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‹ Mobile phone and charger
‹ List of useful phone numbers including
your insurance company, emergency
services, Fife Council and the SEPA
Floodline number (0845 988 1188)
‹ Personal documents (passports, driving
licences, credit cards, insurance policies,
mortgage deeds, rent missives, birth
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‹ Wellington boots, waterproof clothing,
spare dry clothing and footwear
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‹ Portable radio and spare batteries
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‹ Lighting (a torch including spare batteries
and candles)
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contain enough of the following items to
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PREPARING A FLOOD
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PROTECTING YOUR HEALTH
DURING AND AFTER A FLOOD
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or via their Floodline .
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and Fife Council will be extremely busy
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them if you need to.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR HOME
AND GET HELP IN AN EMERGENCY
automated update
faults & repairs
out of hours
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INFORMATION DURING A FLOOD
IN AN EMERGENCY CALL
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Environmental Protection Agency’s
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preventative actions will help protect your
property, belongings and your family.
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in Fife can provide assistance in the event of
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you can be evacuated. If opting to stay
with family or friends, inform the police of
your location.
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household items, foodstuffs and personal
possessions upstairs if possible.
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ground where you can move any vehicles.
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family pets. If you decide to stay in the
house but move upstairs, list all the things
you will need.
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water, electricity and gas supplies. If
you’re not sure where they are, contact
your supplier.
Council depots are located at Cupar
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on 08451 550099 and we’ll deliver them
to you. Limited supplies mean we can’t
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reasonable measures to protect their
properties. You can buy (empty) sandbags
at most DIY stores.
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call Fife Council on 08451 550099 to
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leave it alone, and call an electrician to
isolate the electricity to the light.
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try piercing a small hole in the bubble to
release the water until a more permanent
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hole to collect the water.
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contain it as much as possible with towels.
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replacement, structural repairs and full
contents including personal valuables.
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sealed.
PRACTICAL ADVICE
BEFORE AN EMERGENCY OCCURS: