Resources

Free material from official and voluntary bodies. Every link was opened on 2 November 2026.

At home

Be Ready: be ready for emergencies
The government's three-day guidance and the reasons behind it.
Be Ready checklist
The one-page checklist, as a PDF to print.
Be Ready: be informed about hazards
What the risks are, hazard by hazard.
Emergency alerts
How the alert that sounds on every phone works.
Priority Services Register
Extra help in a power, gas or water cut for anyone who would need it.
Get flood warnings
Sign up for warnings by phone, text or email.
Check for flooding
The live picture for a postcode.
Met Office weather warnings
What yellow, amber and red mean.
British Red Cross: prepare for emergencies
The Red Cross's own guidance for households.

Be Ready: play your part in your community
What the campaign asks of neighbours and community groups.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Prepared
The local resilience forum's material for community groups, including its community emergency plan template.
Communities Prepared
Free training and a national forum for community groups.
civilresilience.uk
The free reference to civil resilience in the United Kingdom.

Care Quality Commission: business continuity plan
What a care home's plan must include, in the regulator's own words.
Business continuity management toolkit
The Cabinet Office toolkit for any organisation, as a PDF.
Emergency planning for education settings
The Department for Education's guidance for schools, colleges and childcare.
JESIP
How the emergency services work together, with an awareness module open to anyone.
Local resilience forums
The contact details for every forum in England.