EKCC Emergency Plan
It is vitally important that our community is able to respond to, and recover from, an incident or emergency either alongside the emergency services, or in their absence due to abnormal circumstances. This is even more crucial in remote communities with a high proportion of elderly residents.
East Kintyre Community Council have drawn up an Emergency Plan which is continually under review. An emergency could be anything from severe weather, a pandemic, flooding or fire, to a major incident involving transport. Preparing the community for these kinds of events will make it easier to recover following the impact of an emergency. Being aware of the risks that we may encounter and who within our community might be able to assist you, could make our community better prepared to cope with an emergency.
Local emergency responders will always have to prioritise those in greatest need during an emergency, especially when life is in danger. During these times, our community will benefit from knowing how to help ourselves and those around us until assistance arrives.
#what3words
Help 999 know exactly where you are
What3words has given every 3m square a unique combination of three words. People are using the free app to help 999 know exactly where to find incidents. It is a free app you will find on your smartphone.
For example Carradale Village Hall has the words #courts.over.equipping. Check out What3words to find what words are used for your home address or Download the App to enable the words for your exact current location.