Practical plans for real households

Home Resilience Hub helps US households make practical plans for outages and other disruptions. The guides are written for readers working with real limits on time, budget, storage space, and technical experience.

Who we help

The publication is for adults deciding what to store, what to check, what can wait, and when a household plan needs help from a local authority or qualified professional. Topics include backup power, water and sanitation, food and cooking, communications, home security, and apartment and city readiness.

How a guide is produced

We start with the decision a reader needs to make, then match consequential claims to current public guidance, an exact manufacturer manual, or another source suited to the claim. Examples and calculators show their assumptions so readers can replace them with household-specific information.

The team byline identifies work produced and maintained by the publication. It covers source selection, writing, calculations, internal review, and updates.

Safety and local limits

No general guide can inspect a building, equipment, water source, health need, local code, or current evacuation order. Where those details change the safe answer, the guide points readers to current local instructions, the exact manual, or an appropriately qualified professional.

Report a correction

If a source, sentence, link, or calculator result appears wrong, use the editorial feedback form. Include the page URL, the exact statement or result, and a reliable source when you have one. The team checks the report against the cited material and updates or removes unsupported guidance when the evidence warrants it.

Read the complete research and corrections methodology.