Emergencies
Wiltshire & Swindon Prepared is the public facing side of Wiltshire & Swindon Local Resilience Forum (LRF), which is a multi-agency partnership established to plan and prepare for emergencies in Wiltshire and Swindon. They have an informative website which contains self help guides for many types of emergencies including:
- Environment & Health
- Weather
- Flooding
- Fire Safety
- Cyber & Tech
- Terrorism
- Structural
- Utilities
Parish Council Information
Under Development page for emergency plan and information – will include Emergency Plan with specific plans for key risks:
Snow & Ice
Snow & Ice Plan is under development
Road salting (gritting) and snow clearance – gritting/clearance maps and driving guidance
Advice from UK government on clearing the pavements of snow yourself
Tweets by WiltshireWinter
Health / Medical
Useful Smart Phone Apps
| App icon | Name | Features |
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Citizen Aid | HMG advice for major incidents including Ride/Hide/Tell, emergency medical treatment |
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British Red Cross | Medical |
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What3words | Share your location, used by emergency services to locate locations of incidents |
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MyWilts | NB NEW SEPT 2020 a new MyWilts app was launched. Log service requests with County council |
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SSE Power Track | Reporting and tracking of power outages |
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River App | With some setup provides an easy to use view of river gauges |
Utility Company Information
SSE – SSE emergency information including electricity, gas
Bournemouth Water – Bournemouth Water emergency information including leaks, no water, etc and Service Announcements ie what they are working on
Wessex Water – Wessex Water emergency information including leaks, pollution, blocked sewers, sewer flooding or Service Announcements ie what they are working on
Map from Roadworks.org
NB The information displayed on the map has been input by Wiltshire Council, Utility Companies and similar organisations. The Downton Parish Council has NO further information about the event shown on the map. Emergency works won’t appear immediately due to their urgent nature. They will be added to the reporting system when they are notified about them.