The power just went out · Outage Supply Planner

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Headlamps on. Note the time the power went out.
Fill the bathtub bladder, pots, jugs and buckets while water still runs.
Unplug TVs, computers and appliances (power surges when it returns). Leave one lamp switched on to know when it's back.
Fridge and freezer stay shut. Put thermometers in if they aren't already.
Check CO and smoke alarms have batteries.
Phones to low-power mode; start charging power banks from the station.
Turn on the radio: what's out, how wide, how long?
Text your out-of-area contact: "All OK, power out."
Check on your closest neighbors, especially older people and anyone with medical needs.
Car: if it's in the garage, open the garage door by hand now.
Gather kids in one room and tell them calmly what's happening.

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Set up the warm (or cool) room, crib and sleeping spots.
Set up the outdoor kitchen and the generator spot—outside, 20 ft away.
Set up the two-bucket toilet and the handwashing station, even if toilets still flush.
Put solar panels out for the day.
Eat from the fridge first.

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Move on to freezer food; cook it fully and eat it within the safe window (Book 1 p. 10).
Start the water and food log (p. 35) and the 90-day tracker (p. 37).
Meet the neighbor group. Agree check-in times, radio channel, watch shifts.
Refill prescriptions now if any pharmacy is open.
Keep the kids' routine: meals, nap, play, bedtime.