Dealing with a natural crisis Carole Theobald Head of Strategy, Localism and Communications
Flooding in Cornwall A natural crisis
Heavy rain overnight What happened
Major incident by 6.45am What happened
Flooding in 4 areas What happened
147 homes 238 businesses flooded What happened
Schools, roads and rail link closed What happened
Fast and helpful advice Our aims Joint response with partners Key messages via media
Silver control, multi agency comms group, daily updates What we did
Info pack developed and distributed, daily updates What we did
Helpline Public meetings Advice centres address Charity fund What we did
Business advice line What we did
25 media calls by 10am on day one Results
Web hits in 3 days Results 7,000
Twitter visits Results 2,000
Results Visits by Prince Charles and the Prime Minister
Praised by Prince Charles and David Cameron Results
CIPR Excellence Award for Crisis Communication Shortlisted for CIPR Pride Award for Crisis Communication Results