Prepare early. Live more securely.
Prepping for emergencies,
shortages and disasters.
Practical prepper guides for what to stock up on, practise and plan before power cuts, floods, water shortages, food shortages and other crises.
No panic. No expensive kit list. Start with what you have.
Build resilience one step at a time
Prepare for the whole crisis.
You do not need to solve everything today. Choose one area, take one useful action, then return when you are ready.
Browse all 29 preparedness guides →Start and plan
Understand local risk and decide together before pressure rises.
Explore topicsLife essentials
Protect air, water, food, shelter, health, sanitation and power.
Explore topicsMove safely
Prepare for evacuation, travel, documents, clothing and home safety.
Explore topicsPeople and community
Plan with children, disabled people, carers, animals and neighbours.
Explore topicsMind and morale
Protect clear thinking, sleep, comfort, endurance and recovery.
Explore topicsDifferent hazards
Use the correct local action for the incident, without mixing advice.
Explore topicsA major preparedness lesson
COVID-19 was a warning about the whole system.
The next pandemic will not be only about infection. It may also bring delayed decisions, changing rules, healthcare pressure, empty shelves, lost income, school and care disruption, misinformation, isolation and a long recovery.
The UK Covid-19 Inquiry found serious failures in preparedness and decision-making. Public behaviour was more complicated than a story of mass panic: some people acted rapidly, many cooperated, some dismissed the risk and others could not follow advice because work, money, housing or care made it impossible. The people who coped best were not those who predicted everything. They had practical options and adjusted as evidence changed.
The first essential
Water changes everything.
Safe water supports drinking, food preparation, hygiene and health. A useful plan covers storage, access, treatment and contamination, not only buying bottles.
Build your water planBegin without overwhelm
Your first 30 minutes
- 10 min
Meet at home
Choose who contacts whom and one meeting place nearby.
- 10 min
Find essentials
Put a torch, radio, medicines list and charging cable together.
- 10 min
Check your water
Count what you already have and note who may need more.
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