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Power outage checklist

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Home: ______________________Date: ____________

DoneItemNotes
Power list: everything that needs electricity, room by room
What you'll use instead, next to each item
Medical devices and the provider's number, if any
Flashlights: one per person, counted
Radio: battery-powered or hand crank
Battery size for each light and the radio, and spares on hand
Power bank: where it is, date last charged
Home phone: works in an outage? Battery lasts how long?
Outage line, family, out-of-area contact, landlord
Kit location everyone knows; cash, document copies, spare keys
Date checked, and the next yearly check

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