Help Us To Help You
Emergency Pocket Leaflet
Cheshire Local Resilience Forum has launched a new public awareness raising campaign; Help us to Help you, Be Prepared for Emergencies.
Available 3rd November 2010 across Cheshire, Halton and Warrington in a number of venues ranging from libraries and leisure centres to health premises and hospitals.
The chances
of you and your family being caught up in a major emergency are
low. However, it is very important that you have made the necessary
preparations to protect yourself, your family and others. The
Emergency Pocket Leaflet will show you how.
Download your own Emergency Pocket Leaflet here. Print your Emergency Pocket Leaflet landscape for a more effective layout.
Create Your Own H.E.L.P.-Household Emergency Life-Saving Plan
This template will help you and your family prepare for an emergency. The Plan will let you record potential dangers in and around your home and put into place ways of dealing with them.
Download your H.E.L.P.-Household Emergency Life-Saving Plan template - Microsoft Word.
Download your H.E.L.P.-Household Emergency Life-Saving Plan template - PDF.
For guidance, you and your family can download examples of completed H.E.L.P.-Household Emergency Life-Saving Plans
In The Event Of An Emergency
You shoud take the following action, unless you are told to do otherwise by the emergency services.
Go In – Go inside a safe building and stay away from doors
and windows.
• Do not collect children from school as arrangements will be made
for their safety and care.
Stay In – Stay inside until you are advised to do otherwise by
the emergency services.
• Close all doors, windows and vents.
• Limit your use of the telephone. Keep lines free for emergency
use only
Tune In – Tune into your local radio, TV and internet news
channels.
• Local emergency responders will use these to send you
information.
• To ensure you can ‘Tune in’, make sure you have spare batteries
for your radio.
Industrial Accident
If there is a warning of an industrial accident near you, it is important that you follow the advice above and Go In, Stay In, Tune In.
Flooding
What are your risks? Call the Environment Agency's Floodline on 0845 9881188 or visit http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/ to find out whether or not you are at risk. You can also find out whether you are eligable to receive free flood warnings.
If You Are Evacuated
If you are asked to leave your home by the emergency services, take your complete H.E.L.P.-Household Emergency Life-Saving Plan plus your Emergency Grab Bag.