Somerset Prepared planned to highlight young people at its annual Community Resilience Day on Wednesday 21 October at Millfield School, Street, according to an Environment Agency report published on 9 October 2026. The free event was to bring together the Environment Agency, Somerset Rivers Authority, Somerset Council and others to help communities prepare for emergencies, with youth-themed sessions including Hampshire's Young People's Emergency Response scheme and work with schools on engagement.

Martin Parham, a lecturer in disaster management at The University of Manchester, was due to give the keynote address on involving young people in community resilience planning. Workshops were to cover creating emergency plans, preparing for wildfire and understanding weather patterns such as El Niño, alongside a demonstration of three days' food and water for a household and an update on the Somerset Flood Resilience Fund. The day was to close with the Community Resilience Awards. Ticket sales were reported to close on 14 October.

The report noted that Somerset had experienced flooding and drought in 2026, with a record dry summer affecting most of England. It said the Environment Agency's Flood Action Week was planned for 12 to 18 October 2026 to raise awareness of flood risk.