Ready-made lists

What to have at home to manage on your own for three days: water, food, light, health supplies and documents, in US and metric amounts.

A one-week home supply list: water, food, sanitation, backup light and heat, with amounts in US and metric units.

A two-week home supply list, the official upper target in several guides, with water, food, sanitation and backup plans in US and metric amounts.

A one-month plan built up from the 14-day list: rotating food, treating water rather than storing it all, and asking your pharmacist about medicine.

What to do in the first 24 hours of a power outage: protect food, stay safe, keep phones charged and know when to act.

A plan for a three-day outage: food you can no longer keep, heat or cooling, water, toilets, charging and when to go somewhere else.

How to get through two weeks without power at home, and how to decide when it is time to leave instead.

Supplies and habits for staying home during a serious illness outbreak, including caring for someone who is sick in the household.

How to prepare your home and vehicle for a winter storm, stay warm safely if the power fails, and spot frostbite and hypothermia.

Keeping your home and household safe in dangerous heat, what indoor temperatures matter, when fans are not enough, and when to call for help.

Keeping indoor air cleaner during wildfire smoke: cleaner air room, filters, N95 respirators and when heat matters more than smoke.

How to handle shortages calmly: build a small buffer early, buy normally during a disruption, and find substitutes without hoarding.