prepare for

Your household. Your horizon.

Readiness, at
your pace.

Choose a horizon that fits your household, space and resources.

Choose a readiness mode

Standard

72 hours to 2 weeks

A practical household buffer for power outages, severe weather and evacuation.

  • Water, food and safe lighting
  • Go-bag and household contacts
  • Cash and offline documents

The 24-month horizon.

Progress is personal. Review your plan as household needs and local risks change.

Build your baseline: Water, food, lighting, documents and household contacts.

  1. Build your baseline

    Months 1 to 3

    Water, food, lighting, documents and household contacts.

    View phase 1 checklist

    Prepare for: A Household Baseline

    • Plan drinking water for each household member
    • Rotate familiar shelf-stable food
    • Charge batteries and check safe lighting
    • Pack essential documents and a go-bag
    • Write and practice the household contact plan
    • Set aside a suitable physical cash reserve
    • Test encrypted offline document and MFA backups

  2. Buffer the essentials

    Months 4 to 9

    Test water treatment, backup energy and financial buffers.

    View phase 2 checklist

    Prepare for: A Practical Essentials Buffer

    • Review drinking-water needs and the stored-water rotation plan
    • Test safe lighting, spare batteries and power-bank charging
    • Write down alternatives for essential payments during an outage
    • Confirm accessible transport and household support arrangements

  3. Extend your continuity

    Months 10 to 18

    Rotate supplies and practice local communication.

    View phase 3 checklist

    Prepare for: Contacts and Everyday Continuity

    • Save local warning channels and test a battery-powered radio
    • Practise an out-of-area check-in without relying on mobile data
    • Review and rotate food, hygiene supplies and spare batteries
    • Restore an encrypted offline backup and check separate recovery codes

  4. Practice your independence

    Months 19 to 24

    Exercise power, water and relocation plans.

    View phase 4 checklist

    Prepare for: A Household Plan Rehearsal

    • Walk through a short outage plan with safe stopping points
    • Review destinations, accessible transport and pet arrangements
    • Restock everyday essentials used during the rehearsal
    • Refresh household contacts, documents and local-risk information