Home · S06-01 · Heating & cooking
Heat and Fire
How to stay warm and cook a meal when there is no power and no heating — and how to protect yourself from carbon monoxide and fire
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Levels this guide covers
72 hours2 weeks3 months1 year+
In short
- Don't heat the whole home: one warm room, well sealed, for the whole family.
- Layers of clothing, a hat and a warm sleeping bag keep you warmer than any heater.
- Never use a charcoal grill, a generator or an unvented gas burner indoors — carbon monoxide has no color and no smell.
- Every home with an open flame (gas, wood, kerosene) needs a CO detector and a fire extinguisher.
- A stove and chimney must be installed by a qualified professional, and the chimney regularly inspected by a chimney sweep.
What's inside
- 01The Plan: One Warm Room
- 02Insulation Without a Contractor
- 03Layers, Sleep and Hypothermia
- 04Heaters: What Is Safe Indoors
- 05The Wood Stove
- 06Cooking Without Power
- 07Carbon Monoxide: Recognize It and Act
- 08Fires and Fire Extinguishers
- 09Storing Fuel
- 10When Winter Lasts for Months
- 11The Most Common Mistakes
- 12Printable Checklist
Worksheets (appendices)
- ACO Alarm or Suspected Poisoning — What First?
- BOne Warm Room Plan
- CFuel Log
- DHome Fire Safety Check
- EEquipment by Priority
- FLocal Information Card
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