoobie
Welcome to UKP, good to have you here
Scoobie
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail - Benjamin Franklin