EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS Annex Example of a plan maintenance matrix

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Annex 5D:
Example of a plan maintenance
matrix for a local authority


Cycle of actions to maintain emergency plans
                       1.               2.            3.               4.              5.              6.            7.             8.
                       Update and       Visit key     Check            Integrate all   Visit all       Brief key     Hold           Review all
                       issue call-out   officers in   resource lists   plans with      external        officers      exercises to   plans and
                       lists            departments   for              those of        bodies listed   within        test plans     revise as
                       (quarterly)                    departments      emergency       in plans        council and   and improve    necessary
                                                                       services                        outside       them

                                                                                                                                  
Generic
emergency plan
Generic capabilities

                                                                                                                                     
Emergency
management team

                                                                                                                                   
Central control
team

                                                                                                                                   
Forward
communications team

                                                                                                                                   
Public information
team

                                                                                                                                     
Facilities
set-up team

                                                                                                                                   
Access to
resources

                                                                                                                                  
Crisis support
team

                                                                                                                                   
Hospitals
support

                                                                                                                                  
Emergency
mortuary

                                                                                                                                  
Major
evacuation

                                                                                                                                  
Rest
centre

                                                                                                                                  
Disaster appeal
fund
Specific plans

                                                                                                                                  
Cold
weather

                                                                                                                                  
Environmental
health

                                                                                                                                  
River
flooding

                                                                                                                                  
Severe
weather