Guest 675- Registered: 30 Jun 2008
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Exercise Dover Shield 22 March 2012
Major emergency services exercise at Port of Dover
A major exercise will take place at the Port of Dover on Thursday 22nd March to test a number of Kent's emergency services and agencies in their readiness for a large scale incident.
Organised by the Kent Resilience Forum*, Exercise Dover Shield is one of a number of countrywide exercises required by the Government to examine multi-agency planning and preparation at key sites.
Staff, equipment and specialist vehicles from Kent Police, South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust and Kent Fire and Rescue Service will be among those taking part on a site near the Eastern Docks roundabout at the Port.
Other agencies playing a key role in the event, which will run from around 9am to 2pm, include the Port of Dover and Port of Dover Police, UK Border Agency, Kent County Council, Dover District Council, East and West Kent Health, the Health Protection Agency, the Military, ferry operator DFDS and the Environment Agency.
Throughout the exercise, the Port will open for business and operating as normal.
Notes:
* The KRF is one of a number of Local Resilience Forums (LRFs) across England set up to align with the local police area. The LRF is not a legal organisation as such, but a partnership made up of a number of organisations and agencies.
The overall aim of the KRF is to ensure that agencies and organisations plan and work together, to ensure a co-ordinated response to emergencies that could have a significant impact on communities in Kent.
For further information telephone Port of Dover Corporate & External Affairs, Port of Dover: 01304 240400 (x 4410 or 4430) or Kent Fire and Rescue Service Press Office: 01622 692121
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Richard Armour
Guest 660- Registered: 14 Mar 2008
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Down at the Western Docks are a few Police Launches and some Crowd Control barries,not the usual ones these are like road blockage barriers.
If you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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thanks for info chris, we can expect a post from brian our aycliffe correspondent on that one john.
he can see all what goes on around there from his penthouse.
Guest 660- Registered: 14 Mar 2008
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He wont see these Howard they are well hidden inside Western Docks inside the old station building.
If you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble!
Brian Dixon
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must ga and investigate this,i sharnt rest untill i see them.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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very good of you brian, i am sure that there is a pub nearby should you over exert yourself.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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There are many many fire engines lined up at J11 service station on the M20. I suppose it might be part of this?
Guest 715- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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No doubt it is Bern, major exercise, just glad the weather has been kind to them.
Audere est facere.
Isn't it a lovely day?! Makes such a difference.
Guest 715- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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There is a lot of standing around and waiting at these type of excercises and far better to do it on a nice sunny day than a windswept rainy one.
Audere est facere.
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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I went on a Channel Tunnel exercise years and years ago, was interesting but VERY slow and boring !!
Been nice knowing you :)
Guest 643- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Having read on here about todays exercise I knew what was happening when we passed the docks this morning but it did cross my mind that had I not known about it I'd have been terrified and thought there was a major threat on
Thank you Chris x
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