An “absolutely terrifying” lack of emergency planning staff could leave Bristol vulnerable to major emergencies and catastrophes, a committee has heard. A team of five council officers are responsible for planning how to respond to floods, tower block fires, terrorist attacks and other potential disasters.
Ahead of an “extremely challenging winter”, Bristol City Council’s audit committee explored the growing threats to the city and the risk of the council “failing to deliver effective emergency planning”, during a meeting on Monday, November 21.
As well as energy blackouts and skyrocketing inflation, other new threats facing Bristol include the risk of a major fire in a council tower block, and widespread industrial action such as striking nurses and firefighters, which combined could potentially prove catastrophic.
