‘Major incident’ exercise planned at Amex stadium in Brighton

The emergency services will attend the Amex stadium in Brighton this Thursday to take part in a multi-agency exercise.
The emergency services will attend a multi-agency training eventThe emergency services will attend a multi-agency training event
The emergency services will attend a multi-agency training event

Police warn that people may notice a spate of activity as emergency crews respond to the mocked-up match day scenario in a part of the stadium.

It will involve safeguarding volunteers who are acting as match spectators, and is not an event for public viewing, a spokesman said.

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Members of East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, West Sussex Fire & Rescue, South East Coast Ambulance Service, Sussex Police, British Transport Police as well as the Environment Agency and Public Health England Air Quality Cell service, staff from the football club (BHAFC) and Network Rail will take part in an exercise.

The training session is organised by the Sussex Resilience Forum, which ensures its partners are prepared and arrangements are in place to deal with major incidents across the county.

Assistant Chief Fire Officer Mark Andrews, vice chair of the Sussex Resilience Forum, said: “Thursday morning’s exercise will allow us to test emergency protocols, learning and use of chemical detection equipment in our response.

“We appreciate the support of the Albion football club in providing the venue for this exercise, which will lead to a further exercise in relation to the incident involving more partners in a few months.”