Breckland’s role in a flooding situation is to support the local community and if required provide accommodation if residents are displaced from their homes due to flooding. Breckland would lead the evacuation and setting up of rest centres with partners.
If you become aware of flooding in your area and where there is risk of properties becoming flooded please ask residents to phone the Flooding One number – 0344 800 8020 or in non-emergency situations report the flood online.
If there is any risk of danger to people, property or the environment from floodwater call 999 immediately.
You can phone the main Breckland telephone number 01362 656870 to report the issue, and this will be cascaded through to the Council’s Emergency Duty Officer for action/awareness as appropriate.
Breckland Council has a limited supply of sandbags available if a property is in imminent danger of internal flooding – we cannot help in the protection of gardens, outbuildings or garages. The request for sandbags can be made by phoning the council telephone number above. Whilst we ensure that the numbers of sandbags are increased during a known flood incident, we cannot guarantee sandbags for everyone. It is the householder’s responsibility to make arrangements to prevent flood waters entering the property. Householders can purchase their own sandbags from builder’s merchants or look to find other flood protection products suppliers.
If an officer/duty officer visits a ward in response to a flood related incident, best endeavours will be made to notify the ward representatives.
Our Emergency Planner is available to assist with community and resilience planning throughout the year to help communities plan and prepare for flooding and other emergencies. If this support is required, please contact Nick Kendrick or Megan Tate – emergencyplanning@breckland.gov.uk
(Source: Breckland Council)
Other helpful numbers:
Norfolk County Council Highways: 0344 800 8020
Report a power cut: dial 105
Report a gas leak: 0800 111 999
Report a water leak: 0800 771 881
Breckland Website:
Flooding
Norfolk resilience forum Website:
How to prepare for a flood – Norfolk Resilience Forum
