Preparing for emergencies
Last Updated: 3 April, 2008
This page provides contact details for Local Resilience Forums throughout England and Wales.
For users in Scotland, you should go to the Scottish Executive Justice Department Civil Emergencies [External website] website. For users in Northern Ireland, you should go to the Northern Ireland Central Emergency Planning Unit [External website] website.
You can also find more detailed information about civil protection arrangements in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in the Devolved Administrations section.
Choose your region from the list to go to the Local Resilience Forums in your area. If you are uncertain of which region you fall under, or if you wish to find out more about the Regional Resilience Forums, you can see a map and access regional websites here.
ENGLAND
WALES
Cheshire
Cheshire Police Headquarters,
Clemonds Hey,
Oakmere Road,
Winsford,
Cheshire,
CW7 2UA
Tel: 01244 614009
Email: lrf.secretariat@cheshire.pnn.police.uk
Website: Cheshire LRF [External website]
Cumbria
Cumbria Police,
Carleton Hall,
Penrith,
Cumbria,
CA10 2AU
Contact: Chief Insp Rod MacKay
Tel: 01768 217 210
Email: roderick.mackay@cumbria.pnn.police.uk
Website: Cumbria LRF [External website]
Greater Manchester
AGMA
Wigan Investment Centre
Waterside Drive
Off Swan Meadow Lane
Wigan
WN3 5BA
Contact: David Haworth
Tel: 01942 705722
Email: d.Haworth@wiganmbc.gov.uk
Website: Greater Manchester LRF [External website]
Lancashire
Lancashire Constabulary HQ,
Hutton,
Preston
PR4 5SB
Contact: Supt Mark Bartlett
Tel: 01772 412 902
Email: mark.bartlett@lancashire.pnn.police.uk
Website: Lancashire LRF [External website]
Merseyside
Merseyside Police HQ,
Canning Place,
Liverpool
L1 8JX
Contact: Marion Comer
Tel: 0151 777 8159
Email: marion.l.comer@merseyside.police.uk
Website: Merseyside Community Risk Register [External PDF]
Cleveland
Chief Emergency Planning Officer
115, Park Road South
PO Box 194
Middlesbrough
Cleveland
TS5 6YF
Tel: 01642 301522
Email: denis.hampson@hartlepool.gov.uk
Website: Cleveland LRF [External website]
Durham
Chief Emergency Planning Officer
County Durham and Darlington Civil Contingencies Unit
Headquarters
Framwellgate Moor
Durham City
Co Durham
DH1 5JR
Tel: 0191 332 4322
Email: swarr@ddfire.gov.uk
Website: Durham LRF [External website]
Northumbria
Chief Emergency Fire Officer
Loansdene
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 2EF
Tel: 01670 534 705
Email: iclough@northumberland.gov.uk
Website: Northumbria LRF [External website]
The Humber
Local Resilience Forum Manager & Emergency Planning Manager
Humber Emergency Planning Service
County Hall,
Cross Street,
Beverley,
East Riding of Yorkshire,
HU17 9BA
Tel: 01482 393050
Email: John.whiteman@eastriding.gov.uk
Website: The Humber LRF [External website]
North Yorkshire
Local Resilience Forum Manager & Head of Emergency Planning
North Yorkshire County Council
County Hall
Northallerton
North Yorkshire
DL7 8AD
Tel: 01609 780780
Email: Robin.myshrall@northyorks.gov.uk
South Yorkshire
Local Resilience Forum / General Working Group Secretariat
South Yorkshire Police Headquarters
Snig Hill
Sheffield
S3 8LY
Tel: 0114 2 20 20 20
Email: lrfadmin@southyorks.pnn.police.uk
Website: South Yorkshire Emergencies website [External website]
West Yorkshire
Contingency Planning
West Yorkshire Police Headquarters
PO Box 9
Wakefield
WF1 3QP
Tel: 0845 6060606
Email: NH129@westyorkshire.pnn.police.uk
Staffordshire
Civil Contingencies Unit
c/o Stafford Fire Station
