Event description: Emergencies affect everyone – but the way we prepare for, respond to, and recover from them works best when statutory services and communities work hand-in-hand.

This event will:

Outline statutory responsibilities in emergencies – what councils, emergency services and responder agencies are required to do.
Launch the Staffordshire Societal Resilience Approach (2025–2028) – why we are strengthening local capability.
Explore the community role – how residents, voluntary organisations and community groups can develop their own resilience strategies using local assets, networks and knowledge.
Share good practice – examples of community-led initiatives that are already working well.
Evaluate existing and develop local practical tools – including a new Community Resilience Toolkit, designed to help communities map resources, assess risks, and plan collectively.

Who should attend?

Community groups, voluntary organisations, local leaders and elected representatives
Representatives from statutory services and responder agencies
Anyone interested in making their area stronger, safer and better prepared for disruption

This session is about partnership. There is no “one size fits all” approach – we’re developing flexible ways to help communities take the lead while staying connected to the wider emergency response system.