Community Risk Register

Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service is classed as a "Category 1" responder under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and required to carry out risk assessments within the county.

We work closely with partner organisations in Derbyshire, such as the police and county council, in assessing the levels of risk for a range of potential hazards in our area. The types of hazard we are looking at cover a wide range and include the threats to human health, for example caused by a serious outbreak of a new human influenza virus, sometimes called "Pandemic Influenza". We are also assessing the likelihood of, and potential impacts associated with industrial accidents, flooding, transport accidents, the terrorist threat and serious disruption to supply of fuel, energy, communications and other essential services. There are 16 hazard categories overall and approximately 75 individual Risk Assessments to be carried out.

A Derbyshire-wide Community Risk Register has been compiled, along with supplementary registers for the nine district, borough and city council areas. The register enables the Service and partners to decide our priorities and identify the further actions required, including contingency planning.

Our joint aim within Derbyshire is to improve our capability to respond to any disruptive challenges and minimise the effects on our communities.

We must also ensure that our own services are "resilient" and can continue to be delivered at this required level.