Household Emergency Plan – Wraysbury & Horton Resilience

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Immediate danger: call 999. If escaping a house fire or another immediate threat, leave at once—never delay to collect this plan, a Grab Bag or possessions.

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1. Who is included in our plan?

Include everybody who lives at the property, regular carers and any pets.

Home address

Household members and telephone numbers

Medical, mobility, communication, caring or other important needs Record only information that is genuinely useful in an emergency.

Pets or other animals

2. How will we contact each other?

Keep important numbers on paper in case a phone is unavailable or cannot be charged.

Main emergency contact

Contact outside the immediate area

Trusted neighbour or nearby contact

Carer, school or other essential contact

What will we do if mobile or internet services are unavailable?

3. Where will we meet?

Choose a nearby meeting point and a second location outside the immediate area.

Nearby meeting point

Alternative meeting point outside the affected area

4. Where could we go?

Have more than one option in case your first destination is unavailable or also affected.

First choice: address and contact

Back-up choice: address and contact

Accessibility, medical, child or pet requirements at the destination

5. How would we leave?

Consider transport, local routes and whether anybody would need to leave earlier or require assistance.

Transport arrangements

Main and alternative routes

Who needs help leaving, who will help and when should they leave?

6. What must we take?

Decide what is essential before an evacuation becomes necessary. People and safety always come first.

Medicines, prescription information and medical equipment

Important documents, insurance details and keys

Grab Bag location and last-minute items to add

7. What if we need to remain at home?

Plan for disruption to electricity, water, heating, communications, shops or normal care arrangements.

Home emergency-kit location and contents

Back-up arrangements for essential medical or communication equipment

Water stop tap location

Electricity isolation switch location

Gas shut-off valve location, if applicable

Insurer, policy number and emergency contact

Safety: only isolate a utility when it is safe and appropriate. Never touch electrical controls while standing in water.

8. What are our arrangements for pets?

Make sure carriers, leads, food, medication and suitable accommodation can be arranged quickly.

How we will move or contain our animals

Where they could stay

Vet or animal-care contact

Food, medicines and other pet supplies

9. How will we obtain reliable information?

Use official warnings and trusted local information. Do not rely upon a single phone, app or social-media service.

Information sources we will use

WHR Current Risk Status and Risk Updates Environment Agency flood warnings Met Office weather warnings UKHSA weather-health alerts Local or national radio Instructions from emergency services or the council

Radio frequencies, websites or other arrangements

10. Who might we help—or ask for help?

Discuss arrangements in advance; do not assume that help, transport or access will be available during an incident.

People we have agreed to check or help

People or organisations who may be able to help us

WHR Vulnerable Register and utility Priority Services Register arrangements

Key numbers

Immediate danger999

Wraysbury & Horton Resilience07808 654321

Electricity power cut105

Environment Agency Floodline0345 988 1188

NHS urgent medical advice111

Environment Agency incident hotline0800 80 70 60

Water company emergency number

Gas or heating emergency number

Council or housing contact

Other essential number

Plan review

Review the plan whenever household circumstances change and periodically check that contact details, supplies and arrangements remain current.

Date completed

Next review date

Where printed and electronic copies will be kept