About 2 minutes
How much water should I store?
A drinking and cooking baseline, confirmed extra water, container capacity, and filled weight.
Water storagePractical household preparedness
A calmer home starts with a useful plan.
Know what to protect when the power goes out. Make a plan for your household’s water, food, and essential systems, one decision at a time.
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Have a specific question?
These are planning estimates, not exact equipment sizing or emergency instructions. Use them as a starting point, then check the assumptions, safety limits, and local guidance.
About 2 minutes
Is my fridge or freezer food still usable?
A refrigerator/freezer timeline that hands off from elapsed time to temperature evidence.
Outage food safety About 3 minutes
How long will my battery last?
Runtime from constant watts or measured 24-hour energy, with a separate running-output check.
Battery runtimeContinue on this device without creating an account.
Start with your situation
A clear next step.
Whatever comes next.
Focus on the disruption you’re planning for. Find the checks, decisions, and household actions that matter.
Explore all situationsPower outage
Prioritize essential loads, lighting, communication, food safety, and safe backup power.
Plan for power outageWinter storm
Prepare heat, water, food, travel decisions, and outage fallbacks before conditions worsen.
Plan for winter stormWildfire
Reduce home exposure, keep official alerts available, and make early evacuation decisions.
Plan for wildfireHurricane
Work through alerts, home protection, water, outage planning, and evacuation timing.
Plan for hurricanePlan by household system
Explore the systems your home relies on.
Water
Minimums, storage, and treatment limits
Plan waterFood
Familiar meals, cooking, and rotation
Plan foodPower
Essential loads, runtime, and safe backup
Plan powerCommunications
Alerts, contacts, and offline fallback
Plan communicationsEmergency kit
Household needs, weight, and practice
Plan emergency kitHome safety
Alarms, lighting, access, and shutoffs
Plan home safetyPlan for conditions where you live
Seasonal readiness reminders
These are planning prompts, not local alerts. Follow your local emergency-management and weather services for current instructions.
Wildfire and smoke readiness
If wildfire or smoke affects your area, review evacuation routes, alerts, and indoor-air plans.
Review wildfire planningHurricane readiness
If tropical weather affects your area, review official alerts, evacuation guidance, and outage supplies.
Review hurricane planningContinue learning
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Estimate battery-backup runtime from measured loads, usable capacity, reserve, conversion loss, output limits, motor surge, temperature, age, and a real test.
Plan safe manual fallbacks for locks, garage access, cameras, alarms, lighting, communications, and household check-ins during a power outage.
A family of four needs 12 gallons for 3 days or 56 gallons for 2 weeks before added needs. Plan container counts, weight, reserves, and refills.