Hazards and threats to Cumbria
Cumbria Community Risk Register
We produce Cumbria’s Community Risk Register, outlining the likelihood and impact of risks.
The risk register:
- assesses risks local to Cumbria
- identifies new risks
- measures if a risk is increasing or decreasing
- sets out the impact and likelihood of emergencies happening in Cumbria
Please email crf.secretariat@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk for a copy.
The register forms a part of the National Risk Register. You can learn more about the National Risk Register on GOV.UK
The register prioritises our emergency planning, training and exercising as a partnership.
Very high risk events
Emergencies often happen at once. Storms can cut power, which may affect water supplies or communications.
Here are some very high risk events and how you can prepare for them.
Flooding
Cumbria is prone to flooding, and has had several severe floods in the past.
In 2015, the heavy rainfall from Storm Desmond flooded over 50,000 homes. Some of the damage still affects local people.
What you can do:
- know the flood risks to your property
- if your home is at risk, make sure you have a personal flood plan using the guide on GOV.UK
- make sure your home is insured against flooding on GOV.UK
- sign up to receive flood warnings on GOV.UK
Storms
Storms bring a range of hazards. They cause power cuts, travel disruption, and failures across phone and broadband networks.
Named storms are increasing, bringing heavy rain, strong winds, and snow.
What you can do:
- Create alerts for your area by downloading the Met Office's Weather App
- Pay attention to any Weather Warnings in your area, and follow the advice
New disease outbreaks
The UK Health Security Agency monitors health data in humans and animals to estimate outbreaks.
A pandemic is an infectious disease that:
- infects humans
- spreads easily
- is new, so there is no natural immunity
These diseases can cause several outbreaks, which may be weeks or months apart.
What you can do:
Follow advice on how to protect yourself on the National Prepare Campaign website
Large scale loss of power
Weather events can disrupt power supplies across areas.
What you can do:
- check power outages on the UK Power Outage website
- report power cuts to 105
- keep a battery or wind-up torch somewhere accessible
- develop a Household and Community Plan
Malicious hazards and threats
Terrorism has become more diverse, complex, and increasingly volatile, and changes constantly.
CONTEST is the UK’s Counter Terrorism Strategy. It aims to reduce the risk from terrorism, so people can live freely and with confidence.
CONTEST has four work streams:
- pursue: stopping terrorist attacks
- prevent: stopping people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorisms
- protect: strengthening our protection against a terrorist attack
- prepare: where an attack cannot be stopped, mitigating its impact
Cumbria Risk Register (Public)
You can download the public version of the Cumbria Local Risk Assessment, and the Risk Assessment Booklet below.
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