Escalate incident

Escalation notifies external agencies immediately and cannot be reversed without a stand-down declaration signed by the same officer.

Level

Standby

Internal only. Duty officers alerted, no external notification, no resource commitment.

Significant

Partner agencies notified for information. Resources may be committed within the sector. No mutual aid.

Major

All partner agencies notified with an immediate acknowledgement required. Mutual aid available from neighbouring counties. Media cell activated. Recovery reporting begins at declaration and runs for 12 months.

Agency	Immediate	Acknowledge	Liaison officer
Police
Fire and rescue
Ambulance
Local authority
Environment agency
Utilities