Heating is available in homes to keep warm and comfortable during the coldest and wettest months of the year, as well as not threatened with colds or even hypothermia. Heating devices, such as wood-fired stoves, often perform not only the heating function but also the functions of preparing meals and heating water.
Both natural disasters and other factors may interfere with or even interrupt the heating supply. In order to mitigate the consequences of failure or absence of the heating supply, it is necessary to prepare in good time.
Preparation for heating supply disruption
- If central or gas heating is connected to your home, see if it will work if the electricity is switched off.
- Make sure you have enough fuel (such as firewood) in your household for at least one week.
- Provide an axe and saw that will allow you to clean up wood if needed for a fire, barbecue, fireplace or oven.
What should I do in the event of a heating interruption?
What if indoor temperatures drop below +15 degrees?
- Keep warm in one room. Close the door to other rooms and seal the gaps with carpets or towels.
- Cover the windows with heavy curtains or blankets. Put several carpets on the floor.
- Put on warm, breathable clothing, preferably of wool. Put on a number of socks, including a knitted hat and gloves if necessary.
What if you must spend the night in cold housing?
- Place the beds in the warmer room. Use all the blankets. If you have a sleeping bag, use it too.
- Sleep with the rest of your family under one blanket.
- Create a tent from blankets around the table and sleep in it or build a camping tent in the room.
Remember!
- Eat calorie-rich food.
- If you have an oven or fireplace in your home, incite it.
- Do not consume alcohol – it will not warm and its use may be dangerous as it may interfere with the proper perception of reality.