London Resilience Team - Emergency Planning and Preparation
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Protecting
Yourself

London has worked hard to prepare for emergencies. The government, the Greater London Authority, London boroughs and emergency services plan and exercise regularly.

Although the city can respond to disasters, only you can prepare yourself and your household for emergencies.

Click on the various links for further information on the emergencies we could face as Londoners and for important advice on how to respond and prepare. Share the information with your family, friends and colleagues. Be prepared!

The government's offers further guidance for the public on preparing for emergencies: www.preparingforemergencies.gov.uk/you


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Creating a personal emergency plan for you and those close to you is very important, as it will help you to stay calm if an emergency were to take place.

Weather conditions

Lightning

We might not be able to control the weather but we can certainly prepare for it. More on Severe weather

Threats

Commercial Road fire

The work of London Resilience aims to ensure that we can respond to, and recover from, the consequences of any type of threat. More on Terrorism

IT security

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Every business and home security system needs protecting from IT crime and computer viruses. More on Computer Protection


 

Borough Plans

Take a look at our interactive Borough map with links to the emergency plans for different London Boroughs

Did you know?

Every year there are more than 68,000 fires in people's homes, resulting in 400 deaths and 13,800 injuries.

Protect your home from fire.

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