Reporting an emergency or incident
If you are reporting and emergency, incident or potential incident please call
Tendring District Council 01255 222022 (available 24/7 every day)
Emergency Planning Routine Enquires (office hours)
For ROUTINE enquires regarding Emergency Planning
Please call 01255 686971 or email eplanning@tendringdc.gov.uk
For further information please contact:
Emergency Planning
Town Hall
Station Road
Clacton-on-Sea
Essex
CO15 1SE
- Human welfare in a place in the United Kingdom,
- The environment of a place in the United Kingdom or,
- War (or terrorism) which threatens serious damage to the security of the United Kingdom.”
Some events that are considered to be Emergencies include:
- Flooding
- Severe Weather (Snow, Heatwaves, Storms)
- Major transport incidents
- Communications Failure
- Energy shortage/power failure
- Explosion
- Hazardous Substance Release
- Radiological Incident
- Structural Failure
- Disease Epidemic
- Terrorism
Tendring District Council’s Emergency Planning Unit, along with other category 1 and 2 responders, aims to prepare for and respond to these and other types of emergencies to limit their harmful consequences.
We do this in a variety of ways which include:
Day to Day
- Risk Assessment
- Creating and Maintaining Emergency Plans
- Providing advice
- Warning and Informing
- Test and exercise plans
- Ensure Tendring District Council complies with and meets the standards of the 2004 Civil Contingencies Act 2) Emergency Response
- Promotion of Community Resilience
Emergency Response
- Open and staff rest and reception centres
- Co-ordinate efforts of voluntary organisations
- Provide an information service for the public and media
- Give mutual assistance to adjoining district and borough councils where possible
- Respond to emergency service requests for assistance
- Assist Council Services in maintaining its critical functions
You can view the Community Risk Register (CRR) which gives a summary of our capabilities, obligations and controls in place for a variety of hazards and threats.