Y Felinheli Community Council and Natural Resources Wales Community Flood Plan

What is a Community Flood Plan?

• Information to help the community to prepare for floods.
  
• Help to reduce the risk to people and damage to property by raising awareness of residents.
  
• It contains all the relevant phone numbers to report matters
  
• Help to share local information during flood events to help the Emergency Services
  
• Help to transfer local knowledge, concerns and issues to relevant authorities before and after floods

Who will develop the Y Felinheli Community Flood Plan?

• Members of the Community Council will lead the work with assistance from Flood Wardens and Natural Resources Wales

What is the role of a Volunteer Flood Warden?

From day to day the role of a Volunteer Flood Warden can include;

• Communicate and raise awareness of flood risk within the community
  
• Encourage residents to register to receive Flood Warning messages
  
• Take an active role in any multi-agency flood excercises (if applicable)

During flood events the role of the Volunteer Flood Warden can include:

• Report on flood dangers
  
• Respond to Flood Warning messages
  
• Keep a log of events
  

This is not an exhasutive list, and it can be tailored to the needs of the community

Who can be a Flood Warden

• Volunteer Flood Wardens can be individuals who are in danger of floods, but also individuals who are not affected directly.

• Volunteeer Flood Wardens can receive advice and help from Natural Resources Wales, as well as any other relevant body, such as the Welsh Council For Voluntary Action , Mantell Gwynedd, British Red Cross, National Flood Forum etc.

Information based on a presentation given by Natural Resources Wales