In a life threatening emergency in Europe, call 112. In the US and Canada, call 911. Keep enough at home for 7 days: water, food, medicine and a battery radio. Plan 3 litres of water per person per day. Emergency numbers by country
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Printable plans for blackouts, floods, fires and network failures, built on official guidance from Europe and beyond.
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Three steps. Start with one tonight.
Know your risks
Find out what can hit your area, how alerts reach you and who your official sources are.
Check your areaMake a plan
Meeting points, contacts on paper and who checks on whom when phones stop working.
Build your family planBuild your kits
A bag to leave in minutes and supplies to stay home for a week.
See both kitsBased on guidance from FEMA, the Red Cross, DSB and other national civil protection agencies.
Choose what you're preparing for.
Power outages
Light, heat, food safety, cash and batteries, before, during and after.
Communication failure
A family plan for when phones go quiet.
Floods
Documents up, utilities off, leave early.
Fires
Smoke, burns and household prevention.
Earthquakes
The first seconds and the first day.
Heat and cold waves
Water, medication, vulnerable neighbours.
Urban evacuation
What to take and where to meet.
Mental resilience
Calm decisions, talking with children.
Two kits. One to go, one to stay.
72 h
The go-bag
One backpack per person, by the door. Six modules and 34 items for leaving home in minutes.
- AWater and food
- BDocuments and money
- CHealth
- DLight, power, info
- EClothing and warmth
- FTools
7 days
The home kit
Nordic authorities ask households to manage on their own for about a week. Water, heat, food, light, medicine and a radio for staying put.
- Drinking water
- Food that keeps
- Heat without power
- Light and batteries
- Battery or crank radio
- Medicine and first aid
Nobody prepares alone.
Pick a preparedness buddy: a neighbour, a friend or a relative you agree to check on, and who checks on you, when the network goes down.
Make a buddy plan
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Emergency numbers and official sources
European Union
112
Works in every EU country
Always follow instructions from your local authorities.