Community resilience

Coming together to prepare for emergencies and disruption can help everyone to cope better, particularly vulnerable people.

Helping your community

There are simple ways you can help others, either by supporting some of the work already happening in areas in Angus or by starting something new. This doesn’t mean doing the job of the emergency services or other agencies. It's about making sensible preparations so that all the skills, knowledge and commitment within our communities can make as much difference as possible when needed.

Community resilience

When communities plan and organise themselves to prepare for challenges and disruptions it can make a big difference. Dealing with emergencies such as Covid-19, Storm Arwen or more localised challenges, led to communities responding and using their individual and unique networks to help each other and this has strengthened the approach to community resilience in Angus.

Community resilience forum - Angus

In Angus, we have established a community resilience forum, which meets on a quarterly basis, bringing together established community resilience groups, village hall committees, community councils and new formed groups with an interest in developing an emergency plan. This forum is community based and led by the communities who attend. Many areas rural areas in Angus have networks in place, and attending the forum provides an opportunity to expand their network, sharing knowledge and expertise across Angus.

Many community groups in Angus now form part of our wider emergency planning and response arrangements. During incidents, the council's emergency response incorporates partnership working with established community groups and sharing information, which provides a current and up to date picture of what is happening in that location. Collaboration is vital, co-operating and sharing information at the outset. This allows us to allocate resources accordingly.

To find out more about the forum contact Jennifer Anderson, vibrant communities team or Fiona McDonald, risk, resilience and safety team.

Community resilience groups in Angus

Eassie and Nevay
Edzell
Easthaven

Developing groups

Westmuir
Glamis

Ready Scotland - are you ready?

Ready Scotland aim is to make Scotland more resilient to emergencies. We know that disruptions can happen at any time and we’re here to help.

We have tips on the small steps you can take to prepare your home, your family, and your business for the unexpected.

And when emergencies do occur, we have advice on how you can best respond, keep yourself safe and help others in your community.

Whatever comes along - whether local disruption or global events - together, we can make sure that Scotland is ready for anything, through preparation, responding and getting involved.

Here are some quick links for information on the Ready Scotland website:

Actions that you and our communities can take to prepare

Do you know what the local risks are in your area?
Call 105 in the event of a power cut. Do you have torch/radio/mobile and charger to hand if you need them?
Sign up to the Scottish and Southern Energy Priority Services Register, it provides extra help and support during a power cut.
Sign up to Floodline: 0345 988 1188
Check the Met Office website for weather warnings.
Where can you go if you need to leave your home?
Who will look after your pets?
Keep a list of important phone numbers; family, friends, insurance details, helplines, local council contact centre etc.
If you need medication, how easy is it for you to take it with you?
Do you know where to find local information/social media channels that will keep you up to date?

In an emergency situation make sure you keep up to date through:

Social media channels and/or webpages for

or any responder agency.

For any incident or emergency happening in Angus we will endeavour to provide updates as we have them.