Flood wardens being trained in Worksop to prepare for extreme weather

A “major flood exercise” will take place in 2022 and flood wardens are being trained in parts of Nottinghamshire to deal with extreme weather.

During Nottinghamshire County Council’s communities committee meeting on December 15, the ’emergency planning’ department of the local authority updated councillors on plans to deal with extreme weather in the county.

The major flood exercise will allow for multi-agency flood plans to be put in place and for lessons to be learnt from recent flooding events.

Documents show that county council emergency planning staff joined with the Environment Agency and Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service to deliver training to new flood wardens in Burton Joyce and Stoke Bardolph.

The wardens will be given roles and responsibilities, and actions to take before, during and after a flood.

Group manager for emergency planning and registration, Robert Fisher said during the meeting: “Flooding is always going to be a focus of attention at any time of year.