The Environment Agency is offering training to individuals who wish to volunteer as Flood Wardens. This will be delivered jointly by the EA and the Fire Service, based on a package developed by Cornwall Community Flood Forum, funded by Devon County Council.
The role
Assist the community before, during and after a flooding incident:
- Responsible for a defined sector (ie number of residences) within the Flood Zone in Topsham and / or general assistance with flood defences
- Ensuring that residents within that sector are aware that there might be flooding
- Assistance in deploying individual property flood defences (ie flood boards, sandbags)
- Helping to deploy community flood defences (where appropriate)
- Sounding ‘alerts’ and ‘all clear’
- Helping to clear up / remove flood defences, post-incident
- Act as a conduit of information between residents and Topsham Emergency Group / the emergency responding agencies (eg Fire Service, Police, Exeter CC).
Person profile
- Local resident, most likely from the sector within the Flood Zone, with good knowledge of local geography and people living in the sector (ideally but not necessarily)
- Able to assist older / vulnerable neighbours
- Community spirited
The Training
The content of training is as follows:
1. Introduction to Flood Risk
2. Instruction to Emergency Services
3. Health & Safety and Risk Management
4. Role profile of Flood Wardens
5. Sandbags
6. Safeguarding
Dates
Thursday 22nd January & Thursday 29th January. The training is over two evenings, so you would need to attend both sessions.
If this is of interest to you, please email topfloods@topsham.org.uk with subject: Flood Wardens.
