Roles and responsibilities
The emergency services and Birmingham City Council work together with an overarching aim to protect life, property and the environment.
The roles and responsibilities.
| Service |
Responsibility |
| West Midlands Fire & Rescue Service |
- Life-saving through search/rescue
- Fire fighting
|
| West Midlands Ambulance Service |
- Triage
- Treatment
- Transportation of casualties to hospital
|
| West Midlands Police |
- Secure and preserve the scene
- Collect evidence
- Manage the public
- Family liaison
|
| Birmingham City Council |
- Meet welfare needs
- Provide rest centres/shelter
- Provide information to the public
- Road closures/diversions
- Clean up/waste management
- Manage the return to normality
|
