Camden Council have sent us this summary of actions the Council has taken to prepare for
the potential severe weather between Sunday night (27th) and
Monday(28th) morning.
·
Engineering Services have been clearing drains and gullies
in areas prone to surface water flooding. This includes having the
contractors on standby to respond Sunday night and Monday.
·
Environment Service have been liaising with Veolia to
ensure additional resources are available to clear leaves and debris over the
weekend and also Monday afternoon to assist with any subsequent clear-up.
·
Parks and Open Space have briefed the tree surgeon
contractors and confirmed they will be on standby in case of any issues.
·
Contact Camden are reviewing their cover for Sunday night
in case there is an increase in calls.
·
Building Control have supplemented the duty officer rota for
Sunday night and Monday, adding additional officers who will also be able to
respond.
·
Emergency Management have made the AD Resilience aware of
the situation and have made contact with equivalents in Camden police and
Camden fire brigade and forwarded alerts to resilience colleagues in the
borough. Will continue to monitor weather updates and contact key staff
as necessary.
·
Economic Development have facilitated messages to key
contractors working on independent building sites on the borough to make sure
they are aware and taking necessary actions.
·
Housing Repairs and Improvements are asking all
scaffolding contractors to make sure all building sites are locked down to
prevent flying debris.
·
Adult Social Care have facilitated contact with all service
providers to raise awareness and ensure they are prepared.
·
Communications issued a joint message (with HR) on
Essentials yesterday and the Duty press officer is on standby to provide
internal and external comms assistance over the weekend.
·
Schools, fortunately the schools are closed for the
Half Term holidays.
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