Hackney,
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October
2019
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16:59
Europe/London

Live emergency planning exercise at Woodberry Down: 8 October

Hackney Town Hall
Hackney Town Hall

The Council, London Fire Brigade, Metropolitan Police Service and partners will be holding a live emergency planning exercise at Burtonwood House, on Woodberry Down Estate, on Tuesday 8 October.

The exercise will allow the agencies to practice how they would respond to a serious incident in the borough and to test their plans. It will test working relationships between different agencies and how they provide support and services for the public. 

The exercise will be live and as realistic as possible, while being controlled at all times. It will include a simulated fire and an evacuation of volunteer actors. There will be a mock rest centre at the Redmond Community Centre. 

 

 

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Cllr Caroline Selman, Cabinet Member for Community Safety, Policy, and the Voluntary Sector
In Hackney we take the safety of our residents extremely seriously.  We work closely with the emergency services and other partners throughout the year to make sure we are well prepared to respond to any emergencies should they arise. It’s absolutely crucial that we regularly test our plans. Usually we do that via table-top exercises but live scenarios like this give us the opportunity to test our response to emergencies in as realistic a way as possible. 

 

The location has been chosen to minimise disruption but I’d like to thank neighbours for their patience and understanding in advance of the exercise.
Cllr Caroline Selman, Cabinet Member for Community Safety, Policy, and the Voluntary Sector
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