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Managing Emergencies: The Challenges of the Future

Emergency Planning

The real problem is that the British emergency planning, management and response system is fragmented and incomplete. The provincial emergency plan is fully digital and it is coordinated by the civil protection service of the region. It lacks a national emergency operations centre.

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A Resilience Charter

Emergency Planning

Safety’ refers to protection against major hazards such as storms, floods and industrial explosions. Local mayors or chief executives should have a primary role in ensuring that arrangements are in place for emergency planning, management and response. Plans should be networked. The citizen 4.1 The private sector 5.1