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TO PRESERVE HUMAN AND ANIMAL LIFE BY PROVIDING UNPAID SUPPORT TO CATEGORY ONE OR TWO RESPONDERS WITH SPECIALISED HEAVY RESCUE VEHICLES, OPERATORS AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT IN TIMES OF COMPLEX ROAD TRAFFIC COLLISIONS AND NATURAL DISASTER WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
[THE CIVIL CONTINGENCIES ACT 2004 SEPARATES THE VARIOUS AGENCIES INVOLVED IN THE RESPONSE TO THE MAJORITY OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM INTO CATEGORY ONE AND CATEGORY TWO RESPONDERS. CATEGORY ONE RESPONDERS ARE THE MAIN AGENCIES INVOLVED IN THE RESPONSE TO THE MAJORITY OF THESE EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. CATEGORY TWO RESPONDERS ARE "CO-OPERATING" BODIES. THEY DO NOT HAVE THE LIKELY INVOLVEMENT THAT A CATEGORY ONE RESPONDER HAS, BUT WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE INVOLVED IN ANY INCIDENT WHICH AFFECTS THEIR PARTICULAR AREA.
CATEGORY ONE RESPONDERS:
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
POLICE AUTHORITIES
FIRE AND RESCUE AUTHORITIES
BRITISH TRANSPORT POLICE
AMBULANCE SERVICE
NHS BODIES
HEALTH PROTECTION AGENCY
PORT HEALTH AUTHORITY
ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY
CATEGORY TWO RESPONDERS:
UTILITY COMPANIES (GAS, ELECTRIC, WATER, TELECOMS)
HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE
TRANSPORT OPERATORS (RAILWAY, AIRPORT ETC)
HIGHWAYS AGENCY
LOCAL NHS TRUSTS]
