Preston is a safe place to live, work and study. However, it is important to recognise emergencies can occur at any time. The key to cope and sort these emergencies is to be ready for them so you know what to do and who to contact if an emergency occurs.
In the case of an emergency once it has been reported the Police will initiate the emergency response arrangements. Then other non emergency agencies including the council will be contacted if they are required.
In the case of an evacuation, the council has identified a number of buildings that can be used as rest centres for people who may have nowhere else to go. We carry out regular exercises to ensure that our staff working at these centres are fully trained and that the centres themselves can be brought into use quickly and easily.
You can also download our 
Preparing for emergencies in Lancashire [4.53MB] booklet.
If something is an emergency and requires an immediate response then contact the emergency services on 999.
999 - is the number to contact if you require an immediate response.
66247 - is a text service for people who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired.
The following number are available 24 hours a day 7 days a week, you can also follow them on twitter for updates.
The out of hours service number is 01772 906916.
Calls to this number received from the public will be logged but will not necessarily initiate an emergency response.
This number should only be used to log council based emergencies, for example:
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