Educational checklist only: This page helps you prepare and organize. It is not legal, medical, insurance, safety, construction, travel, veterinary, or professional advice.
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Before an outage
Use flashlights rather than candles where possible.
Keep phone power banks and essential device chargers ready.
Know how to report an outage and where to check official updates.
Consider vulnerable people, pets, and safe relocation options before an emergency.
During an outage
Use utility, municipal, or emergency channels rather than rumours.
Never run fuel-burning equipment indoors, in garages, or near openings.
Limit opening to preserve cold as long as possible.
Do not approach downed or damaged electrical lines.
Records and communication
Useful for food safety decisions, claims, and service reporting.
A pattern may help when reporting reliability concerns.
Paper copies help when phones are low or networks are down.
List sump pumps, medical devices, internet equipment, heating/cooling, and alarms.
After power returns
Confirm essential devices returned to normal operation.
Follow official food safety guidance after long outages.
Recharge phones, power banks, lights, and batteries.
Record what was missing or hard to find.
How to use this checklist
Review the items before the task starts, not only at the last minute. Check off what applies, copy the unfinished items if you need a short action list, and save relevant receipts, photos, dates, and contact names in your own records.
Some items may not apply to your situation. Local rules, official guidance, product instructions, building policies, insurance requirements, and qualified professional advice should take priority where they apply.