PurgeProof

Power grid resilience

KEEP LIFEPOWERED.

Create layered power, communication, and household continuity so an outage does not immediately become a family emergency.

Explore your A–E plan

The PurgeProof A–E system

A plan your family
can actually follow.

Keep life powered—even when the grid is not.

A
Step A

Assess • Assemble • Accumulate

Identify critical loads and household needs.

  • Assess medical, temperature, lighting, refrigeration, and communication requirements
  • Assemble charging, cooking, lighting, and safety equipment
  • Accumulate water, food, batteries, medication, and safely stored fuel
B
Step B

Backup • Barricade • Bug-Out

Build layers and know their limits.

  • Create appropriately selected backup power and communication layers
  • Protect equipment from surges, weather, theft, and unsafe operation
  • Define when loss of power makes temporary relocation necessary
C
Step C

Connect • Communicate • Conserve

Stay reachable and make available power last.

  • Establish radio, offline contact, and family check-in plans
  • Connect with neighbors and local support networks
  • Conserve energy by prioritizing essential loads
D
Step D

Defend • Develop • Drill

Operate equipment safely under pressure.

  • Defend against electrical, battery, fire, fuel, and carbon-monoxide hazards
  • Develop safe power-prioritization and equipment-operation skills
  • Run simulated 24-hour and multi-day outage drills
E
Step E

Evaluate • Exit • Endure

Reassess conditions throughout a long outage.

  • Evaluate power, fuel, weather, security, and household health regularly
  • Relocate if essential medical, temperature, water, or safety needs cannot be maintained
  • Sustain essential systems through an extended outage

Make it personal

Build your PurgeProof
A–E plan.

Start with a readiness conversation and turn these steps into a plan for your household.

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