You can help in the following ways:

• Prepare your own household emergency plan
• Join a Neighbourhood Support Group
• Join a Civil Defence Volunteer/Welfare Section
• Make sure that you and your family are prepared for an emergency.

As a guide, you should have enough food and water for each person to last three days and a few other essentials:

• Canned, non perishable food
• Water (3 litres per person per day - remember the storage you already have in your hot water cylinder)
• Portable BBQ or other means of cooking
• Personal medication
• Personal papers including identification (e.g. birth certificate)
• Torch, batteries
• Radio, batteries
• Toilet paper, plastic bags and bucket

If you have family pets, you need to include them in your planning.

For further information, contact the Civil Defence Officer at the Council, 07 306 9009.