Emergency Planning in Hartlepool

The Cleveland Emergency Planning Unit provides a service to the four Unitary Authorities of Middlesbrough, Stockton, Hartlepool and Redcar & Cleveland to ensure preparedness in the event of a major civil emergency. We work in partnership with the Police, Fire Service, Ambulance Service and other agencies and voluntary organisations to promote understanding and an integrated team effort.

The primary aim of emergency planning is to achieve an effective response to all major incidents and emergency situations regardless of their cause.

To achieve this aim we must:

• Ensure we have planned and prepared an organised and practical response by the Emergency Planning Unit and Councils we service.
• Effectively contribute to the combined response of all the emergency services and other agencies.
• Have plans that are sufficiently flexible to deal with a range of situations that may increase in significance, duration and complexity.
• Be able to respond to incidents that are outside the normal experience of the local authority.

For more information look at the Cleveland Emergency Planning Unit Website.