🚗 Evacuation: what to do, step by step
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If the authorities tell you to leave, leave: every minute counts and the roads get jammed.
Open the guide in the app (works offline)Step by step
| You get the alert | Grab the go bag, medication, documents, charger and pets. You should be heading out within 10 minutes. |
|---|---|
| Before closing the door | If there's time and you're told to: turn off the gas and water, switch off the power at the breaker box and leave a note saying where you're going. |
| On the way | Follow the official routes even if there are shorter ones, and let your out-of-area contact know. |
| When you arrive | Register at the reception center if there is one: that way your relatives can find you. |
Before
- Keep your 72-hour bag ready by the door and the car's tank above half.
- Agree with your family on two meeting points and an out-of-area contact (fill in the family plan).
During
- Grab the go bag, medication, documents, charger and pets. Nothing else.
- If there's time and you're told to: turn off the gas and water and switch off the power at the breaker box.
- Follow the routes the authorities give you, even if there are shorter ones.
- Let your out-of-area contact know where you're going.
After
- Only go back when the authorities say so, and check your home for any smell of gas or damage to the wiring.
What you need for this emergency
- Mountaintop, 40 L backpack
- LifeStraw, personal filter
- Anker Nano, 10,000 mAh power bank
- YUMQUA, dry bags
See the full kit: Evacuation go bag →