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Learn how to make a household emergency plan, prepare a grab bag, and protect your home before an emergency strikes.
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Emergency Preparedness
Be informed. Make a plan. Be prepared.
Emergencies such as flooding, wildfires and power cuts can happen without warning in Gibraltar. Taking a few simple steps now means you and your family will be better prepared when it matters most.
Important: This site will not be updated with live information during an emergency. Call 999 if you or someone else is in immediate danger. For the latest updates during an incident, listen to GBC Radio 91.3 FM / 1458 AM.
For the latest updates, follow and unmute the HM Government of Gibraltar and Royal Gibraltar Police WhatsApp channels:
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Know Your Hazards
Understand the hazards most likely to affect Gibraltar and know what to do before, during and after.
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Advice for disabled persons, people with long-term health conditions, and their carers on preparing for emergencies.
Read the adviceFive steps. Start today.
You don't need to prepare for everything at once. These five steps will make you and your family significantly better prepared.
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Stay informed by following the official HM Government of Gibraltar and Royal Gibraltar Police WhatsApp channels — your quickest source of updates before, during and after an incident.
- Make a household emergency plan — agree where your family will meet, how you'll stay in contact if phone networks are down, and what route you'd take to safety. Gibraltar is small but emergencies move fast.
- Prepare an emergency grab bag with essentials: water, food, torch, battery radio, ID documents, medications, phone charger and cash. Keep it somewhere you can grab it in under a minute.
- Know the hazards relevant to Gibraltar — flooding in low-lying areas, summer wildfires on the Upper Rock, extreme heat and power cuts are among the most likely. Read the guidance on this site before an emergency happens.
- Check on your neighbours — Gibraltar's close-knit community is one of its greatest strengths. Identify elderly residents, disabled persons and people who live alone near you, and agree to look out for each other.