Flood barriers

Question 1

What surfaces is the NOAQ Boxwall flood barrier suitable for?

Answer 1

Hard and even surfaces, like tarmac, paving and concrete.

Question 2

What height of water is the Boxwall flood barrier able to dam?

Answer 2

0.5m

Question 3

Where is the Boxwall stored and how is it requested?

Answer 3

250m of Boxwall are stored at A39 Finchley in resource packs. They are mobilised via Control by requesting them by name.

Question 4

Who is qualified to deploy the Boxwall flood barrier?

Answer 4

Water rescue trained FRU crews, one of which will be mobilised to deploy them.

Question 5

What ops considerations relate to the use of Boxwall?

Answer 5

-It is faster to deploy and easier to clean than sandbags (clean using an appliance hose).
-They are easy to redeploy when needed.
-A TAR should be requested to support the IC at an incident involving the use of Boxwall flood barriers.