BLFRS took part in a national public safety rehearsal: Exercise Watermark in March.
BLFRS joined emergency response partners from Bedfordshire and Luton Local Resilience Forum (BLLRF) in putting joint flood response skills to the test across the county.
The public were invited two events to learn about the flood risks in their areas and how they could plan to protect themselves. A Flood Awareness Day was held in Harpur Square, Bedford and a Flood Evacuation Exercise at Cedars Upper School, Leighton Buzzard.
An exercise to test emergency responses to severe flooding in Bedfordshire and Luton also took place. As part of the national Exercise Watermark exercise, a range of scenarios were acted out, included stranded motorists, flooded homes and communities cut off.
The exercise involved all local authorities including police, the Environment Agency as well as the full range of NHS, ambulance and hospital trusts which serve the county.
Chief Fire Officer Paul Fuller said: “Exercise Watermark was a useful test of the team work of organisations who have to deal with the whole range flooding related emergencies.”
Exercise Watermark was supported by the 'What would you do if...?' campaign which aims to help everybody living or working locally to be prepared if faced with an emergency.
www.whatwouldyoudoif.co.uk
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