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
Think about what items you may need if you had to leave your home at short notice.
Find some suggestions here
STEp 2
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 5
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
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Include the 5-steps guide in your local resident newsletter
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Share this 5-steps campaign web page.
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Organise a leaflet drop in your area with the 5-steps A5 sized flyer
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Share on your parish and community social media channels, including any Facebook, Nextdoor or WhatsApp groups.