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Home Power Outage Starter Checklist
A one-page checklist for the boring, useful items to prepare before a blackout: lights, phone power, water, food access, radio, alarms, and the simple steps to take after power returns.
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Print it, tape it inside a cabinet, or keep it with your emergency bin. Use it as a gap check before storms, heat waves, winter weather, or grid alerts.
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What is inside
- One headlamp or flashlight per person
- LED lantern for room or table lighting
- Charged phone power bank and cables
- Manual can opener stored with canned food
- Water containers you can lift, clean, and rotate
- Battery or hand-crank emergency radio
- Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms
- Written plan for medication, pets, and family contacts