How the LRF responds

The Bedfordshire and Luton Local Resilience Forum (BLLRF) responds to emergencies using the generic principles of emergency response and recovery. These generic principles are set out in HM Emergency Response and Recovery Document.

Definition of emergency

"An Emergency is an event which presents a serious threat to human welfare; the environment, political, administrative or economic stability; or the security of the UK."
From Civil Contingencies Act (2004)(Abridged).

Each of the organisations involved in the response and recovery has its own emergency procedures.

Responders have adopted procedures and mutual support arrangements to co-ordinate their efforts. By acting together, the overall response of the responding organisations will be greater than the sum of their individual efforts, to the benefit of the public.

If a hazard has been identified through the Community Risk Register process as presenting a risk that requires specific planning, a specific plan may be created. This may be specific to the hazard, or to a capability required as a result of the hazard, or to a capability required as a result of the hazard. BLLRF has developed a package of procedures and capabilities to respond to the hazards on the Community Risk Register called the Combined Response Pack.