After an Emergency
Once the emergency has been dealt with by the emergency
services, the recovery of you, your community and businesses become
priority.
Actions to consider once you have arrived home:
- check your house on returning home, the same as you would when
you return home from holiday
- contact your insurance company if appropriate
- contact the relevant water, gas, electricity or telephone
company as appropriate
- speak to your neighbours, ensure your community is on the road
to recovery
Please be aware that a number of the Local Authority’s services
may be involved in dealing with the response to the emergency and
the recovery. Therefore services may not continue to be provided as
‘normal’ during and immediately after an incident.
Available support
You will not be on your own, support will be available. This can
be accessed through the local authority and charitable
organisations. Keep listening to your radio to hear more about the
available support.
Following a major emergency, those affected, whether they have
been directly involved, are friends and family of those involved,
or have been affected in any way, often need assistance to get back
to normality. This may take the form of a centre, helpline or
webservice. More information on the types of assistance and support
available will be published after an incident.