Cold weather and snow can have a big impact on day-to-day life, particularly on our transport networks.
What could happen:
- disruption to travel
- damage to properties
- power cuts, phone lines down and water shortages
- school closures causing childcare issues
- increased number of admissions to hospitals due to trips and falls
What the North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum is doing:
- providing additional support via health and social services for elderly and vulnerable people
- creating plans to manage the effects of severe weather and how this could impact our infrastructure
- working with the Met Office which provides advice and severe weather warnings
- preparing business continuity plans so that emergency service organisations are still able to function
- preparing for winter weather by gritting roads
- working with the NHS as it prepares for additional pressure on their resources over winter and working with other emergency services on business continuity plans to enable them to still function
What to do if there is cold weather and snow