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Are you emergency ready?

5 steps to become better prepared

Follow this  5-step guide with simple actions that you can take to be better prepared for emergencies that may impact you and your community such as severe weather, flooding or a utility outage.

Step 1

Make an emergency grab bag

Think about what items you may need if you had to leave your home at short notice.

Find some suggestions here

STEp 2

Make a household emergency plan

Make an emergency plan for your home and and practice it with your household. 

Find ​ideas of what to include in your plan and a template here

STEp 3

Sign up for weather and flood alerts

Sign up for Met Office email weather alerts at here

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Get Environment Agency flood alerts and warnings here

STEP 4

Check your flood risk

Check your home's flood risk here

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Learn more about preparing for flooding here

STEP 5

Join the Priority Services Register

The Priority Services Register is for customers who may need additional support in a utility outage. Find out if you or a relative is eligible to sign up here

The '5-steps' campaign

The new campaign is designed to highlight to residents what they can do to help themselves become more self-resilient in the event of emergencies, by giving them practical tips that can prove very useful should the unexpected happen.

 

What can you do to help share the 5-steps campaign?​​

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The 5-steps guide has been created to be shared with residents. You can do this in any of the following ways:

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  • Download and print the 5-steps A4 sized poster to display on your notice board and around your community

  • Include the 5-steps guide in your local resident newsletter

  • Share this  5-steps campaign web page.

  • Organise a leaflet drop in your area with the 5-steps A5 sized flyer

  • Share on your parish and community social media channels, including any Facebook, Nextdoor or WhatsApp groups.

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