Preparing Your Flood Kit

What’s a Flood Kit? An emergency kit that would really help, if there was a flood in your home. A Flood kit is very important if your home is at risk - if you live on a flood plain or at the coast.

What would be in it?  Important items that would help you in an emergency.  These are items that you could take with you if you have to leave your home.  Or you might have to take refuge upstairs, away from the flood waters.

Which Items Are Best?  Things To Eat & Drink!  Bottled Water  Tin Cans of Food  Biscuits

How Would You Communicate? If your home is flooded there will be no electricity. If your home is flooded there will be no electricity. You would need to be able to call for help – so take a mobile phone. You would need to be able to call for help – so take a mobile phone. You would also need a battery-operated radio to find out what’s going on. You would also need a battery-operated radio to find out what’s going on.

How Would You Keep Warm?  As your central heating may stop working in a flood, you should pack:  Some warm clothes, like jumpers.  Also take some blankets.  And waterproofs!

Other Must-Have Items…  As there might not be electricity, don’t forget a torch!  And just-in-case remember to put together a first aid box!

Important Documents  Don’t forget your important documents, like passports and insurance documents. like passports and insurance documents.  Can you think of other things that would be useful?