09 February 2012
The aim of the Cumbria Voluntary Agencies Committee is to create arrangements between voluntary agencies and local responders/emergency planners to improve Cumbria's preparedness for major emergencies.
The objectives of the Cumbria Voluntary Agencies Committee (CVAC) are as follows:-
- To build trust and confidence between the voluntary agencies and Cumbria's emergency planning/response community.
- To develop a consistent approach to emergency planning and the efficient, co-ordinated and practical response to emergencies across Cumbria.
- To develop and maintain agreed local partnerships and thus create sustainable arrangements which are effective across the whole of Cumbria.
- To gather an understanding of agency capability, and the services voluntary agencies offer.
The following agencies are represented on the CVAC:
British Red Cross
Churches Together In Cumbria
Cumbria Constabulary
Cumbria County Council
Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service
Lake District Search & Mountain Rescue Association
Northwest Ambulance Service
RAYNET Radio Amateurs
RNLI
Rotary International
RSPCA
Salvation Army
Samaritans
St John’s Ambulance
Women’s Royal Voluntary Service (WRVS)
