GoKawiilRichmond family details home preparedness plan built around water and power outages
A Richmond, VA resident shares their household's emergency preparedness strategy, explaining that they focus on sheltering in place rather than packing go-bags for large-scale disaster scenarios. The plan centers on realistic local risks, particularly water outages, which have hit the city more often than power failures, including two boil-water advisories and a major transmission main break in 2025-2026. Their stockpile includes stored potable and non-potable water plus a makeshift camp toilet for extended outages.