Safety statement
Last updated: 12 October 2026
In an emergency, call 999.
PrepareNow gives preparation advice to help households get ready before something happens. It does not give live incident instructions.
During an incident, always follow the emergency services, your local authority, your utility companies and official warnings. If official advice differs from anything on this website, follow the official advice.
- Power cut: call 105 (England, Scotland and Wales) or 03457 643643 (Northern Ireland).
- Urgent medical help that is not an emergency: NHS 111.
- Weather warnings: Met Office.