Prepare for the
unpredictable with Exercise Winter Storm
We specialise in helping to prepare the United Kingdom's Emergency & Voluntary Rescue Services for extreme weather.
In 2022 the project started as a tabletop exercise, but has since grown into much more. With a proven track record in live exercises and a conference, we now set our sights not just on snow and ice, but on flooding and heat too. We want you to be a part of how we shape things, so please do get involved as we look to make things better for those who work in these challenging enviroments..
Our weather is changing, are you?
The weather in the UK is changing dramatically, and we must ask ourselves: are we ready for these extremes?
Dr Alan Goodman from the Met Office tells us that we can expect warmer winters, leading to increased rainfall, resulting in more frequent and severe flooding in various regions. Meanwhile, we might encounter small, sharp snowstorms that can catch us off guard, despite the overall milder temperatures. Furthermore, hotter, drier summers are becoming the norm, presenting new challenges for our emergency services and voluntary rescue teams.
As we adapt to these climatic shifts, it’s crucial to prepare for the unpredictable and ensure that our infrastructure, our equipment and our training, is resilient enough to withstand these evolving weather patterns.
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Live Exercises
Since 2014 we have been designing and running challenging immersive exercises that stress test your equipment, your policies and you!
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National Conference
2025 saw the Winterstorm team come together to host their first national conference at Liverpool John Moores University
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Tabletop Exercises
The original Winter Storm, then 'Commanders on Ice' and 'Flooding on the Frontline'
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#Floodfest
Coming up!
Coronel Castro Leon - Guardia Civil
The lives of those who survived the catastrophic floods in Valencia last year which claimed 224 souls have been changed forever, according to a man who headed the rescue efforts.
Colonel Joaquín Castro León, Head of Operations for the Guardia Civil, which deployed 5,200 officers to the disaster zone, recounted the horrific experiences of October 2024 from the viewpoint of the first responders at a conference in Liverpool on Wednesday.
And the chief affirmed: “We are still going through the trauma. I was lucky because I was deployed from Madrid but many of my officers were from the city-region and lost friends, relatives, their homes, and witnessed their communities torn apart.