6.45 for 7.00 pm Speaker -John Brown Head of Emergency Planning L. B. of Lewisham
Wed, Nov 19th 2014 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
London/Lewisham is generally a very safe place – however there are a number of hazards and threats that could impact the city, and the people and businesses based here. This includes outbreaks of infectious disease, extreme weather and terrorism..........
Tickets: Chris Compton
Welcome to visitiors and speakers host; Sally-Anne Keyes
John is the Head of emergency planning for Lewisham he will give update us about his role.
If a major emergency does affect the capital, there are organiastions that ready to respond and work together to help minimise any impacts.
Who are they?
The London Resilience Partnership is made up of more than 170 organisations, including:
- the emergency services
- local authorities
- Health organisations (e.g. NHS England and Public Health England)
- the Greater London Authority
- transport companies
- utility companies
- the military
- central government
- voluntary organisations
- business representatives
The London Resilience Team supports the work of the London Resilience Partnership.
What do they do?
As a partnership, we work together to assess what risks London faces, and prepare in case we need to respond to a major emergency as a result. You can find out more about our vision and strategy in the London Resilience Partnership Strategy document.
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