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Evacuation
During or following an emergency for safety reasons it may become necessary for you to be evacuated from:
- your home
- place of work
- shopping centre
- theatre
- bus or train
- or any other areas
If you are advised to evacuate, follow the instructions given; they are for your safety.
- If the police ask you to leave your home or any other area, please co-operate; they will only ask you to leave if it is essential for your own safety.
- Listen to the evacuation instructions carefully.
- They will probably ask you to go to a 'place of safety' which is likely to be a support centre set up by the council.
- If you have made alternative arrangements and don't go to or stay at the support centre please let the police or council staff know. Your family and friends may be concerned about your whereabouts if you are missing and unaccounted for.
- If you have neighbours who require additional support, check that they are safe and inform the emergency services that they require assistance.
- If you need additional support, make sure the emergency services and or council are made aware of this so that arrangements can be made for you.
- If there is time, take any medication, warm clothes, any special foods, personal documents, valuables with you.
- Before you leave, make sure fires are off or out, switch off gas and electricity and lock up doors and windows.
Whatever the situation, is it is vital that you keep yourself informed.
The council and emergency services will provide updated information with regard to the ongoing situation including an announcement that informs you of the conclusion of the emergency.
This will be available:
- on local radio stations
- at support centres
- on organisational websites
- by contacting ACCESSLine
- at local access office.
Once you have arrived home, if you require any further advice, support or information from the council call ACCESSLine on 08452 777 778.
For more information visit the Disaster Action website.
For more advice visit the Directgov "Preparing for Emergencies" web pages.
