Sirens could be used to warn residents and businesses in Lewes if the town is about to be flooded.
Lewes District Council is today considering a package of measures aimed at developing an effective early warning system.
The move comes following the devastating floods last October that caused millions of pounds of damage to homes and businesses.
The council, the Environment Agency, East Sussex County Council and the emergency services have joined forces to formulate the proposed measures.
The two sirens are likely to be installed at the fire station in North Street and at another location in Mountfield Road.
They would cost about £19,000 to install and the cost would be met by all the agencies involved.
Other proposals include developing a flood emergency plan to identify key areas of responsibility, such as providing emergency shelters.
The Environment Agency also plans to launch a public awareness plan about its telephone warning service, which automatically sends recorded phone messages to homes and businesses when a flood is imminent.
At the moment only 266 households have registered out of 1427 believed to be at risk.
Measures already brought in immediately after the floods include using spotters to monitor river levels at key riverside locations, using a loudspeaker van to warn people and developing an area-by-area warning and evacuation plan for use by the police and council officers.
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