Councils
We work with the city, district, borough, town and parish councils to co-ordinate a response to an emergency such as flooding.
County and city councils
The county and city councils are responsible for the following in an emergency:
Prepare contingency plans.
Assist in the provision of emergency care for those who have been evacuated or those affected by flooding but remaining in their home.
Assist with flood alleviation such as issuing sandbags, clearance of blocked high-way culverts, dealing with flooded roads and traffic diversions.
Co-ordinate the local authority and voluntary organisations response.
Arrange for the provision of equipment, information, personnel and expertise to the emergency services.
Implement additional supporting plans e.g. emergency, media, welfare, mass fatalities.
Consider applying for Government funding.
You can find out more about how we plan for and deal with emergencies affecting Derbyshire on our emergency planning pages.
District, borough and city councils
The district, borough and city councils have the following responsibility in an emergency:
Prepare contingency plans.
Assist in the provision of emergency care for those who have been evacuated or those affected by flooding but remaining in their home.
Assist with flood alleviation.
Provide equipment, information, personnel and expertise to the emergency services.
Provide emergency environmental health advice for actions relating to environmental problems caused by flooding.
Consider applying for Government funding.
Provide information to the public.
Town and parish councils
Town and parish councils have the following responsibilities:
Prepare contingency plans.
Assist in the provision of emergency care for those who have been evacuated or those affected by flooding but remaining in their home.
Assist with flood alleviation.
You can find out about other councils in Derbyshire on the district and borough councils or town and parish councils pages.