Although Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue’s main responsibility is saving lives, they may also help pump out floodwater from your property depending on how busy they are.
During a flood incident you should focus on the safety of yourself and others and make sure to stay out of floodwater.
If water is entering your home:
- make sure you have access to clean water
- move essential items upstairs or out of reach of the water
- turn off gas, electricity and water supplies when flood water is about to enter your home if safe to do so
- do not touch sources of electricity when standing in flood water
For more details on what to do, see Help I’m Flooding.
Useful contacts
See below for other useful emergency contact details for flooding from a highway, watercourse, water pipe or sewer.
West Northamptonshire Highways
Report flooding relating to a highway such as blocked ditches, blocked drains or flooding on a road.
National Highways
You can report flooding on the M1, M45, A5, A14, A45 (M1 to A14) or A43 (M1, south of Northampton to Oxfordshire border) by contacting National Highways.
Telephone: 0300 123 5000
You can also report a problem on the National Highways website.
Environment Agency
To report flooding from a main river, contact the Environment Agency, visit the Environment Agency’s Statutory Main River map to see all designated main rivers.
Telephone: 0800 80 70 60
You can also report a problem on their website.
Anglian Water Services
To report flooding from an Anglian Water burst water main or sewer use the contact details below:
Telephone: 03457 145 145
You can also report a problem on the Anglian Water website.
Severn Trent Water
To report flooding from a Severn Trent burst water main or sewer use the contact details below:
Telephone: 0800 783 4444
You can also report a problem on the Severn Trent Water website.
Thames Water Utilities
To report flooding from a Thames Water burst water main or sewer use the contact details below:
Tel: 0800 316 9800
Report a problem on the Thames Water website.