PREPARE FOR PEOPLE, NOT FOR PANIC.
Know where to check.
Before travelling or making changes, review current warnings and your electricity operator's updates. Keep essential contact numbers somewhere accessible offline.
MET OFFICE WARNINGS ↗Write a simple plan.
Agree who contacts whom, account for essential needs and keep familiar supplies where you can find them. Start with the things you already own.
PRINT YOUR HOUSEHOLD PLAN ↗Know the safe first steps.
In Great Britain, 105 helps connect you to the electricity network operator. Northern Ireland uses a different operator contact. Keep outdoor fuel-burning equipment outdoors.
POWER CUT GUIDE ↗THREE READING STARTS. NO SHOPPING REQUIRED.
Give your household a plan you can actually find.
Print a one-page worksheet for contacts, essential needs, meeting places and what to do if mobile networks fail. Leave it where the household can find it. No login, download tracker or product purchase.
OPEN PRINTABLE CONTACT PLAN ↗What have you considered already?
Use the optional seven-item 72-hour checklist. Selections stay in your browser; no account or submission is required.
OPEN PRIVATE CHECKLIST ↗Keep the real sources handy.
For current local guidance, start with UK Government Be Ready, the Met Office and the British Red Cross.