The County Durham and Darlington Civil Contingencies Unit (CCU) officially came into existence on 14 July 2005.  The CCU, formerly known as the Emergency Planning Unit, co-located with the Fire and Rescue Service since 1994, has a team of very professional Officers experienced in emergency planning as well as business continuity management.

The CCU provides an emergency planning service to the two local authorities within County Durham and Darlington.

Business Plan

The LRF has produced a Business Plan for the period 2011-2014 which is available here