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.