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Emergency services

• Leicestershire Constabulary

• Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service

• East Midlands Ambulance Service

• National counter terrorism security office

Health organisations

• East Midlands Ambulance Service

• Health Protection Agency

• Leicester City Community Health Service

• Leicester City NHS

• Leicestershire County Rutland NHS

• Leicestershire Partnership Trust

• NHS Direct

• University Hospitals of Leicester

• Strategic Health Authority - East Midlands

Local authority

• Blaby District Council

• Charnwood Borough Council

• Harborough District Council

• Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council

• Leicester City Council

• Leicestershire County Council

• Melton Borough Council

• North West Leicestershire District Council

• Oadby & Wigston Borough Council

• Rutland County Council

Utilities and transport

• Anglian Water

• E-on

• National Grid

• Severn Trent Water

• Highways Agency

• British Transport Police

• Network Rail

• Department of Trade and Industry

Voluntary organisations

• British Red Cross

• Help the Aged

• RAYNET

• RSPCA

• Salvation Army

• Samaritans

• St John Ambulance

• Victim Support

• Volunteer England

• WRVS

• Voluntary Action Leicestershire

• Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)

• CVS - Community Partnerships

• Leicester Council of Faiths

• Action Deafness

Other responders

• Department for Food & Rural Affairs

• Environment Agency

• Government Office of the East Midlands

• Health & Safety Executive

• Military

• Royal Air Force (RAF)

• East Midlands Airport

Local media

• BBC Radio Leicester

• Leicester Mercury

• Hinckley Times

• Melton Times

• BBC Leicester

• Government News Network

Help yourself

• British Red Cross - How to prepare for emergencies

  The pages in this section provide information on the simple precautions that can be taken to prepare for a range of emergency situations, along with advice on how to cope when they do.

• Cabinet Office - UK Resilience

  Meeting the needs of those affected by an emergency

• Direct Gov - Dealing with Emergencies

  All 25 million households in the UK received practical advice on how to prepare for a range of emergencies, with the nationwide distribution in September 2004 of a public information booklet. The common sense, practical guidance on prevention and planning for situations including major accidents and terrorist attacks

• Direct Gov - support after a major incident

• Disability Preparedness Resource Centre

  This is an American resource.

• Disaster Action

  They offer support and information for the bereaved and survivors of major disasters that occur in the UK and overseas

• Informed, Prepared, Together

  This website is a gateway to resources, information and practical tools for developing the ability of individuals, communities and organisations to be better prepared to cope with emergencies and disasters. It offers organisations and individuals the opportunity to get involved and contribute by sharing resources, good practice and comments in the area of resilience and disaster preparedness through the online resource library.

Help your business

• Business Continuity Institute

• Business Link

• Civil Contingencies Act 2004- Chapter 6 (pdf)

• Continuity Central

• Direct Gov

• Federation of Small Businesses

• Leicester City Council

• Leicestershire County Council - Business Continuity

• London Prepared - Business Continuity

• Rutland County Council - business continuity

• Security Service MI5

• UK Resilience

• Continuity Planner

Help your community

• Communities and local government - Volunteering and neighbourliness (pdf)

• Direct Gov - volunteering

• Disability Alliance - voluntary links

• East Midland Ambulance Station - Community First Responder Scheme

• Preparing yourself - disaster readiness tips for people with disabilities

• Volunteer England

• Animal Management in Disasters

How we help you

• UK Resilience - Recovery Guidance

• UK Resilience

Other useful websites

• UK Resilience - Useful Links

• Direct Gov - dealing with emergencies

• BBC Connecting in a Crisis

  Connecting in a Crisis' is an initiative by the BBC to help ensure that the public has the information it needs and demands during a civil emergency.

• Emergency Planning College

• Emergency Planning Society

• Internet links index - Leicestershire County Council

• GOEM - East Midlands fact file

• CCA - short guide to the Act (PDF)

• Embassy information

• Support after a major incident

Neighbouring Local Resilience Forums

• Derbyshire Prepared

• Nottinghamshire Prepared

• Northamptonshire Prepared

• Lincolnshire Prepared

• Staffordshire Prepared

• Warwickshire Prepared

• West Midlands Prepared

• LRF Websites - Cabinet Office