How to assess the emergency risks that actually affect your household
Assess the risks around your home, identify vulnerable routines and choose practical actions using local evidence and a simple household worksheet.
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Getting Started
Start with the people, places and routines that shape your household. Practical guides to risk, accessibility, family contacts and rehearsing a plan.
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A useful emergency plan fits the people who will use it. Begin with the disruptions that could affect your address and daily routine, then agree a few actions you can explain to someone else. These guides cover accessible arrangements, collecting family members, practising without creating hazards and settling safely into a new home. Use the risk-assessment guide as your starting point and return to the plan when circumstances change.
Read, plan, practise
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Accessible emergency planning for disabled people
Build an emergency plan around communication, assistance, transport and access, with practical checks for disabled people and their support networks.
A family reunification plan for school and working days
Agree school collection, backup adults and meeting points for days when travel, phone networks or access to home are disrupted.
How to practise your household emergency plan safely
Run a short household emergency exercise with a realistic scenario, safe checks and a useful debrief, without switching off essential services.
The first-week safety checks when you move home
Find exits, alarms, utility contacts and essential local services during your first week in a new home, with practical checks for houses and flats.