Glossary / Definitions

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BASICS

British Association for Immediate Care Schemes

BCI

Business Continuity Institute

BCRC

British Cave Rescue Service

Bellwin Scheme

Discretionary scheme for providing central government financial assistance in exceptional circumstances to affected local authorities (e.g. councils, police authorities) in the event of an emergency.

BLEVE

B - Boiling L - Liquid E - Expanding V - Vapour E - Explosion. Normally associated with LPG Gas storage tanks - can be catastrophic when they occur.

Body Holding Area

An area close to the scene of an emergency where the dead can be held temporarily before transfer to the emergency mortuary or mortuary.

Bronze

The level at which the management of 'hands-on' work is undertaken at the incident site or impacted areas. This is sometimes referred to as the 'operational level'.

Bronze Fire

The operational level of command at an incident under the control of Silver Fire. Responsible for a sector of operations or a function.

BTP

British Transport Police