Beaconside
Stafford
ST18 0DD
Tel: 01785 236138
Email: ccu@staffordshirefire.gov.uk
Website: Staffordshire Prepared [External website]
Warwickshire
Warwickshire Local Resilience Forum
C/O The Emergency Planning Unit
Warwickshire County Council
Shire Hall
Warwick
CV34 4RR
Tel: 01926 412589
Email: Email the Warwickshire LRF
Website: Warwickshire LRF [External website]
West Mercia
West Mercia Local Resilience Forum
The Police Station
Worcester Road
Ledbury
HR8 1PL
Contact: Eamonn Croft, WMLRF Co-Ordinator
Tel: 01531 636786
Email: eamonn.croft@westmercia.pnn.police.uk
Website: West Mercia LRF [External website]
West Midlands
West Midlands Conurbation Local Resilience Forum Secretariat
Operations Department
West Midlands Police Headquarters
Lloyd House
Colmore Circus Queensways
Birmingham
B4 6NQ
Tel: 0121 626 5413
Email: lrf_secretariat@west-midlands.pnn.police.uk
Website: West Midlands Conurbation LRF [External website]
Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Council
County Hall
Matlock
Derbyshire
DE4 3AG
Contact: Christine Downing
Tel: 01629 585 626
Email: christine.downing@derbyshire.gov.uk
Website: Derbyshire LRF [External website]
Leicestershire
Leicestershire Police
St Johns
Narborough
Leicestershire
LE9 5BX
Contact: Keith Lockwood-Lee
Tel: 0116 222 2222
Email: keith.lockwood-lee@leicestershire.pnn.police.uk
Website: Leicestershire LRF [External website]
Lincolnshire
Civil Protection Manager
Lincolnshire County Council Civil Protection Unit County Offices
Newland
Lincoln
LN1 1YL
Contact: Bryan Kirkham
Tel: 01522 582 224
Email: Bryan.kirkham@lincoln.fire-uk.org
Website: Lincolnshire LRF [External website]
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire Police
Wooton Hall
Northampton
NN4 OJQ
Contact: Viv Kelly
Tel: 01604 703 005
Email: viv.kelly@northants.pnn.police.uk
Nottinghamshire
Secretariat of the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Local Resilience Forum
Nottingham County Council
Emergency Planning
County Hall
Loughborough Road
West Bridgford
Nottinghamshire
NG2 7QP
Tel: 01159 977 3471
Email: emergency.planning@nottscc.gov.uk
Website: Nottinghamshire LRF [External website]
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire and Luton Local Resilience Forum
Mid Beds DC
Priory House
Monks Walk
Chicksands
Shefford
SG17 5TQ
Tel: 08458 495145 or 01462 611145
Email: administrator@bllrf.org.uk
Website: Bedfordshire LRF [External website]
Cambridgeshire
Secretariat of the Cambs & Peterborough Resilience Forum
Cambridgeshire County Council
RES 1403,
Shire Hall
Castle Hill
Cambridge, CB3 0AP
Tel: 01223 717620
Essex
Secretariat of the Essex Resilience Forum
Essex County Council
Emergency Plans Unit
County Hall
Chelmsford
Essex CM1
Tel: 01245 430378
Email: emplans@essexcc.gov.uk
Website: Essex LRF [External website]
Hertfordshire
Secretariat of the Hertfordshire Resilience Forum
Herts County Council
SERMU
County Hall, Pegs Lane
Hertford
Herts
SG13 8DE
Tel: 01992 555961
Email: emergency.planning@hertscc.gov.uk
Norfolk
Secretariat of the Norfolk Resilience Forum
Norfolk County Council
County Hall
Martineau Lane
Norwich
Norfolk
NR1 2DH
Tel: 0844 800 8020
Email: nrf@norfolk.gov.uk
Website: Norfolk Prepared - Norfolk Resilience Forum [External website]
Suffolk
Secretariat of the Suffolk Resilience Forum
Suffolk County Council Emergency Planning Unit,
Endeavour House (Ground Floor, Purple)
8 Russell Road
Ipswich
IP1 2BX
Tel: 01473 265321
Email: suffolkresilienceforum@epu.suffolkcc.gov.uk
Website: Suffolk LRF [External website]
