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Canadian residential area in the dark with a safe illuminated house

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Power outages

Maintain safety, heat, power and communications when the power grid stops.

Preparing with method

A breakdown can take a few minutes or several days. A proportionate preparation protects vulnerable people, reduces the risks associated with cold and carbon monoxide, and keeps essentials without dangerous improvisation.

01

Before

Prepare lamps, batteries, blankets and a plan for medical needs; install functional alarms.

02

During

Follow the official instructions, limit the opening of the refrigerator and never use a combustion appliance inside.

03

After

Check the food, reload the equipment used and correct any deficiencies found.

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These general readings help to prepare the consequences of this situation, complementing the above benchmarks; not all of them are devoted exclusively to this risk.

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