What to do in an emergency

If you find yourself in an emergency, your common sense and instincts will usually tell you what to do, this would normally be:

• Contact the emergency services by dialling 999 and follow their advice if people are injured or in danger.
• Remain calm, reassure others and think before acting.
• Check for injuries – remember to help yourself before helping others.
• Stay informed by listening to local radio, watching local television stations and checking websites

Go in, stay in, tune in

If you are not involved in the emergency but are close by or believe you may be in danger, in most cases the advice is:

• Go in (to a safe building)
• Stay in (until you are advised to do otherwise)
• Tune in (to local TV or radio for more information)

Of course there are always going to be particular occasions when you should not ‘go in’ to a building, for example if there was a fire. Otherwise go in, stay, tune in. Remove yourself and others from harms way.