Prepare a community flood plan

Getting involved in writing a community flood plan, and helping to implement it during a flood, will help save lives and minimise the damage and distress flooding can cause.

 

A community flood plan sets out:

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• The locations at risk of flooding in your community

• Actions to be taken before, during and after a flood

• Contact details of volunteers/ flood wardens and the cascade of information during a flood

• What your local triggers to activate your plan are

• Important telephone numbers

• Available resources

• Arrangements with the authorities

• Vulnerable residents/properties. 

 

It’s also important to understand the role that each responding organisation plays during a flood and therefore who you need to make contact with before, during and after.

 

​As part of your plan you may wish to identify certain skills or equipment that residents have that may be of use to your community.

 

Or you may wish to identify a group of volunteers that can help communicate between the plan coordinators and local residents. The link below leads to a letter template that can be adapted to suit your needs.