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The Government has sponsored a national strategy for local major incidents called:
'Go in, stay in, tune in' |
The advice is fairly straightforward:
- Go indoors, close doors and windows and shut down ventilation systems if it is safe to do so. Unless there is an obvious risk to the property this will give you good short-term protection against the vast majority of hazards.
- Stay indoors until you know more about the situation and the appropriate action you need to take to protect yourself further. The action you should take will be different, depending on the nature of an incident so you could put yourself at more risk by not waiting for further instructions.
- Tune in to local radio and television to find out more about what is happening. If there is a major emergency radio and TV companies will interrupt programming to give the public safety advice and information about the incident.
Local Radio Stations
- BBC Radio Northampton (104.2fm & 103.6fm)
- Northants 96 (96.6fm)
- Connect FM (97.2fm & 107.4fm)
- Lite FM (106.8fm) - Peterborough
Visit the HM Government Preparing for Emergencies website (see Related Links below) for further information.