Emergency planning

We work with the emergency services, health service, voluntary sector, utilities, Scottish Government and others to identify hazards which could affect our community.  We then agree on how to respond effectively to these hazards.

• The Community Risk Register

Care of the elderly and vulnerable

You can help elderly or vulnerable people in your area:

• Keep in touch with neighbours you think might need extra help.
• Contact your community council or local voluntary groups.
• Look out for any local radio or social media announcements.

If you have no-one to help you call 0131 271 3900. We will tell the appropriate team to see how they may help you. 

Responding to an emergency

When an emergency occurs, we will:

• support the emergency services
• support those people affected
• provide specialist advice and equipment, e.g. safety of structures, environmental health, barriers to close off affected areas
• provide public information.

Recovering from an emergency

Once the emergency is deemed over, we will take the lead in the recovery process. We will continue to work with our partner organisations, and keep the community informed.