Crisis scenarios: what to do, step by step
Simple instructions for the most common emergencies: power cut, flood, fire, air raid, earthquake and more. Each one also opens in the free SurvivalZone app, which works without internet.
- ⚡ Power cut – Blackout, darkness
- 🥶 Cold, no heating – No heating, freezing
- 🚱 No water or unsafe tap water – Taps not working
- 🌊 Flood, water coming in – Flooding, heavy rain
- 🎒 Evacuation in 10 minutes – You must leave home
- 🔥 Fire in the building – Smoke, flames
- 🌡️ Heatwave – Hot, no air-conditioning
- 🌪️ Storm, strong wind – High winds, lightning
- 🚀 Air attack: missiles, drones, bombs – Air-raid alarm, explosions
- 📢 Sirens, alarm, air contamination – Official warning
- 📵 No signal, no internet – You cannot get through
- ❤️ Someone is unconscious – First aid
- 🌍 Earthquake – The ground is shaking
- ⛵ Storm at sea, no internet – On a boat or ship
- 🚗 Road accident – Crash, injured people
- ☠️ Carbon monoxide or gas leak – Headache, smell of gas
- ❄️ Stuck in a car in a snowstorm – Snowdrift, blizzard
- 🌩️ Thunderstorm outdoors – Mountains, fields, water
- 🫀 Heart attack or stroke – Chest pain, drooping face
- 🏊 Someone is drowning – Lake, river, sea
- 🌲 Forest or grass fire – Smoke in the woods
- 💳 Cards and cash machines not working – Payment or bank outage
- 🦠 Epidemic, dangerous infectious disease – Virus, infections, quarantine
- 🧒 A child is missing – Lost or not back home
Keep it on your phone
SurvivalZone is a free app for every emergency, with no account and no app store. It works without internet and shows the nearest shelters and help points, local radio, a 72-hour plan and a mountain trip planner.
General guidance only; it does not replace the emergency services. If a life is in danger, call 112.