Flooding
Prepare for an emergency
Many people think that flooding will never happen to them – but it could. Our local area is at risk of coastal, fluvial, groundwater and surface water flooding. Almost five million people in England are at risk of flooding and this is only going to increase with a changing climate.
During the winter of 2013/14 over 1,500 properties including homes and businesses were flooded in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Hundreds more were protected by flood defences.
When property does flood it has a huge impact on individuals, businesses and
communities and the return to normal life can take many months
6 Ways you can
Prepare for a flood
1
Use the Environment Agency’s maps to find out if you’re at risk from flooding
2
Sign up for free flood warnings for your area
3
Create a Personal Flood Plan and Community Emergency Action Plan
4
Know your buildings and contents insurance contacts
5
Keep your valuable and sentimental items upstairs if you can
6
Think about whether property flood protection would work for you
Flooding
How your Local Resilience Forum is reducing risk?
As a partnership, we have planned together to make sure we are clear about our roles and responsibilities in responding to flooding.
Your Local Resilience Forum considers which areas are most vulnerable to flooding, we put plans in place and then actively encourage communities at risk to plan for what they can do in the event of a flood. More than 60 communities have done just this and worked with us to produce their own Community Emergency Action Plan.
The Environment Agency (Solent and South Downs Area) take the lead locally for ensuring partners in the forum, such as police, local authorities and fire services understand the risks and potential impacts
