Vic, I appreciate your interest but the booklet is about preparing for emergencies, not something to read through when you have one. The facilities you suggest would mean an extra cost on the precept which we didn't consider justifiable, the training you suggest likewise.
As Sue says, in case of an emergency the last thing you need is too many people doing things uncoordinated - we know how to get in touch with the emergency services, they know how to get in touch with us, and we would rather rely on trained professionals to tell us what to do in such a situation.
As far as I remember the leaflet isn't just available to parish clerks but was delivered to every household that is the target for it - it is also available for download from the
DDC Emergency planning pages. This is the end of our public service announcement for the day
