7. Emergency management centre
Location of the Emergency Centre
The Emergency Centre is located at Blackdown House, Honiton
Role of the Emergency Centre
The purpose of the Emergency Centre is to help co-ordinate the Council’s overall response to a major emergency. It acts as the initial point of contact for external agencies and as a focal point for:
- Establishing what has happened
- Identifying the actual and possible consequences
- Establishing what the Council must do and what it can do
- Establishing what the other agencies are doing / not doing
- Providing accurate information to senior management
- Monitoring and co-ordinating action being taken by Council Services