Emergencies

Extreme weather

Sign-posting to key sites, for example the Met Office and Power companies.

Flood Recovery Grants

Information and forms for flood grants, including the Community Recovery Grant, Property Flood Resilience Repair Grant Scheme and Business Repair Grant can be found in the information pages below, along with some questions and answers.

Emergency Planning Service

The Emergency Planning Service coordinates the council's readiness and ability to respond to major emergencies and events which threaten the lives and livelihoods of the community.

Terrorism and threat levels

If you are alerted to a firearms or weapons attack, stay calm, RUN or HIDE, only when it is safe TELL the police.

Shelter and Evacuation

An emergency may cause a number of impacts, some of which may require you to take shelter or be evacuated in order to protect you, your family, your community and/or work colleagues.

Business continuity

How to write a plan.

Pet welfare during emergencies

It's important to make sure you have a contingency plan for the care of your animals and pets in case of emergencies, especially if you need to be evacuated from your home.

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