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LONDON - POLICE - MAJOR INCIDENTS - BACKGROUND INFORMATION - NOTES ON THE ROLES OF THE EMERGENCY SERVICES, LOCAL AUTHORITIES, PUBLIC UTILITIES, ETC, AND THEIR INTERVENTION AT MAJOR INCIDENTS.

NCJ Number
17518
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1974
Length
65 pages
Annotation
GIVES SERVICES AND ORGANIZATIONS AN INDICATION OF THE FACILITIES AVAILABLE, THE MEANS OF IDENTIFYING THEM, AND THE ASSISTANCE THE ORGANIZATION CAN PROVIDE.
Abstract
THE DOCUMENT BEGINS BY COMMENTING ON THE POLICE SERVICE WITH ATTENTION GIVEN TO THE CITY OF LONDON POLICE, THE METROPOLITAN POLICE AND THE BRITISH TRANSPORT POLICE. ATTENTION IS THEN GIVEN TO THE FIRE AND AMBULANCE SERVICE. OTHER TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE THE HOSPITAL SERVICE, THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES,THE ARMED SERVICES, AND THE PUBLIC UTILITIES. OFFICIAL AGENCIES SUCH AS THE POST OFFICE, AGENCIES SUCH AS THE BRITISH HELICOPTER ADVISORY BOARD, AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS ARE FOCUSED UPON.