Emergency Plan - Fylde Borough Council

Emergency Plan February 2007
Annex I
Issue of Sandbags
1. There is a broad expectation in the mind of the general public that, in a period of
likely flooding, the ‘local authority’ will make sandbags available. This is not the case
and much needs to be done to counter this perception.
2. Fylde Direct and Fylde New Housing (through Tunstall Communications) have been
instructed to advise members of the public and local businesses who contact the
Council with requests for sandbags as follows:-
“Although the council does have a very limited quantity of sandbags they are for
emergency incident use only and as such we are unable to issue any to the public
or businesses.
They can however purchase a small quantity of sand from a builders supplies
merchant and strong plastic bags (similar to the blue recycling paper bags or plastic
"rubble" bags). The builders supply merchant can for a small fee deliver the sand
and plastic bags to there address. They should fill the bags with sand to form a
sloppy sausage (this will be the best for sealing in awkward places) they will not
work very well if the bag is solid. The plastic bag will help keep the sand dry and
lighter and the sandbag can always be reused.”
Annex J
Flooding Maps for the Fylde District
Scaleable versions of the following flooding maps can be obtained by clicking on the
appropriate map reference 1-4 below:
1. Flooding Zones for the whole of the Fylde area.
2. TL13 Flood Warning Area Lytham St Anne’s
3. TL14 Flood Warning Area Clifton Marsh
4. Fylde Breach Areas BLT 14 & 15
Appendix 6 Uncontrolled if Printed Rev.0
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