Incident Response

Incidents fall principally into 3 different categories:
a. Those with no injuries and no fatalities.
b. Those with uninjured survivors, injured survivors and fatalities.
c. Those with no survivors.

Blake Emergency Services is probably the only Company worldwide that has the Management experience in all the above categories and the “on the ground” resources to supplement whatever is available at local level.

We are able to provide a wide range of services and support depending on the needs of the Client. In some instances all that is required is equipment, ranging from body storage units to DNA sample jars. In other instances, additional human resources are needed and we can make available appropriate personnel from our Incident Response Team in a matter of hours which includes:

The Blake Care Team, with Team Leaders if necessary, will be provided to supplement local resources or to respond as the entire resource. The Team may be deployed to the Incident location, hospitals, hotel and relevant airports. Wherever there are survivors or families affected by a major incident, we will locate team members should the Client require us to. The Team have a range of caring skills and will include experienced funeral directors who can discuss the events at the mortuary and accompany family members when visiting the mortuary. Some of the care team members are highly qualified Trauma Counsellors who will be able to identify and respond to those who have a greater need of emotional and mental support.

The Blake Victim Recovery & Identification Team will, if necessary, be deployed to assist the National Authority in recovering and identifying the fatalities. The Team will include International Forensic Pathologists, Odontologists, DNA specialists and technicians.

The Blake Property Team are able to manage the processing, association, and subsequent return or disposal of all available personal effects in accordance with the wishes of the survivors or relatives and as directed by the Client and National laws.

The Blake Mental Health Team will provide de-briefing or longer-term support as necessary.

The Blake Crisis Communications Team will be able to provide professional Crisis Communications advice on media management.

We also have dedicated Call Centres, one for Media and one for the public.

Complementary Services

We recognise that a number of agencies are involved in the response to a catastrophic event and regard it as fundamental that we work together with those agencies rather than in isolation, or worse still, in opposition. This approach has provided those most at need, the victims and their families, with the best service.

We can tailor make packages that best suit our Clients needs by combining any of the options above, please contact us to discuss your specific requirements further.

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