Preparing for a flood

Prepare for flooding by following some simple steps. Plus, find out how flood protection products and making your property more resistant and resilient to flooding can reduce flood damage.

• Flood Warning Codes

  What the flood warning codes mean and what action to take.

• Sign up for Floodline Warnings Direct

  We can't always stop the sea and rivers from flooding, but we can tell you when it's going to happen. Some 70 per cent of those who can sign up to Floodline Warnings Direct still have not done so. If you're one of them, sign up now.

• Flood protection products and preparing your home or business for flood

  There are many things you can do to reduce the damage a flood can cause to your home or business. Even if flood water does get in, there are ways you can limit the damage to furnishings, materials and to the structure of your property.

• Make an emergency flood plan

  Develop your own emergency flood plan in advance of actual flooding.

• The flood warning service - know your codes

• Flood advice guides

  Practical advice on what to do before, during and after a flood. Our three guides are available in PDF, print, CD and MP3 file.

• Flood preparation guide for business

  Don't let a flood drown your business. Make a plan that'll keep your business afloat if the worst happens. Your business is more likely to flood than to burn down, so it is vital you prepare now.