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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Prepare for hours or days without electricity — lighting, food safety, medical devices, and communication backup.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — No torch, only mobile phone light that drains battery needed for calls.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Family member uses powered medical device with no backup battery.
Scene hazards: Fire from candles, Spoiled food, Medical device failure
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Locate torches and test batteries — store spares in same drawer.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Fill power banks and laptop — can charge phone when grid down.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Group fridge items together — less air gap keeps cold longer when door stays shut.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Write electricity board outage helpline on paper — app may not load.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — 108 if medical device user shows distress without power.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Report sparking lines or pole damage to discom emergency number from safe distance.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Person on oxygen concentrator needs hospital or backup supply within hours.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Food poisoning from spoiled food after long outage — seek clinic if severe vomiting.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT run generator indoors or in garage — carbon monoxide kills silently.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT eat fridge food that stayed above safe temperature for hours — when in doubt throw out.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Candles and diyas are fine for long outages
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Red Cross and fire services report candle fires spike during outages — battery LED lights are safer.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — House fire when candle falls during sleep.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Power will return in an hour so fridge food is always safe
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — FEMA guideline: perishable food unsafe after 4 hours above 4°C in closed fridge. Plan ice or consume early.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Food poisoning after day-long outage assumed safe.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Cyclones, heat load, and grid failures cause multi-day outages. FEMA recommends battery lights over open flames.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Refrigerated insulin and food spoil without plan — WHO notes medicine storage during outages needs forethought.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Solar lantern or inverter with maintenance before monsoon season pays off in repeated outages.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Label fridge with time power went out — helps judge food safety.