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Birmingham City Centre

Birmingham City Council has worked closely with the police and other partners to develop the Birmingham City Centre Evacuation Plan, originally launched in 2006 and reviewed and revised regularly since. The Birmingham City Centre Evacuation Plan provides a comprehensive plan for the evacuation of all, or part of, the city centre in the event of an alert of a major incident including terrorist attack, major fire or natural disaster.

The Plan includes a map which divides the City Centre priority area into zones to:

I work or live in the city centre. How will I know that an evacuation is required?

Police Officers will coordinate evacuation of the area(s) assisted by Police Community Support Officers, City Centre Street Wardens, building representatives and security staff.

The primary methods of communication used by the Police during a major incident are by broadcasting messages via:

What should I do if an evacuation of my building / location is required?

I run a business,how can I ensure my staff are prepared?

Under UK health and safety legislation, ALL premises must have an evacuation plan and you should consider the following:

West Midlands Police and Birmingham City Council Priority Alert Scheme

Within this scheme, alert or information messages can only be issued by the Police or City Council. Subscribers can receive messages on pagers, mobile phone SMS text messages or email.

A message on evacuation may include:

The Birmingham Priority Alert text messaging scheme provides businesses in the City Centre with real time information from West Midlands Police and Birmingham City Council in the event of major disruption to the City Centre. Further information about the system is available at www.warnandinform.co.uk/birmingham or by phoning 0800 035 0081.

The map and a guidance brochure, which gives details of emergency evacuation and continuity procedures, was distributed to all city centre businesses, organisations and building managers. Copies of the map can be obtained by contacting the Resilience Team on (0121) 303 4825 or by email:emergencyplanning@birmingham.gov.uk

PDF   Birmingham City Centre Evacuation Map
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