Scenarios
Open the one that is happening.
- Extended blackoutPower is out. Fridge and freezer discipline, safe cooking, one warm room.
- Winter stormCold and the power is out. Everyone in one room, doorways blanketed, watch for hypothermia signs.
- HeatwaveSerious heat with no cooling. Coolest room, shutters by day, check on elderly neighbours twice daily.
- FloodWater is rising. Power off at the mains, never walk or drive through moving water, go up early.
- Wildfire smokeSmoke or dust in the air. FFP2 or FFP3 masks, one sealed room, evacuate early rather than late.
- PandemicIllness is spreading. The three-month pantry means no shopping at the peak, plus a sick-room plan.
- Nuclear incidentDistance, shielding, time. Get inside a solid building and stay there for at least a day.
- Civil unrestStay home, stay unnoticed, and never risk yourself over property. It passes.
- EarthquakeDrop, cover, hold. Then check the gas valve and keep clear of any damaged building.
On paper
What to do first and what never to do, on one page. Built to be printed and put somewhere that does not need a battery.