What to do in an emergency?
In the case of most major emergencies, the simple advice to follow is go inside, stay inside, and tune into local radio.
With most incidents the safest place to be is indoors, and with correct preparation you should be able to stay there safely for some time.
Hertfordshire Resilience and the county's radio stations work together to make sure that they can give out accurate and up to date information to keep people fully informed on what do if there is a major incident.
Although generally staying inside is the best thing to do, this is not always the case (for example in the case of a house fire). To be sure what to do, follow the advice given by the emergency services or the local radio.
Radio is easily accessible. You can listen to it in the car, and as long as you have a battery powered or wind-up radio, you can still listen in even if there is a power cut. Many stations also broadcast over the internet.
Local radio stations:
Hertbeat fm
106.7fm and 106.9fm
(Hatfield, Hertford, Stevenage, Ware, Welwyn Garden City)
BBC Three Counties
103.8fm
Herts, Beds and Bucks
Chiltern FM
97.6fm
(Hemel Hempstead, St Albans, Hatfield, Stevenage)
Also:
BBC London Radio
94.9fm
London