Getting an early warning and staying informed can make a huge difference in your response to an incident. There are several free services that it's a good idea to sign up to:
Flooding alerts
Check your flood risk and sign up to Environment Agency alerts online or by calling Floodline on 0345 988 1188 (24 hour service). The type talk number for this service is 0345 602 6340.
Flood alerts and warnings explained
Severe weather warnings
Get severe weather warnings and sign up to Met Office alerts
- Get the Met Office App including alerts to your smart phone
- You can also sign up to Twitter alerts
- What to do in severe weather
Climate change
Find out more about climate change
UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2021
General emergencies and first aid
Find out more how to First Aid help from the Red Cross
- Get the Red Cross App for Emergencies
- Get the Red Cross App for First Aid