Membership
The Local Resilience Forum (LRF) consists of a wide variety of members (also referred to as partners), these are categorised into 4 distinct groups.
Category 1 - Are core to the emergency response and are subject to the full set of civil protection duties under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.
Category 2 - Are required to co-operate and share information with other Category 1 and 2 responders and must be well integrated with all other partners around emergency planning, response and recovery
Other - Are a small group of partners that although do not sit as a Category 1 or 2 responder are still pivotal to the make up and workings of the Local Resilience Forums.
Voluntary Agencies - A crucial part of all LRF's, these partners assist and support the response and recovery of all the above agencies and are well imbedded in the multi-agency landscape.
LRF Members
National Highways
National Highways (previously known as Highways England) look after several main roads in Wiltshire including the A303 and M4. They do not look after every road with the vast majority under the responsibility of the two Local Authorities.
RE:ACT Disaster Response
REACT is a relatively new organisation having previously operated in the UK under a different name. The organisation are predominantly made up of military or emergency service veterans and provide support and assistance to the responding agencies across a wide variety of disciplines including spontaneous volunteer management, strategic planning and disaster mapping.
Rapid Relief Team (RRT)
Rapid Relief Team provide one of the most important aspects needed in any incident response, food and drink.! They provide food boxes and catered facilities to many large scale incidents and emergencies to both the public and the responding agencies.
Rotary and Inner Wheel
The Rotary Club are a registered charity which among many areas of support are always available to help in an emergency in the UK. They carry out a variety of roles in response such as donation management, emergency supplies and general logistics. The rotary club have a long history in helping with disasters and work excellently alongside responding agencies.
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN)
SSE are a electricity distribution network operator who are responsible for delivering power to millions of homes and businesses across southern England and the north of Scotland. The important aspect to remember about SSE is that they are not who you pay your bills to. SSE look after the network your electricity moves through, you pay your bill to a provider whose uses this network.
Serve On
Serve is an international charity whose headquarters are based in Wiltshire. They provide humanitarian crisis response at home and abroad.
South Western Ambulance Service
South Western Ambulance Service cover a large patch including areas such as Plymouth, Exeter, Wiltshire, Somerset and Bristol. They cover a total population of approximately 5.5 million and their core operations are the delivery of emergency ambulance 999 services.
St John Ambulance
St Johns ambulance are predominantly known for providing first aid at events but they do so much more. They are a charity that teach and provide first aid and emergency medical cover. They are also primarily staffed by volunteers.
Swindon & Gloucestershire Mind
Mind is a registered charity and provides mental health advice, support and services to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem.
Swindon Borough Council
Swindon Borough Council is one of the two Local Authorities in Wiltshire and in incident response is responsible for a wide variety of tasks such as welfare of residents and highway maintenance. Alongside its activities in response one or both of the two Local Authorities will lead the recovery phase of all incidents.