What will happen if there is a major emergency in Aldershot or Farnborough.
If there is a major incident in Aldershot or Farnborough, our role is to work with the emergency services to co-ordinate our response. We plan and train for such an incident.
Examples of a major incident:
- Severe weather, such as flooding, snow and heatwaves
- Transport crashes
- Landslides
- Epidemics
- Fire and building collapse
- Terrorism acts
- Escape of dangerous chemicals
We use our Emergency response plan for dealing with these emergencies and work together with Hampshire County Council's Emergency Planning Unit to:
- Support the emergency services to protect people and places
- Provide care and support to affected people
- Work to restore the community once the emergency services have finished their work
How you can prepare for an emergency
The government is encouraging everyone to think about what you would do if you, or someone close to you, is affected by risks such as flooding, fires, or power cuts.
The get prepared for an emergency website provides simple and effective steps you can take to be more prepared. Taking action in advance will make it easier to manage an emergency, if it does happen.
Five simple things you can do now:
- Find out if you are eligible to sign up to your gas, electricity and water supplier’s Priority Service Registers, so companies know that you need additional support
- Set a reminder in your phone or make a note on your calendar to check your smoke alarm once a month
- Write down important phone numbers on paper such as the number to report a power cut (105) and the numbers of anyone you might want to contact in an emergency
- Talk to your children about how and when to call 999 and what they should do if there’s an emergency, such as a fire at home
- Check your long term flood risk and sign up for flood and weather warnings
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