Floods and emergency planning

Floods

Visit the Essex flood and water management website to:

• report a flood
• find out if you're at risk of flooding
• learn how to protect your property or community
• apply for a grant to help provide flood protection to your home

Emergency planning and resilience

Visit the Essex Resilience Forum to find out how to prepare your family, business or community for an emergency such as a heatwave, fuel shortage or industrial accident.

Our role in emergency planning

We have a statutory duty to ensure there are effective arrangements in place to respond to emergencies and deal with disruptions affecting public services in Essex.

In an emergency, we will, among other activities:

• support the emergency services, as requested
• provide support to people affected by an emergency
• provide suitable transportation to support response efforts
• support traffic management and highway clearance
• liaise with and coordinate voluntary sector organisations
• provide information to warn and inform the public
• ensure the continuation of services to the public

Find out more about the Essex Resilience Forum and see how we work with other agencies to prepare for and respond to emergencies.