Emergencies are a regular occurrence in all of our lives and none of us are immune to the impacts, whether it is a local flooding issue, severe weather or something much bigger like a public health issue or even wide spread utilities failures. What we can do, individually and together in our communities, is take some steps to be more prepared to handle the disruption these kind of situations might bring.
The Scottish Government's Resilient Communities Team will host a discussion at our Webinar on the 26th September to explore how Community Councils around Scotland are supporting people through the impacts of emergencies in their local communities – they’ll be inviting you to share your insight and experiences - and will talk about the resources that are available to support community action through the Ready Scotland website and social media channels.
At the webinar on the 26th September, they will also share a survey that we are partnering with them on which will help us to learn from your experience about emergency risks and their impacts in your local areas. We want to understand what role you see your Community Councils having when emergency situations impact on your neighbourhoods and what actions are already taking place within your communities. The results of the survey will help us to focus support where it is needed most and to paint a clearer picture of the contribution Community Councils make to our national resilience.