Working together for a resilient Birmingham.

Deputy Leader’s annual report to Council

The work of Birmingham Resilience Team is included in the Deputy Leader’s annual report, presented to the full Council meeting today. (more…)

‘Where’s safe?’ a new tool for emergencies

We reported on 18th October about Birmingham’s Hello Digital week (see http://www.birminghamprepared.gov.uk/news/resilience-goes-digital/) and the world’s first global hackathon.

The following blog explains the result of the hackathon – a SMS based tool to help guide people in an emergency:

• http://blog.scraperwiki.com/2010/10/21/wheres-safe-creating-a-tool-to-guide-people-in-an-emergency/

Pakistan floods – a major disaster

Over the last three weeks, Pakistan has been experiencing the worst flooding in the region for over eighty years.  More than 1,600 people have been killed and over 20 million people have been affected so far by the flooding. According to the United Nations this is the worst disaster, to have occurred in decades worldwide. The flooding has severely affected a geographical area larger than England. (more…)

Keeping moving in the cloud

Glen Curry, Emergency Planning Officer from Birmingham Resilience Team blogs on the efforts taken to ensure disruption is kept to minimum in Birmingham. (more…)

Thinking the unthinkable

Mariola Smallman, Principal Emergency Planning Officer blogs about part of her role with major incident planning. (more…)