Getting Prepared for Weather Events
Some useful information to allow you to get prepared for weather events.
Sign up for Flood Alerts and Flood Warnings: Sign up for flood warnings – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Sign up for Weather Warnings: Guide to email alert service – Met Office
Think about writing a household or community emergency plan – guides and templates here:
Cumbria Association of Local Councils: About Parish Councils – Community Emergency Planning)
And if you don’t want to write a plan, simply have a think:
- What you’d take with you if you had to leave home in a hurry (e.g. because of flooding)
- What you’d need if you had to stay at home for a few days, perhaps without power
- How your community might come together to make sure everyone’s OK
If you have additional needs (for example, limited mobility or health conditions), consider signing up for the Priority Service Registers, as this means utility providers (and the wider Local Resilience Forum Partners) may be able to offer you additional support during an incident:
- Power: Electricity NW: Extra care register
- Water: United Utilities: Priority Services | United Utilities
- Gas : Priority Services Register (PSR) | Cadent (cadentgas.com) (South Cumbria) or Priority customers | Northern Gas Networks (North Cumbria)
There’s also a growing amount of information on getting prepared for emergencies here, but it’s a site that’s still developing after LGR.
This entry was posted on 1st March 2025