The GO IN, STAY IN, TUNE IN advice is recognised and used around the world.

It was developed by the independent National Steering Committee on Warning and Informing the Public as being the best general advice to give people caught up in most emergencies.

There is an agreement with radio and TV companies that if there is a major emergency they will interrupt programming to give public safety advice and information about the incident, so that when you tune in locally or nationally anywhere in the UK you'll get the advice you need.

The best way to deal with an emergency is to avoid it in the first place; there are a number of very good sources for different types of emergency.

•    Flooding – check out the Environment Agency Advice here

•    Influenza – the NHS have some very good ideas and you can find them here

•    Protecting your business - the UK resilence website has more information here (PDF)

•    Community Fire Safety - check out the County Durham & Darlington Fire & Rescue Service site here