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Emergency Plans
Flooding
Devon County Council, along with multi-agency partners, is responsible for preparing plans for communities in Devon with a high risk of flooding.
Current plans are listed below
The Devon Cornwall & Isles of Scilly LRF Multi Agency Flood Plan (1.76MB - pdf help) details arrangements in Devon to respond to major flood emergencies.
The plans below are for Devon's high risk communities (update in process)
| Asburton (2.57MB - pdf help) | Barnstaple (1.90MB - pdf help) |
| Bideford (2.43MB - pdf help) | Braunton (3.63MB - pdf help) |
| Buckfastleigh (3.49MB - pdf help) | Cullompton (4.09MB - pdf help) |
| Dartmouth (2.64MB - pdf help) | Exeter (awaiting conversion) |
| Exmouth (4.76MB - pdf help) | Harbertonford (1.53MB - pdf help) |
| Ilfracombe (3.45MB - pdf help) | Instow (1.52MB - pdf help) |
| Kingsbridge (2.58MB - pdf help) | Kingskerswell (3.10MB - pdf help) |
| Kingsteignton (awaiting conversion | Lympstone (2.15MB - pdf help) |
| Newton Abbot (4.92MB - pdf help) | Okehampton (3.29MB - pdf help) |
| Ottery St Mary (2.88MB - pdf help) | Paignton (3.36MB - pdf help) |
| Salcombe (2.24MB - pdf help) | Seaton (4.12MB - pdf help) |
| Sidmouth (awaiting conversion) | South Molton (2.11MB - pdf help) |
| Starcross (2.29MB - pdf help) | Stoke Canon (3.06MB - pdf help) |
| Teignmouth Shaldon (3.33MB - pdf help) | Tiverton (awaiting conversion) |
| Topsham (3.85MB - pdf help) | Totnes (3.56MB - pdf help) |
| Plymton & Marsh Mills (4.28MB - pdf help) | Barbican (1.92MB - pdf help) |
The Environment Agency provide a flood warning service and are responsible for the implementation and maintenance of flood defences.
The following Flood advice guides contain lots of information and practical advice on what to do before, during and after flooding. Know how to be prepared, how to protect yourselves and your property, and stay safe in a flood
The County Council through its operational depots across Devon has responsibility to ensure that roads are clear and that water is drained from roads.