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Build resilience before an incident: supplies, printed instructions, a household meeting plan and regular practice. Start with what you already have, then tailor supplies for health, pets and local hazards.
Planning and practice
Each guide includes practical steps, an illustrated sequence and an offline text download.
72-Hour Emergency Kit & Home Supplies
Build and maintain an emergency supply kit for power, water, heat and communications failures.
Open guide →Preparedness
Family Emergency Contacts & Reunification Plan
Prepare meeting locations, offline contacts and communication fallback rules for separated households.
Open guide →PreparednessEvacuation Go-Bag & Departure Decisions
Make quick, safer departure decisions with a grab-and-go bag, routes and shelter alternatives.
Open guide →Quick 72-hour water estimate
Using the Netherlands emergency-kit guidance: 3 litres per person per day. For four people over three days: 4 × 3 × 3 = 36 litres, with additional needs for pets, heat or health requirements.
Related existing guides: disaster planning, evacuation and food and rations.
Official references
- Dutch government — emergency kit
- British Red Cross — emergency preparedness
- American Red Cross — make a plan
Weather alerts, regulations and professional training override general website instructions.