About Cumbria Prepared
What is a Local Resilience Forum?
The formation of Local Resilience Forums (or LRFs) is designed to help prepare for, respond to, and recover from major emergencies or incidents that may occur across the United Kingdom.
LRFs exist across the entire country and are made up of partner organisations working together from the public and private Sectors within defined regions, aligned with Police Force areas.
Emergency situations that may require action from multiple Local Resilience Forum Partners include, severe weather events, coastal or inland flooding, acts of terrorism or other sudden dangerous situations which seriously threaten people’s welfare, the environment or our security.
We work with a variety of emergency service partners, adhering to the JESIP protocols wherever possible.
CAT 1 responders
Cumbria Police
Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service
North West Ambulance Service
Cumberland Council
Westmorland and Furness Council
Environment Agency
British Transport Police
HM Coastguard
NHS England
CAT 2 responders
Met Office
United Utilities
Harbour Authority
Electricity North West
Network Rail
Cadent (Gas)
Telecommunications (BT)
UK Health Security Agency
National Highways
Northern Gas
Voluntary Agencies
Voluntary Organisations support is important to supplement the efforts of CAT1 & CAT2 responders. Cumbria has some very well organised and highly skilled voluntary groups which regularly turn out to help resolve emergency incidents within Cumbria and sometimes help out over County boundaries.
Voluntary organisations
British Red Cross
RAYNET
RSPCA
Salvation Army
St John Ambulance
Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)
Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)
CVS - Community Partnerships
Mountain Rescue
Bay Search and Rescue
Maryport Inshore Rescue
North Cumbria Search and Rescue