Dealing with an emergency can be stressful. It's good useful to be prepared.
Always call 999 if it's an emergency.
Prepare for an emergency
It's useful to prepare for a range of emergency scenarios that include staying at home for an extended period of time or evacuation from your home.
You might want to consider preparing an emergency kit. This could include essential items to help keep you safe.
Find out more about how to prepare for emergencies on the Ready Scotland website.
Loss of electricity, gas or water
Loss of utilities can happen at any time.
Loss of power
If you suffer a power cut, you should contact your network provider.
You can contact your network provider by calling 105.
If you smell gas
If you smell gas or have a gas emergency, you should call the National Gas Emergency service.
You can contact the National Gas Emergency service by calling 0800 111 999.
Loss of water
If your water stops working, you should contact Scottish Water.
You can contact Scottish Water and report a problem with your water supply on the Scottish Water website.
Severe weather and flooding
Severe weather and flooding is becoming more common. You should make sure you know what to do.
There's information about staying safe in severe weather on the Ready Scotland website.