Risk Ready Communities
Risk Ready Communities is a community resilience programme to prepare, protect and empower communities across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland for the key risks they face, now and in the future.
The programme can support communities to:
- identify key local risks, such as flooding, power outages and cyber attacks
- prepare for the unexpected and reduce the impact of emergencies
- create or develop their own Community Response Plan so communities can respond quicker in an emergency
- shape a society that works together and is better-prepared for risks in the future
Emergencies can have devastating effects - but communities can respond quicker and faster, if they prepare in advance.
Interested groups can get access to free webinars, workshops and in-person events to help them strengthen their community resilience. Events will be run by local experts from the LRF, Communities Prepared and charity Groundwork Five Counties, which has expertise in local community outreach.
More details of key risks can be found in our Community Risk Register.
There are two chances to catch the first webinar - 'Introducing Risk Ready Communities' - on Thursday 16 April 11am - 12 noon and Tuesday 21 April 6.30 - 7.30pm. Sign up for your preferred date and time using the links below:
Introducing Risk Ready Communities webinar (daytime) - Thursday 16 April, 11am
Introducing Risk Ready Communities webinar (evening session) - Tuesday 21 April, 6.30pm
We'd also love to hear more about your community so we can offer you the right support - so please get in touch and tell us more.
Get in touch to register your interest and become a Risk Ready Community!
FAQs
What is Risk Ready Communities?
Risk Ready Communities is a community-first resilience programme to support communities in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland to prepare for the risks they face today and in the future.
We want everyone to be aware of potential risks, know what actions to take and where to get support. Working with local communities, we create Community Response Plans (CRPs) for each risk, which can make a huge difference to emergency response and recovery.
Why is Risk Ready Communities needed?
Communities which are better prepared can respond more effectively and recover faster if an incident happens. This programme will prepare, protect and empower communities, helping you to tackle key risks such as severe weather, flooding, power outages and more.
More details of key risks can be found in the LRF Community Risk Register.
Where communities have experienced, or are at risk of, flooding, for instance, we want to support them to strengthen their resilience to flooding now and in years to come.
Input from communities shapes what we do and plays a key role in the development of community resilience, response plans and the events we host.
Who is it for?
We’re here for the whole community: residents, community and faith groups, local councils, partner agencies and other stakeholders.
We engage diverse communities and support people of all ages, backgrounds and locations within Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, across towns, cities and rural areas.
We do this by being active in established community spaces and hosting events both in-person and online on a wide range of topics around risk and community resilience – these are open to the public and local organisations which are affected or want to support.
We’ll also be engaging with young people, encouraging them to play their part in building a more resilient society for the future.
Why should I take part?
Risks like flooding and power cuts can strike at any time and can have very serious consequences, from property damage to loss of life.
Risk Ready Communities offers support to help communities ease the impact of emergencies, respond more effectively and recover faster.
It is important that everyone in the community is aware of the actions they can take in an emergency, and that we all look out for each other. Everyone is welcome to share their ideas and insights so we can be prepared now and recover faster if something does happen.
What type of risks should we prepare for?
Potential risks that we will prepare for include:
- flooding, heatwaves, droughts, and other severe weather events
- utility failures eg. electricity, water, telecoms
- major disease outbreak or pandemic
- terrorist attack
- major transport incident
- cyber attacks and IT outages
How do I get involved?
There are lots of ways to get involved!
- You can take part in our events, which are hosted both in-person and digitally. These include webinars and workshops on a wide range of topics around risk and resilience. We welcome ideas and experiences from everyone - these will form the basis of the Community Response Plans (CRPs) for each risk.
All events are free to attend.
- Check out the resources on these webpages where you’ll find lots of practical advice for communities, along with tools and templates to create your own Community Response Plan, and details of free online events.
- Businesses and organisations, local authority, and community groups can get in touch with us to develop or update existing CRPs, or invite us to internal or external events to spread awareness and reach more people. Contact us HOW?
Can Risk Ready Communities provide support during an emergency?
Please note we cannot provide support during, or after, emergency incidents. In the event of an emergency, always contact the appropriate service.
For support after an incident, you'll find lots of useful contacts and information for individual risks in our Prepare yourself pages.