Flood Evacuation Planning.

Evacuation Strategies can provide Flood Evacuation Plans that will meet the requirements of the Planning Authority and the Residents of the new development. The completed Plan, which will be used by the residents and emergency services, will include:

• A site plan to help identify the location and size of the site, including the number and type of properties within the development;

• Access and egress arrangements for the site, the height of proposed buildings and the rescue or re-supply points for those instructed not to evacuate;

• The risk of the site being subject to flooding, including maximum depths;

• Identify who will be responsible for owning, reviewing and implementing the FEP;

• Define how residents/tenants will be informed if a flood is likely to occur;

• How to register the site with the Environment Agency’s flood warning service ‘Floodline’;

• Define the procedure to be followed in responding to any flood warnings received from the Environment Agency;

• Identify safe evacuation routes;

• Define how new residents and any commercial tenants will be informed of the flood evacuation procedures, when existing residents and commercial tenants move on;

• Define how will commercial tenants be instructed on the procedures to follow in the event of a flood or flood warnings;

• List useful telephone numbers and websites;

• Give advice and provide templates on developing Personal Flood Evacuation Plans for persons with impairments.