Get prepared for possible flooding
- Make contact with anyone assigned to help you
Some of you may have been contacted by a FLAG volunteer who is assigned to help you in these challenging times. The plan is that they will have made contact but if this hasn’t happened either contact them or FLAG on 07922 522629
- Put up any flood defences that you may now have
- Lift belongings to higher ground or onto ready prepared blocks or storage boxes or whatever you have planned to use
- Check again for extension cables at ground level
- Add the additional listed items to your Grab Bag as necessary
- Consider moving vehicles to higher ground
- Prepare some supplies of freshwater
Make a Grab Bag!
A Grab Bag is a useful thing to put together and store with your other flood resilience measures.
It can have certain items you know you may need in a flood plus have a list of things to put together in the event of a flood when you are often not thinking as clearly.
We suggest a small eco-friendly bag to include
- Notebook & Pen
- Small torch or head torch. Keep batteries out of the torch for storage or consider a wind-up version
- A ‘space’ (foil) blanket for warmth
- A bottle of water
- A list of important telephone numbers (including your GP details,)
- A copy of your insurance document (insurance claim line and policy number)
- A list of other items to add ‘In The Event’
- Mobile phone charger
- Prescription / Medication
- Essential items for babies, the elderly, those with special needs, pets
- Food e.g. energy bars
- Emergency numbers either in your phone or on a piece of paper
- Clothing e.g. Rainwear, Overnight wear, Waterproof Boots
- Toiletries, Wet Wipes, Hand Sanitiser, Masks
We can offer help!
FLAG try to identify homes where occupants have requested help with lifting furniture on to supports to raise it from the floor. ( If you would like to join this Flood Buddy scheme please email us at Lowdhamflag@gmail.com )
One option is to cover building blocks or bricks in heavy duty plastic and store them in the garage or even tucked away around the house. They can be quickly deployed to lift furniture and, because they are covered, they will slide on carpet easily and not make a mess. The last thing you want is to ruin carpets in a ‘just in case’ scenario. Another option is cheap plastic storage boxes that can be stored inside one another but are quite sturdy once turned upside down.