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Emergency services

• Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service

• Leicestershire Constabulary

• East Midlands Ambulance Service

Health organisations

• Health Protection Agency

• East Midlands Ambulance Service

• Leicester City Community Health Service

• Leicester City NHS

• Leicestershire County Rutland NHS

• Leicestershire Partnership Trust

• University Hospitals of Leicester

• NHS Direct

• Strategic Health Authority - East Midlands

• Department of Health

Local authority

• Charnwood Borough Council

• Blaby District Council

• Harborough District Council

• Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council

• Leicester City Council

• Leicestershire County Council

• Melton Borough Council

• Oadby & Wigston Borough Council

• Rutland County Council

• North West Leicestershire District Council

Utilities and transport

• E-on

• Anglian Water

• National Grid

• Severn Trent Water

• Highways Agency

• British Transport Police

• Network Rail

• Department of Business Innovation & Skills

Voluntary organisations

• British Red Cross

• Help the Aged

• RAYNET

• RSPCA

• Salvation Army

• Samaritans

• St John Ambulance

• WRVS

• Volunteer England

• Victim Support

• Voluntary Action Leicestershire

• Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)

• CVS - Community Partnerships

• Leicester Council of Faiths

• Action Deafness

Other responders

• Environment Agency

• Department for Food & Rural Affairs

• Communities and Local Government

• Health & Safety Executive

• Military

• Royal Air Force (RAF)

• East Midlands Airport

Local media

• Leicester Mercury

• Hinckley Times

• Melton Times

• BBC Leicester News / Radio Leicester

• Government News Network

Neighbouring Local Resilience Forums

• Derbyshire Prepared

• Nottinghamshire Prepared

• Northamptonshire Prepared

• Lincolnshire Prepared

• Staffordshire Prepared

• Warwickshire Prepared

• West Midlands Prepared

Help yourself

• Cabinet Office - UK Resilience

  Meeting the needs of those affected by an emergency

• 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.

• 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

• Cabinet Office - Business Continuity

• Civil Contingencies Act 2004- Chapter 6 (pdf)

• Direct Gov

• Business Continuity Institute

• Business Link

• Continuity Central

• London Prepared - Business Continuity

• Federation of Small Businesses

• Security Service MI5

• Leicestershire County Council - Business Continuity

• Leicester City Council - Business Continuity

• Rutland County Council - Business Continuity

• Workshops and Training

• Continuity Planner

Help your community

• Direct Gov - volunteering

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

• Disability Alliance - voluntary links

• East Midland Ambulance Station - Community First Responder Scheme

• Preparing yourself - disaster readiness tips for people with disabilities

• Volunteer England

• Community Flood Warden

• RAYNET Volunteer

How we help you

• Cabinet Office - UK Resilience

• Cabinet Office - Emergency Response and Recovery Guidance

• Cabinet Office - Local Resilience Forums

Other useful websites

• Direct Gov - dealing with emergencies

• Cabinet Office - Civil Contingencies - Useful Links

• 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

• CCA - short guide to the Act (PDF)

• Embassy information

• National counter terrorism security office

• National Flood Forum