Keywords: Crisis, foot-and-mouth disease, civil emergency, contingency, pandemic preparedness,

How the government responds to civil crises

John Norton-Doyle | Feature | HSW
01.01.2007

Buncefield, foot-and-mouth disease, the London bombings, widespread floods, avian flu threats - the last few years have provided no shortage of reasons to make emergency planning a priority.

An estimated 80% of businesses affected by a major incident, such as an explosion or flood, close w ...

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