Avon & Somerset
Avon & Somerset Constabulary
P.O. Box 37
Valley Road
Portishead
Bristol
BS20 8QJ
Contact: David Jones
Tel: 01275 816234
Email: david.jones@avonandsomerset.police.uk
Devon & Cornwall
Devon & Cornwall Constabulary
Police HQ
Middlemoor
Exeter
Devon
EX2 7HQ
Contact: Robert Palmer
Tel: 01392 452288
Email: robert.palmer@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk
Website: Devon & Cornwall LRF [External website]
Dorset
Dorset Police Force Headquarters
Winfrith
Dorchester
Dorset
DT2 8DZ
Contact: Simon Parker
Tel: 01305 224510
Email: s.parker@dorsetcc.gov.uk
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire Constabulary
Holland House
Lansdown Road
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL51 6QH
Contact: Iain Bryson
Tel: 01452 752311
Email: iain.bryson@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Website: Gloucestershire LRF [External website]
Wiltshire
Wiltshire Constabulary
Police Headquarters
London Road
Devizes
Wiltshire
SN10 2DN
Contact: Jane Browning
Tel: 01380 722341
Email: janebrowning@wiltshire.co.uk
Hampshire
Hampshire LRF Secretariat
Hampshire Constabulary Headquarters
West Hill
Winchester
Hampshire
SO22 5DB
Contact: Michelle Kent
Tel: 01962 871097
Email: michelle.kent@hampshire.pnn.police.uk
Website: Hampshire LRF [External website]
Kent
KRF Business Management Support Unit
Kent Police - Coldharbour
Tactical Operations
London Road
Aylesford
Kent ME20 7SL
Contact: KRF Business Management Support Unit
Tel: 01622 795591
Email: krf@kent.pnn.police.uk
Website: Kent LRF [External website]
Surrey
Surrey Local Resilience Forum
Business Support Group
Farnham Police Station
Longbridge
Surrey
GU9 7PZ
Contact: Ian St John
Tel: 01483 632824
Email: slrf.business.support@surrey.pnn.uk
Website: In progress
Sussex
Sussex Police Headquarters
Church Lane,
Lewes
East Sussex,
BN7 2DZ
Contact: Amanda Phillips
Tel: 0845 60 70 999 ext 45297
Email: Amanda.phillips@sussex.pnn.police.uk
Thames Valley
Thames Valley Police HQ
Oxford Road,
Kidlington,
Oxfordshire
OX5 2NX
Contact: Richard Searle
Tel: 01908 218605
Email: richard.searle@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk
Information regarding London LRFs is available via the London Fire & Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA)
London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
8 Albert Embankment
London,
SE1 7SD
Tel: 020 7587 2000
Email: emergencyplanning@london-fire.gov.uk
Website: LFEPA website, and the London Community Risk Registers [External website]
Wales Resilience Forum (pan-Wales forum)
Head of Emergencies and Security Branch
Welsh Assembly Government
National Assembly for Wales Building
Cardiff Bay
CF99 1NA
Contact: Dr Wyn Price
Tel: 029 2089 8718
E-mail: wyn.price@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Dyfed Powys
Emergency Planning Unit
Unit 26
Thornton Business Park
Milford Haven
SA73 2RR
Contact: Claire Gibbs
Tel: 01437 775586
Email: emergency.planning.unit@pembrokeshire.gov.uk
Website: Dyfed Powys LRF [External website]
Gwent
Gwent Police HQ
Turnpike Road
Croes y Ceiliog
Cwmdran
NP44 2XJ
Tel: 01633 642010
Email: emergency.planning@gwent.pnn.police.uk
North Wales
Chief Executive Office
Wrexham County Borough Council
The Guildhall
Wrexham, LL11 1AY
Tel: 01978 292582
Fax: 01978 292106
Email: nwrf@wrexham.gov.uk
South Wales Local Resilience Forum
Secretariat
Room 215
Merthyr Tydfil CBC
Civic Centre
Castle Street
MERTHYR TYDFIL
CF47 8AN
Contact: Stuart Spragg
Tel: 01685 725149
Fax: 01685 387740
Email: SWLRF@merthyr.gov.uk