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Emergency incidents

In case of an emergency, or if there is a danger to life, call 999.

Find out how to respond to natural, malicious, and utility/infrastructure emergency incidents. 

A list of communication channels has been included to direct you to updates and information during an emergency incident.

Natural event emergencies

More information about what to do in the event of a natural disaster or emergency

Infrastructure or utility related events

More information about what to do in the event of an outage or emergency that affects public spaces or utilities

Tune into local TV and radio stations and log on to social media for updates and information during an emergency incident.

Malicious acts

A list of malicious emergency incident scenarios, along with advice to help you to respond to them, and links to additional information.

Terrorist attack

Cyber attack

For guidance on cyber attacks, see the South West Cyber Security Cluster website - advice for businesses during a cyber attack.