In short: York and North Yorkshire are covered by the North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum, whose 2025 Community Risk Register focuses on severe weather, health, utilities disruption and cyber attack. Its Get ready page has a household emergency plan leaflet and community plan templates. Sign up for free Environment Agency flood warnings online or on Floodline (0345 988 1188), call 105 for a power cut (Northern Powergrid), and check Yorkshire Water for water problems and priority services.
Key facts
- The North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum covers York and North Yorkshire and includes the emergency services, councils, businesses and voluntary groups. Source
- The York and North Yorkshire Community Risk Register focuses on four areas: severe weather, health, utilities disruption and cyber attack. Source
- The forum lists utilities disruption as including power cuts and loss of broadband, water or gas. Source
- The risk register points residents to Northern Powergrid for local power cut information and to Yorkshire Water's priority services. Source
- The forum's Get ready page offers a household emergency plan leaflet and community emergency plan templates. Source
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North Yorkshire is a big county with remote villages, moors, coast and the city of York. Local services plan together for the emergencies most likely to affect it. This page gathers their official sources in one place so you know where to look before you need them. Prepared, not panicked.
We are an independent guide. We don't run any of these services or show live information. For current incidents, use the official links below.
Who to contact locally
Emergency planning here is led by the North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum (LRF), which covers York and North Yorkshire. Its partners include the emergency services, local councils, the Environment Agency, Northern Powergrid, Yorkshire Water and voluntary groups. Its risk register carries the name "Ready Together".
| What you need | Who to contact |
|---|---|
| Anyone in immediate danger | 999 |
| Local preparedness advice | Get ready for an emergency (North Yorkshire LRF) |
| The forum | Contact form |
| York emergency planning | City of York Council: emergencies (email shown: [email protected]) |
| Flood warnings | Environment Agency: sign up online or Floodline 0345 988 1188 |
| Power cut | 105 (Northern Powergrid) |
| Water supply problem | Yorkshire Water (check your bill) |
City of York Council asks people not to contact its emergency planning team to report a current emergency. Use its online reporting forms or out-of-hours contacts instead.
Local risks the forum lists
The York and North Yorkshire Community Risk Register (2025) says the forum has plans for risks including:
- pandemic influenza
- flooding
- adverse and severe weather
- marine pollution
- disruption to or failure of the electricity network
- food supply contamination, air quality and land movement
- terrorism and cyber security
The register focuses on the four areas it thinks are most likely to affect communities: severe weather, health, utilities disruption and cyber attack. The forum's risks page adds that utilities disruption covers power cuts and loss of broadband, water or gas.
The register is clear that including a risk doesn't mean it will happen, and that the forum has plans in place to respond.
How to sign up for local flood warnings
- Check your long-term flood risk on GOV.UK. It covers rivers and the sea, surface water, reservoirs and, where data exists, groundwater.
- Sign up for free flood warnings from the Environment Agency, online or on Floodline, 0345 988 1188 (24 hours). The forum's Get ready page links to the same service.
- Sign up for Met Office weather warnings, which the forum also recommends.
In York, the council has its own flood advice pages. Our guide to what flood alerts and warnings mean explains each level.
Power cuts in North Yorkshire
The forum's risk register points residents to Northern Powergrid for local power cut information. In the register, Northern Powergrid says you can call 105 to report a power cut or electricity emergency.
Our Northern Powergrid power cut page explains how to report a cut, check its map, join its priority services register and claim compensation. Not sure which operator covers you? Use our network operator finder.
Water supply
The risk register points to Yorkshire Water's priority services for extra help during an outage. Check your bill to confirm who supplies your home, or use the Water UK postcode checker, as CCW suggests.
The register suggests a grab bag with a wind-up torch and radio, tinned and dried food and drinking water, and asks you to stay alert for hoax callers posing as utility workers. Our Priority Services Register guide explains who qualifies for extra help.
A short North Yorkshire checklist
- Check your flood risk and sign up for Environment Agency flood warnings.
- Save 105 (power cuts) and Floodline 0345 988 1188 in your phone and on paper.
- Download the forum's household emergency plan leaflet.
- Note who supplies your water, and join the Priority Services Registers if eligible.
- Pack a grab bag with a torch, radio, food, water and medicines.
- Sign up for Met Office weather warnings.
- If your village has no community plan, the forum offers community emergency plan templates.
Next steps
Put it all on one page. Our free household plan builder takes about 10 minutes and fills in your power network operator from your postcode. Then try the readiness quiz to see what's left to do.
Limitations
This page is general information based on the official sources listed below, checked on 29 October 2026. It isn't a replacement for instructions from the emergency services. In any emergency where someone is in danger, call 999.
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Frequently asked questions
Who plans for emergencies in North Yorkshire?
The North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum, a partnership covering York and North Yorkshire. Members include the police, fire and ambulance services, local councils, businesses and voluntary groups, with partners such as the Environment Agency, Northern Powergrid and Yorkshire Water.
Where can I read the North Yorkshire Community Risk Register?
The forum's 2025 Community Risk Register is a PDF on North Yorkshire Council's website, linked from the forum's About page.
How do I get flood warnings in North Yorkshire?
Sign up free with the Environment Agency on GOV.UK, or call Floodline on 0345 988 1188.
Who do I call in a power cut in North Yorkshire?
Call 105, free. The forum's risk register points to Northern Powergrid, which runs the local network across Yorkshire and the North East.
How do I report a current emergency in York?
City of York Council asks you not to contact its emergency planning team to report a current emergency. Use its online reporting forms, or its out-of-hours contacts. If anyone is in danger, call 999.
Sources
- North Yorkshire LRF: York and North Yorkshire Community Risk Register 2025 (checked 29 Oct 2026)
- North Yorkshire LRF: Our risks in North Yorkshire (checked 29 Oct 2026)
- North Yorkshire LRF: About the forum (checked 29 Oct 2026)
- North Yorkshire LRF: Get ready for an emergency (checked 29 Oct 2026)
- City of York Council: Emergencies (checked 29 Oct 2026)
- GOV.UK: Sign up for flood warnings (checked 29 Oct 2026)
- GOV.UK: Check your long term flood risk (checked 29 Oct 2026)
- CCW: Which water company supplies my area? (checked 29 Oct 2026)