Alert campaign launch
Birmingham Resilience Team have launched a major campaign to encourage Birmingham residents to register for free emergency alerts. (more…)
Birmingham welcomes Somali president
The President of the Somali Transitional Federal Government, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed visited Birmingham as part of his UK visit on Thursday 11th March. (more…)
Preparing for emergencies – a rebuttal
Stories in the press recently have suggested that Birmingham City Council is ordering citizens to buy “Hurricane Survival Kits” at a cost of £100.
This is misleading.
Road closures – Hockley Flyover area
The President of Somalia is attending an event at New Bingley Hall in Birmingham on Thursday 11th March. In order to best manage traffic and visitors in the area at that time, the following measures are being put in place: (more…)
Exercise tests UK finance industry
Mariola Smallman, Principal Emergency Planning Officer, blogs about a Market Wide Exercise (MWE) undertaken by the Financial Services Authority, HM Treasury and the Bank of England (collectively known as The Tripartite). The exercise was based around a severe weather scenario and highlighted the importance of business continuity planning for both the public and private sectors. (more…)
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