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Major incident response

Wirral Council and other organisations respond to an emergency, depending upon the scale and type of incident. The main responsibilities for these agencies are listed below:

Merseyside Police

  • Protection of life and property
  • Co-ordination of the overall response
  • Co-ordination of evacuation

Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service

  • Tackling fires
  • Rescue of trapped casualties
  • Dealing with chemical incidents and spillages

Ambulance Service

  • Treatment and transportation of casualties to hospitals
  • Co-ordination of overall medical response
  • Decontamination of patients

Wirral Council

  • Supports the emergency response with a range of services
  • Cares for individuals and the community, in the initial response and during the return to normality

Voluntary Organisations

  • Supports the emergency services and community
  • Examples include British Red Cross Society, St John Ambulance, WRVS, The Samaritans and the RSPCA

Tune into local radio or television for any information or early warnings of an emergency or visit www.wirral.gov.uk for updates.

Wirral’s local radio stations are:

Radio City 96.7 FM
Radio Merseyside 95.8 FM
Wirral’s Buzz 97.1 FM

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