Self-check, just for fun · 6 questions · about 3 min

How emergency-ready is your home?

A light self-check: water, torch, radio and cash. Where do you stand?

Just for fun: six honest answers and you get a result that points to the official checklists from the UK, Germany and the US. There are no wrong answers and nothing is saved.

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The questions

Your result

Answer every question to see your result. Each answer scores 0, 1 or 2 points. This is a light self-check, not an assessment.

Starting from scratch (0 points or more)
No problem. You don't have to buy it all at once: the UK checklist suggests adding an item or two during normal shopping. Start with water and a torch.
How to make a home emergency kit
Halfway there (5 points or more)
A good base. Compare your water and days with your country's list (3 days in the UK, ideally 10 in Germany) and add the missing pieces.
How to make a home emergency kit
Ready for the next power cut (9 points or more)
Nicely done. Set a six-month reminder to check expiry dates, and add your medical details to your phone for paramedics.
Set up Medical ID on an iPhone

All the questions

How much drinking water do you keep at home?
- Just the tap
- A few bottles
- About 3 litres per person per day, for at least 3 days
The power goes off tonight. How do you get the news?
- My phone, until it dies
- My phone and a charged power bank
- A radio that runs on batteries, a crank or solar
And a torch?
- The phone torch will do
- Somewhere, maybe with flat batteries
- Yes, with spare batteries, and I know where it is
Cash and copies of documents?
- Not really
- A little cash
- Coins and notes, copies of ID and a written list of important numbers
When did you last check your supplies?
- What supplies?
- Over a year ago
- In the last six months
Does everyone at home know where the kit is?
- There is no kit yet
- Some of us
- Yes, everyone