Try the Business Continuity Institute at http://www.thebci.org/. It's probably also worth having a quick look at BS 25999 But also think about emerging risks: Pandemics Terrorism Possibility of winter of discontent Global Warming/Peak Oil Credit crunch IT dependency and associated risks And their potential for interrupting business, John

I would go along with JWK's advice and consider certain areas of risk and how your experince of risk assessing and planning (at whatever level) could be of use. Add to Jwk's list: > The effect of global warming (floods and high winds) > Transport strikes and how essential council staff are going to get to work > Natural disasters which effect fuel and food distribution > Cyber terrorism (perhaps a similar effect as above) For advise on Local resilience see http://www.londonprepared.gov.uk/ And on terrorism etc http://www.cpni.gov.uk/ This company provide resilience type services worldwide and have some useful headline reading on their website http://www.hanoverassociates.co.uk/index.html Best of luck!!

Just use your imagination and fill yer boots: Sewage. Systems not coping and backing up. Water shortages. Tanker supplies and stand pipes. River pollution incidents. Ref: to the River Trent incident in Derbyshire not so long ago Power outage. They say that we will not have sufficient electricity soon. Rail disasters. See last night’s news. Earth Quake. Last biggy was in Lincolnshire. Plane crash. Lockerbie/kegworth. Civil unrest. Broadwater farm 1985. Public sector strikes. Fireman/nurses/teachers/binmen. Major fires/explosions. Bunsfield/Flixborough. And hand in hand with the above. Close co-operation with COMAH sites. Prison riots. Last big one was near Oakham. A sudden shortage of Old Speckled Hen. Remember that all of the above would more than likely need to be planned with the full co-operation/co-ordination of enforcing authorities/experts such as the CAA, RAF, RN, Army EoD, Coast Guard, Brownies, EA, Rozzers, Fire Brigade, NHS, HMP, Sally Army etc, etc. I seem to remember something in the dim and distant past about forming some sort of committee called Gold or Silver cell/team or whatever to manage the incident. Maybe someone can add more info to that.

also look at council web sites as they should have details therein and call your local council team as you should get support there correct management of H&S will give you correct management of anything else I my opinion so what you already know should be valuable to them

Also think about the issues that are relevent to your councils area, are there power stations that may fail, is there a licklyhood of flooding. Most recently my local council had to put there emergency plan into operation due to a fire effecting an LPG store and had to re house 70 families for the night. So think local as well as national.

Hi Safeangel The resilience units don't just consider emergency planning - think about business continuity and recovery as well. One challenge that is likely in the very near future is maintaining services when staff are striking against cuts is manpower etc as a result of the credit crunch. If you are in an area that may have potential for demonstrations by either very left/right wing organisations which always attract the other then consider the impact on services. One area that has always concerned me is the support for a School when a foriegn trip goes wrong e.g. bus crash in Europe. How does the Head cope? What resources can be used to help the Head and staff with information to worried parents, what about getting parents to injured children. Look on the Council website where you will be interviewed for their plans. Do not approach anyone in that Council as this is seen to be canvassing and normally ends up with you being disqualified form the interview. Nothing wrong in ringing an adlajcent Council though. Best of Luck John C