This leaflet from Public Health England provides important health advice and some basic precautions to keep you and your family safe while cleaning up your flooded home. Download the document – Floods – how to clean up your home safely The post How to clean up your home safely (PHE) appeared first on Flood Guidance ..read more

Whether we like it or not, floods happen. Over the years, forecasting techniques have improved, giving us more time to prepare for flooding. Download the document Flood warnings: what they are, and what do they do? The post Flood warnings: What are they, and what do they do? (EA) appeared first on Flood Guidance ..read more

CIRIA C790 – Code of practice for property flood resilience Property flood resilience (PFR) is an important part of the response to flood risk. PFR includes measures that provide a way to reduce the risks to people and property enabling households and businesses to reduce flood damage, speed up recovery and reoccupation of flooded buildings. PFR measures should reduce the amount of water entering buildings (known as resistance measures), or limit the damage caused if water does enter a building (known as recoverability measures). This Code of Practice (CoP) is concerned with PFR measures that ..read more

What to do before, during and after a flood. Practical advice on what to do to protect yourself and your property. From the Environment Agency Download the document from the Environment Agency The post What to do before, during and after a flood (EA) appeared first on Flood Guidance ..read more

Homeowners guide to flood resilience – July 2018 Why should I think about flood risk? What is the risk to houses from flooding? How do I find out if my home is at risk from flooding? Should I consider protecting my home from flooding? How best to protect myself, my family and my home from flooding? Download the Homeowners guide to flood resilience The post Knowyourfloodrisk.co.uk Homeowners Guide appeared first on Flood Guidance ..read more

Emergencies come in many forms, and they may require anything from a brief absence from your home to permanent evacuation. Each type of disaster requires different measures to keep your pets safe, so the best thing you can do for yourself and your pets is to be prepared. Visit the ASPCA website for more information on Disaster Preparedness for pets. The post Disaster preparedness for pets (ASPCA) appeared first on Flood Guidance ..read more

Supporting our communities to manage flood and coastal risk across the North West The Flood Hub has been designed to be a one stop shop for flood information and resources to support householders, businesses and communities across the North West in becoming more flood resilient. They have pulled together multiple sources of guidance to produce a hub of information that gives an overview of flood resilience and it’s many related topics. By signposting a variety of other useful sources, you will easily be able to find all the information you need either within our content or by visiting one of t ..read more

The Chemical and Downstream Oil Industries Forum (CDOIF) has brought together industry, regulators, trade associations and other professional bodies to share the best information, guidance and best practice available. The guidance will support your understanding of the risks and what measures or procedures could be implemented to help improve your flood resilience. It will help COMAH operators and other large industrial sites review the measures in place to prevent or mitigate major accidents that are initiated or escalated during a flood. Download the document CDOIF Preparing for a Flood: Gui ..read more

Understanding the risk of flooding and preparing for it now will help save lives and minimise the damage and distress flooding can cause. Working together as a community or group will help you respond quickly and efficiently in a flood. Download the document Flooding – minimising the risk. Flood plan guidance for communities and groups The post Flood plan guidance for communities and groups (Defra, Welsh Gov, NRW & EA) appeared first on Flood Guidance ..read more

Your area is at risk of flash flooding. We work hard to try and pinpoint where flash floods are likely to happen and have identified that your community is at risk. Most major flash floods occur in places where there have been none in living memory so it is vital that, even if flooding hasn’t happened in your community for a long time, you know what to do and how to stay safe. This leaflet sets out some simple actions to ensure you know what to do if a flash flood happens. Download the Flash flooding leaflet from the Environment Agency The post Is your community at risk of flash flooding (EA ..read more