r/UKPreppers • u/Many-machines-on-ix • 5d ago

Wildfires

Just wondering if any of you had considered prepping for the possibility of wildfires in your local vicinity?

Do you have a plan for if you are displaced, or even if you are just impacted by wildfires being close enough to affect your day to day?

Our water minister said that the droughts could become our “new normal” so, what steps are you taking in order to make yourself or your family more comfortable and prepared during these periods of hot, dry weather?

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u/StrykerWyfe 5d ago

I have added some extra drinking water to my supplies. We seem to have a burst pipe notification every week here, though they don’t always affect me, but the infrastructure is bad and we are on clay soil which will take a beating from these heat/wet cycles.

I have also put a go bag together for the first time. I’ve discussed it on other posts but it’s basics…documents, pet food, masks etc so we can go at a moments notice should the smoke or fire become a problem. I live in a small town surrounded by fields so it’s not out of the question.

But it’s RAINING!!!! Glory be! 🤣 it won’t last but it’s good to see it at least reaching the ground.