The overall Integrated Emergency Management structure was approved at the strategic group meeting on the 16th September 2004. The Terms of Reference and membership of the Northamptonshire Resilience Forum (NRF) and Northamptonshire Resilience Forum Support Group (NRFSG) have been approved and adopted.
The membership and chairs for some of the remaining groups will need to be discussed and agreed at a later stage.
Northamptonshire Resilience Forum (NRF)
Chair - Chief Constable
Deputy Chair - Chief Fire & Rescue Officer
- Emergency Planning Manager
- Director of Northampton General Hospital
- Director of Kettering General Hospital
- Director of Strategic Health Authority
- Director of Health (LNR)
- Chief Executive of Northampton PCT
- Director Ambulance Services
- Chief Executive of District/Borough Councils
- Environment Agency – Area Manager
- Military Advisor
- CCDC
Northamptonshire Resilience Forum Support Group (NRFSG)
Chair - Emergency Planning Manager
Deputy Chair - Senior Emergency Planning Officer
- Chairpersons from Standing Groups within IEM Structure
- Senior A&E, Northampton General Hospital
- Senior A&E, Kettering General Hospital
- HEPA, Health Protection Agency
- Lead PCT Officers
- Lead Fire officer
- Lead Police Officer – Force Contingency Planner
- Lead Ambulance Officer
- Lead LA Officers
- Environment Agency – Area Emergency Planner
- Military Advisors
Health Group
Chair - CE - Northampton PCT
Deputy Chair - PCT
- Hospitals
- Mental Health trust
- Ambulance Officer
- Senior Environmental Health officer
- Emergency Planning Officer
Communications Group
Chair - Communications Manager Media - Police
Deputy Chair - Emergency Planning
- Emergency Services Media Officers
- County/District/Borough Media Officers
- Local representatives of the media
Welfare Group
Chair - Emergency Planning
Deputy Chair - British Red Cross
- Abilities Northants
- Age Concern
- Assist Trauma Care
- Churches
- Cruse Bereavement Care
- CVS Northamptonshire
- Kettering/Northampton General Hospital
- Northampton Civil Aid
- Northampton Emergency Aid Team
- Northamptonshire County Council
- Northamptonshire Police
- RAYNET
- Representatives from NCC Community Services and Children and Young People
- REST UK
- RSPCA
- Salvation Army
- Spencer Contact
- St John Ambulance Brigade
- The Samaritans
- Victim Support
- Volunteering Centre
- WRVS
Community Risk/Planning Group
Chair - Fire and Rescue Service Officer
Deputy Chair - Police
- Local Authority
- Emergency Planning
- Environment Agency Officer
- Environmental Health Officers
- PCT Officers
- GIS Map Officer
- Public Utilities
Training & Exercises Group
Chair - Emergency Planning
Deputy Chair - Fire and Rescue Service
- Local Authorities
- Police
- Ambulance Service
- Northamptonshire County Council training provider
- Hospitals (NGH/KGH)
- PCT
NCC Cross Services Group
Chair - Emergency Planning (Business Continuity Officer)
Deputy Chair - Head of Property Services
- Heads of Northamptonshire County Council Services
Flooding Group
Chair - Energy Planning Officer Environment Agency
Deputy Chair - Emergency Planning
- District Councils
- Emergency Services
- Public Utilities (as required)
Project Groups
Membership agreed by respective Standing Groups