The Lancashire Resilience Forum is backing an annual campaign to inspire and empower Lancashire residents and businesses to be better prepared for possible emergencies such as flooding, wildfires and power cuts.

The campaign, called #30Days30WaysUK, is held each September and is run by the Emergency Planning Society (EPS) and is built around a simple principle: resilience is not solely the responsibility of emergency responders. 

Individuals, families, communities, voluntary organisations, businesses and public services all have a role to play. Small actions — knowing your local risks, signing up for alerts, having important numbers available, making a household plan or checking on a neighbour — can collectively make a significant difference.

Throughout the month a daily emergency theme is shared on social media using the hashtag #30days30waysUK with the campaign supported by local Resilience Forums and partners including the emergency services, local authorities, health bodies, utility companies, the voluntary sector and others.

Temporary Assistant Chief Constable, Hassan Khan, the new Chair of the Lancashire Resilience Forum, said: “The campaign encourages people to think about potential risks they may face and consider the steps they can take to “be prepared not scared” of possible emergency situations.

“It is a subject that the Government has highlighted recently in its updated national resilience plans which stress the need for the public to take "small but important steps" to prepare for events such as food or water shortages in the event of a cyber-attack or severe weather to keep themselves and loved ones safe."

Topics covered in the #30Days30ways campaign will range from protecting yourself from scammers through to putting together your own personal emergency checklist to help you and your family members prepare for and recover from an emergency such as flooding, a storm, or a loss of power.

Mr Khan added: “There is a lot of good information and resources out there that help people be better informed and prepared for all kinds of emergencies and the Lancashire Resilience Forum will be highlighting what is available to ensure people are more aware of the possible risks and better prepared to prepare and recover from emergency situations.

 “There are small and easy steps everyone can take, and we look forward to sharing just some of those steps throughout the campaign.”

Advice and guidance will be shared throughout September on the Lancashire Resilience Forum website at www.lancashireprepared.org.uk and on the Forum’s social media channels.