Emergency Planning is quite simply an activity which is intended to prevent and reduce harm to society from hazards produced by both man and the environment.

The county council's Emergency Planning Team provide:

• a planning, training and response service to all local authorities in Northamptonshire to facilitate effective co-ordinated action in an emergency.
  
  
• takes the lead role, on behalf of the county council, in co-ordinating the response of the local authority in supporting the emergency services and other agencies for the benefit of those people who live in, work in and visit Northamptonshire. 

This enables the county council to respond efficiently and effectively to a major incident.