If tomorrow the power or water goes, or you have to leave home — are you ready?
K72+ shows you, step by step, how to prepare your home and family for the first 72 hours of an earthquake, wildfire, flood or blackout. Practical guides, checklists and an app — all free.
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Work in progressK72+ is just getting started. It already has 25 guides reviewed against official sources and will keep growing, guide by guide. Found a mistake or missing a topic? Write to k72plus@gmail.com.
- BlackoutNo power at home →
- EarthquakeDrop, cover, hold on →
- WildfireStay or leave →
- FloodGet high and wait →
- No waterStore and treat →
- No signalTalk without a phone →
- Cardiac arrestCall 112 and push →
- Severe bleedingStop the bleeding →
- Heat or coldProtect your home →
- Leaving homeThe grab bag →
- In the carCar kit →
- PowerLight and phone charging →
In immediate danger, call 112. Printable cards · Recommended equipment · Supplies calculator
Three steps. One weekend.
You don't need to buy everything or know everything. Start here and in a few days your home will be better prepared than most.
Assess your risk
Answer a few quick questions about your home and area. You'll know what you already have and what's missing.
2 minutes · Risk evaluatorPrepare water and a bag
Water for 3 days and a grab bag ready to go. They're the two things that matter most in the first hours.
1 afternoon · Water and Grab-bag guidesMake the family plan
Where you meet, who calls whom, who picks up the children. Agreed before, not improvised during.
30 minutes · K72 App
- LearnPractical step-by-step guides12 modules — water, shelter, fire, first aid, communications, power… Each guide solves one concrete need, with illustrations and the right equipment.See the modules →
- OrganiseThe K72 app for your homeLists for your grab bag, home supplies and car, a family plan with meeting points, what to do in 25 emergency situations and IPMA warnings. Free, and works offline.Download the app →
- TestQuick toolsFind out in 2 minutes what your home is missing, with the right guide for each point, and test what you know in the quiz.Test your preparedness →
It's not alarmism. It's what Europe already recommends.
In 2025, the European Commission asked every citizen to have resources for at least 72 hours of self-sufficiency. Portugal knows why: we live in a seismic zone, have wildfires every summer, floods in winter — and in April 2025 the Iberian blackout left the whole country without power for hours.
Being prepared isn't living in fear. It's knowing that, if it happens, your family has water, light, food and a plan — and your mind is free to help others.
Written by someone who practises in the field.
K72+ is created by Carlos Batista: documentary filmmaker and photographer, bushcraft and survival practitioner, and coordinator of the Montijo and Afonsoeiro Local Civil Protection Unit, Portugal. Each guide follows official guidance — such as the Portuguese health authority (DGS), the European Commission and the CDC — and shows its sources.
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