Section 14: Major Emergency Management (MEM)

Section 14: Major Emergency Management (MEM)

A substantial volume of work is carried out and contributed by the Fire Authority to Major Emergency Management framework both within County Kilkenny and the South-East region.
A Major Emergency is defined as any event which, usually with little or no warning, causes or threatens death or injury, serious disruption of essential services or damage to property, the environment or infrastructure beyond the normal capabilities of the principal emergency services in the area in which the event occurs, and requires the activation of specific additional procedures and the mobilisation of additional resources to ensure an effective, co-ordinated response.

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