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Emergency preparedness checklist and supply list.
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Core household supplies
- Safe drinking water and food-preparation water
- Food that suits household dietary needs
- Torch and spare batteries
- Battery or wind-up radio
- Charged power banks and cables
- First-aid supplies
- Current medicines and prescriptions information
- Warm layers, blankets and weather protection
- Hygiene and sanitation supplies
- Cash in useful small amounts
- Paper contact list and local map
- Supplies for babies, older adults, pets or assistance animals
Leave-home bag
- One-page household plan
- Identification and essential document copies
- Water and suitable food
- Medicines and medical information
- Phone, cable and power bank
- Torch
- Weather-appropriate clothing
- Hygiene essentials
- Mobility, sensory and communication supports
- Keys, payment method and transport information
Before severe weather
- Official forecast and warning level checked
- Devices and backup batteries charged
- Outdoor objects secured or brought inside
- Safe water and no-cook food checked
- Medicines and essential equipment checked
- Travel changed or cancelled if advised
- People in support network contacted
- Pets and animals brought to safety
Plan review
- Contact names and numbers still correct
- Meeting places still accessible
- Schools, workplaces and care plans checked
- Medicines and equipment list updated
- Transport options still available
- Local alert subscriptions working
- Stored supplies safe and in date
- Every person understands the plan