Storm and outage prep record
Plain House Manual
Home: ________________People and pets: ________________Where the kit is kept: ________________Utility outage line: ________________
| Done | Step | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Once, to set it up | |||
| People, pets and baby counted | |||
| Planner run: home and go-bag totals | |||
| Water stocked: home and go-bag | |||
| Food stocked, earliest use-by noted | |||
| Power list written, room by room | |||
| A flashlight for every person | |||
| Radio and spare batteries, sizes noted | |||
| Power bank charged | |||
| Contacts on paper, copy in the bag | |||
| Home phone without power: checked | |||
| Kit in one place, everyone told | |||
| On the calendar | |||
| Fill date on home-filled water | |||
| Water swap booked: fill date + 6 months | |||
| Yearly check booked: fall time change | |||
| Yearly check done, needs rethought | |||
| After an outage | |||
| Date and hours without power logged | |||
| What ran out first written down | |||
| Restocked within the week | |||
| Medical device plan: ask the provider | |||
Source: Ready.gov, Build a Kit, checked October 18, 2026. plainhousemanual.com/calendar/storm-outage-prep-record/Supply lists, counts and dates only. Medical devices and medicines go to the medical provider, generators, stoves, heaters and fuel to the maker's manual and local officials, and the outage report to the utility.
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