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What unexpected disaster might befall a small village in rural England?

I have to develop a disaster recovery plan for my village. This is so that we are prepared in the event of something untoward happening. What should I make sure we are prepared for?

Posted - February 26, 2017
Tags : emergency environment disaster planning

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  • Invasion from outer space.
      February 26, 2017 4:43 AM MST
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  • 170
    The place is already full of aliens, otherwise nothing makes sense.
      February 26, 2017 4:45 AM MST
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  • Things very often don't make sense.  And, my mistake, I forgot about the crop circles. But perhaps they were whirlwind vortexes, not space aliens. This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at February 26, 2017 3:45 PM MST
      February 26, 2017 3:04 PM MST
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  • 23577
    Very similar to my answer -- I wonder if you were thinking of what I was.
    :)
      September 23, 2018 9:10 PM MDT
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  • "Cow Rebellion"


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQMbXvn2RNI
      February 26, 2017 4:51 AM MST
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  • 82
    Feline overpopulation. 
      February 26, 2017 5:02 AM MST
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  • The Spoils of War! .... I need another freezer!
      February 26, 2017 5:08 AM MST
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  • 82
    LOL! 
      February 26, 2017 5:21 AM MST
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  • 170
    We already have that. I did inquire from the Cat's Protection League about the possibility of rendering all cats into fertiliser. They immediately banned me from their facebook page.
      February 26, 2017 5:26 AM MST
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  • 82
    LOL! I guess some people just don't understand. 
      February 26, 2017 5:37 AM MST
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  • Sink hole. What kind of rescue could you mount if the ground opened up beneath your village and everybody fell into Hell?

    And what if in rescuing the villagers, some of the other denizens of Hell escape with them? You'll need to have a grasp of the immigration laws as they relate to an influx of illegal aliens. I mean there may be murderers, or rapists, or thieves, or politicians. Some of them might even be *gasp* French.

    This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at February 26, 2017 3:35 PM MST
      February 26, 2017 5:04 AM MST
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  • 170
    I'd never considered the possibility of the French...... Oh dear.....
      February 26, 2017 5:24 AM MST
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  • 6988
    Old abandoned underground coal mine cave-in or fire.  Visit from the Queen. Football hooligan riot at local pub. Stuff like that.
      February 26, 2017 5:04 AM MST
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  • It's possible that depending where you live, preparation may be in vain. As many of us would fall into that category of what is called, target practice.  
      February 26, 2017 5:19 AM MST
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  • 2960
    Mass immigration.
      February 26, 2017 5:44 AM MST
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  • Americans
      February 26, 2017 7:03 AM MST
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  • Love it. :)
      February 26, 2017 12:04 PM MST
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  • 170
    Back in the days of the American base at Chicksands (google if necessary) we had a lot of Americans locally. They were good neighbours and most of us (including me) were sad to see them leave at the end of the cold war. Many came back to live here after that, so they must have liked this bit of the UK. I wonder whether we will again be host to Americans as the new cold war ramps up.
      February 26, 2017 1:33 PM MST
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  • 22891
    maybe something like an earthquake
      February 26, 2017 8:55 PM MST
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  • 3719
    Hmmm. :) One might imagine that if the disaster is unexpected one cannot possibly have planned for it, whilst the disaster that is planned for must be expected however tiny the risk of its occurrence. Therefore how might one plan for that which cannot be expected?

    Being serious for a moment, one of the things that we are good at in the UK is pulling together and helping each other when disaster strikes, thanks to a community spirit, relatively short and easy communications, and a blessedly large number and variety of emergency, rescue and welfare organisations both professional and voluntary. (Of the volunteers, mountain- and cave- rescue teams from Scotland and the North of England helped the professional services in the grim task of finding and recovering bodies and aircraft parts after the Lockerbie atrocity. The RNLI covers not only maritime rescues; it also has specialists in river-flood rescues.)

    We are also unfortunately too good at blaming people for the event in the first place, even trying to find individuals as scape-goats; calling for Head-Rolling and Full Public Inquiring To Ensure Learning Lessons and the event never happening again. Only, it will. It is impossible to predict human behaviour in all difficult situations, and not at all easy to predict natural events with high certainty. At least it is possible to assess natural hazards and estimate to some extent, their risks and outcomes. I am of course assuming those who attempt it, do know the differences between the italicised terms; something I fear many politicians, journalists and lay people do not. I worry if this ignorance and the vengeful streak hamper attempts to establish facts after an event, to help the recovery beyond the initial emergency response, and to make any plans to meet repeat events, in a sensible manner.
      February 26, 2017 9:29 PM MST
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  • 23577
    This disaster happened exactly where you mentioned - - a small village, Midwich, in rural England
    A terrifying disaster!

    Image result for The Midwich Cuckoos This post was edited by WelbyQuentin at September 24, 2018 3:14 PM MDT
      September 23, 2018 9:08 PM MDT
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  • 16792
    Beat me to it
      September 24, 2018 12:56 AM MDT
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  • 23577
    But it's all good.
    :)
      September 24, 2018 8:06 AM MDT
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  • D&D

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    Idiocracy.
      September 23, 2018 9:58 PM MDT
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