Emergencies

Maidstone Borough Council has a duty under the Civil Protection Act 2004 to prepare for its response to any major emergencies which may occur within the borough. 

It does this in collaboration with a number of partners, such as other local authorities in Kent, the emergency services, the NHS, the Environment Agency, utility and transport providers and the voluntary sector.

The council also has to be able to continue to deliver its day-to-day services while responding to a major emergency, and has Business Continuity Plans in place to enable it to do so.  It also has a duty to advise local businesses on Business Continuity issues.

Pages in this section:

• Arson reduction
• Attending fires
• Civil emergencies - business continuity advice
• Civil emergencies - emergency
• Civil emergencies - flooding
• Civil emergencies - gas pipelines
• Civil emergencies - major accident hazards
• Civil emergencies - social and psychological support
• Current emergency situations
• Emergencies - air ambulance
• Emergencies - cave rescue
• Emergencies - inshore rescue
• Emergencies - major incident clean up & repair
• Emergencies - major incident response
• Emergencies - medical
• Emergencies - mountain rescue
• Emergencies - offshore rescue
• Emergencies - road traffic accidents
• Emergencies - severe weather warnings
• Emergencies - veterinary services
• Emergencies - water and flood rescue
• Emergencies - winter weather
• Environmental services - out of hours emergencies
• Fire and rescue - radiation
• Fire and rescue - special services
• Floods
• Hazardous chemical incidents
• Hydrants maintenance
• Infectious disease - investigation
• Post-incident support
• Preparing for emergencies
• Roads - flooding - drains and gullies
• Securing premises after incidents

Useful links

BBC Weather Forecast (search Maidstone)

Business Link (Support in Emergencies) 

Emergency Planning in Kent
Floodline
Kent Resilience Forum
The Met Office