Calm, practical help for when the lights go out.

Ready at Home is a free household emergency handbook for Ireland: power cuts, storms, water, heat, first aid, food and planning. Read it here, print it, or keep it on your phone where it works with no signal.

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The handbook

Start with Volume 0, then dip into whatever fits your home. Every volume can be read on screen or downloaded as a print-ready PDF.

Volume 0

Start Here

Household plan & emergency numbers

Volume 1

Just Add Water

Home-dehydrated emergency meals

Volume 2

Power Cuts & Storms

Getting through long outages

Volume 3

Water & Sanitation

Storing, treating, toilets

Volume 4

Cooking & Warmth

Without mains power

Volume 5

First Aid

Step-by-step emergency care

Volume 6

Symptoms & Home Care

Red flags, minor illness, medicines

Volume 7

Home Systems & Repairs

Shut-offs, leaks, storm damage, floods

Volume 8

Fire Safety & Security

Alarms, escape plans, extinguishers

Volume 9

Communications

Family plan, radios, signals

Volume 10

Grab Bags & Kits

72-hour, car, child & pet kits

Volume 11

Pantry & Stockpile

A 30-day food store you rotate

Volume 12

Outdoor Skills

Fire, shelter, knots, navigation

Volume 13

Kids, Morale & Wellbeing

Keeping people okay

Volume 14

Offline Knowledge & Media

Libraries, maps & media without internet

Volume 15

Other Emergencies

Radiation, chemicals, heat, illness, cut off

An app that works with no signal

Open readyathome.info/app on any phone, tablet or computer and add it to your home screen. Everything is saved on the device, and nothing you type leaves it.

The whole handbook

All volumes with pictures and search, readable offline, plus the PDFs.

Emergency numbers

Tap to call 112, ESB, gas, water and support lines. Read out your GPS location.

Offline maps

How to save any country or region so navigation works without mobile data.

Offline library

Curated free downloads: medical guides, Wikipedia, repair, education, sacred texts, music.

Digital prep & local AI

Ready-made download packages and how to run an AI model on your own phone.

Wellbeing

Guided box breathing, a 10-minute movement routine and calm practices.

Tools

Screen torch and SOS signal, whistle, compass and a water calculator.

Household plan

Meeting points, shut-off valves and kit expiry dates, kept on your device.

Open the app