Community flood plan annex
[Use this space to add any specific community flood information that may be
relevant]
Environment Agency
flood warnings
None available for Fritwell
Weather forecasts - these can be obtained from the Met
Office website Met Office.
To check the river levels for our area visit: Environment
Agency website - river levels on Cherwell, Thames and
Wye
Floodline Quickdial
Number
0845 988 1188 (24/7)
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If you are in a life threatening situation, call the emergency services on 999.
To report road problems and request information about such things as sandbags,
contact the Oxfordshire County Council Floodline at 0808 1685082 between
8.30am-5pm. Outside these hours contact Thames Valley Police at 101.
If you have any concerns regarding a vulnerable person, contact Oxfordshire County
Council at 0845 0507666 between 8.30am-5pm.
If you are concerned about a vulnerable person and cannot wait until normal
working hours, call the council's emergency duty team on 0800 833 408.
Flooding checklist
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For local skills and resources: See main Emergency Plan.
For survivor reception centres not at risk of flooding: See main Emergency
Plan.
The Emergency Coordination Group includes people needed to respond to
flooding
First steps list includes consideration of the impact of flooding
Map of the community includes the areas at risk of flooding
Flood area information
[Complete a separate table for each area at risk of flooding]
Area 1: Name
Location of risk
Crossroads North Street / East Street; vicinity of steam feeding
village pond; I East Street (Townend Cottage), Heath Farm,
Pondside properties, 2 and 4 East Street.
Source of
flooding &
direction of flood
Culvert draining water towards crossroads alongside Brackley
Road by Townend Cottage; Stream crossing Mancetter’s Field,
Village Pond.
What is at risk?
Homes, gardens, access routes to village.
Warnings
available
From Environment Agency website and Oxfordshire County
Council.
Trigger for activity and action to be taken:
Trigger 1: Heavy rain causes
culverts, stream, ditches and
pond to fill.
Action: Check weather forecasts and flood
warnings form Environment Agency and OCC.
Trigger 2: Culverts, ditches,
stream and pond busts their
banks.
Action: Contact Emergency Coordination Group
members to monitor the situation.
Trigger 3: Access routes to
village become flooded.
Alert residents of vulnerable properties.
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Action: Contact County Council to close roads.
https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/content/drain
age-and-flooding-roads
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Trigger 4: Flood water enters
property or properties.
Oxfordshire County Council Floodline at 0808
1685082 between 8.30am-5pm. Outside these
hours contact Thames Valley Police at 101.
Assist residents to protect homes.
Action: Contact Environment Agency to report
flooding; take photographs if possible to record
extent. Assist residents to protect homes and / or
evacuate. Open Reception Centres if necessary.
Liaise with Emergency Services.
Area 2: Name
Location of risk
Land behind Forge Place
Source of flooding &
direction of flood
Ditches behind Forge Place; Stream crossing Mancetter’s
Field,
What is at risk?
Homes, gardens and access to Forge Place.
Warnings available
From Environment Agency website and Oxfordshire County
Council.
Trigger for activity and action to be taken:
Trigger 1: Heavy rain causes stream and
ditches to fill.
Action: Check weather forecasts and
flood warnings form Environment Agency
and OCC.
Trigger 2: Stream and ditches burst their
banks.
Action: Contact Emergency Coordination
Group members to monitor the situation.
Alert residents of Forge Place.
Trigger 3: Gardens flooded.
Action: Assist residents to protect homes.
Trigger 4: Properties and / or road
access flooded.
Action: Contact Environment Agency to
report flooding; take photographs if
possible to record extent. Assist residents
to protect homes and / or evacuate. Open
Reception Centres if necessary. Liaise
with Emergency Services.
Arrangements between authorities
[Details of specific arrangements between authorities to be included here]
Organisations
Parish Council and
Oxfordshire County
Council
Agreed arrangement
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When any roads or buildings in Fritwell are
threatened with immediate flooding, a member of
the Emergency Co-ordination Group will contact
Contact County Council to close roads.
https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/content/drainag
e-and-flooding-roads
Oxfordshire County Council Floodline at 0808
1685082 between 8.30am-5pm. Outside these
hours contact Thames Valley Police at 101.
Sand bags provided by OCC or by individual
property owners but not by Cherwell District
Council.
Oxfordshire County
Council Floodline
0808 1685082 between 8.30am-5pm.
Anglian Water (sewerage)
03457 145 145 Line available 24/7
Outside these hours contact Thames Valley Police
at 101.