Digital guide · UK edition
Home Emergency Handbook
What to do when the tap runs dry, the power goes off or you have to leave home.
A 27-page step-by-step guide for the whole family, based on official UK advice. Print it and keep it with your emergency kit. Download it straight after payment.
£29.00
Free with every water kit. Need water too? See the kits: the handbook comes with them.
- Water: how much to keep, how to store it, what to do when the taps run dry.
- Power cuts, first aid basics, fire & warmth, food and evacuation, step by step.
- A family plan, emergency numbers and printable checklists to fill in.
- Based on official UK advice: Be Ready (GOV.UK), NHS, St John Ambulance, Food Standards Agency.
What’s inside
- Water
- Power cuts
- First aid
- Fire & warmth
- Food
- Evacuation
- Family plan
- Printable checklists
- 01Download it as soon as you have paid.
- 02Print it, or at least the first pages and the checklists: in a power cut, you may not have the internet.
- 03Fill in your household plan and the emergency numbers.
- 04Do the 6-month check twice a year.
Good to know
- Format
- PDF, 27 A4 pages, printable
- Language
- English (UK edition, November 2026)
- Delivery
- Instant download after payment
- Sources
- Be Ready (GOV.UK), NHS, St John Ambulance, FSA, DWI
Is it free with a kit?
Yes. Every Be Prepared water kit comes with the handbook, ready to download after payment. Buy it on its own only if you don’t need a kit.
Can I cancel?
It is digital content: by paying, you ask for immediate access and you lose your 14-day right to cancel once the download starts. If the file is faulty or won’t open, contact us and we will put it right.
It does not replace first aid training or official instructions. In an emergency, call 999.
It comes free with every Be Prepared water kit.