--- title: Guides: how to prepare for emergencies — InCaseMap description: Short, clear guides: shelters and KAS shelters, sirens and air raid alerts, 72-hour preparedness, evacuation and information without internet. Based on official guidance. url: https://incasemap.com/en/guides updated: 2026-10-15 language: en publisher: InCaseMap --- > Index of all pages on this site: https://incasemap.com/en/llms.txt — start there to find other pages. # How to prepare and what to do in an emergency Short guides on how to prepare for emergencies: air raid alerts, evacuation, power outages, storms and leaving safely. Each guide starts with a short answer, followed by steps and common questions. Based on official guidance ([lt72.lt](https://lt72.lt)), with links to sources. ## [What to do](https://incasemap.com/en/what-to-do) What to do in an air raid alert, when sirens sound, if you find an explosive, in a fire, a power cut, a storm or on ice. Based on PAGD, KAM and RSC. ## [First aid](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid) First aid step by step: CPR, choking, bleeding, stroke, burns, ticks and 32 more situations. Based on Lithuanian Ministry of Health, ERC 2025 and IFRC. ## [Shelters and KAS shelters](https://incasemap.com/en/shelters-and-bomb-shelters) A shelter is for hiding briefly from an immediate threat; a KAS shelter is for longer stays during an emergency or war. How to recognise and find them. ## [Where to shelter at home](https://incasemap.com/en/where-to-shelter-at-home) Where to take cover if you can’t reach a shelter: the two-wall rule, the safest places in a flat and in a house, what to avoid and what a “Shelter” sticker really means. ## [Sirens and air raid alerts](https://incasemap.com/en/sirens-and-air-raid-alerts) Heard sirens? Turn on LRT and follow official announcements. Air raid alert: go to the nearest shelter or an interior room away from windows. Step by step. ## [If you see a drone](https://incasemap.com/en/what-to-do-if-you-see-a-drone) What to do if you see or hear a drone in Lithuania: where to take cover, why not to film it, how to report it to 112, what to do with a fallen drone and while driving. ## [Phone alert](https://incasemap.com/en/phone-alert-air-raid-or-drones) An alert about an air raid or drones on your phone? What to do in the first minutes at home, outdoors and in the car, where to take cover and how to spot a fake message. ## [Nuclear accident and iodine](https://incasemap.com/en/nuclear-accident-and-iodine-tablets) What to do after a nuclear accident in Lithuania: what the 3-minute siren means, how to shelter indoors, when and how many potassium iodide tablets to take by age, and where to get them. ## [72-hour preparedness](https://incasemap.com/en/72-hour-preparedness) How to be self-sufficient for three days: water, food, medicines, a battery radio, cash, documents and a family plan. An emergency kit checklist. ## [Children and danger](https://incasemap.com/en/talking-to-children-about-danger) How to talk to children about war and threats by age, what to teach them in advance, how to limit news and where to get help in Lithuania: the parents’ line and the child line. ## [Pets](https://incasemap.com/en/pets-in-an-emergency) How to prepare with a pet in Lithuania: can you take a dog or cat into a shelter, what to pack, what to do during an air raid alert and evacuation, what you need to travel to Latvia or Poland. ## [Evacuation](https://incasemap.com/en/evacuation) What an evacuation point is, how to find your nearest one, what to take and what to do when an evacuation is announced. Tips on foot and by car. ## [Information without internet](https://incasemap.com/en/information-without-internet) Without internet, LRT radio still broadcasts official news and phone alerts arrive over the mobile network. What to prepare and how InCaseMap works offline. ## [Power outage](https://incasemap.com/en/power-outage) What to do in a power outage: light, phone, water, heat and food. How to use a generator and gas stove safely, save your phone battery and find water. ## [Storms and floods](https://incasemap.com/en/storms-and-floods) What to do when a storm or flood is coming: follow weather warnings, secure loose items, stay safe at home, outdoors and on the road, avoid floodwater. ## [Places to avoid](https://incasemap.com/en/places-to-avoid) Places to avoid: military, energy, oil, gas and chemical sites and the port, possible targets in wartime. Why to avoid them and how to plan your route. ## [Border crossings](https://incasemap.com/en/border-crossings) Lithuanian border crossings on the InCaseMap map: blue to Latvia and Poland, orange open to Belarus and Kaliningrad, red closed. Border cameras and trip tips. ## [Leaving safely](https://incasemap.com/en/leaving-safely) If you have to leave home or Lithuania: how to plan your route in advance, which documents you need, where to rest on the way and where to get help in Latvia or Poland. ## What to do: all 20 situations [What to do when… 20 dangerous situations](https://incasemap.com/en/what-to-do) ### War and threats - [Air raid alert announced: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/sirens-and-air-raid-alerts#ka-daryti-oro-pavojus) - [Sirens are sounding: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/sirens-and-air-raid-alerts#ka-daryti-sirenos) - [You have spotted a drone: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/what-to-do-if-you-see-a-drone#ka-daryti-dronas) - [You have found a suspicious object or explosive: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/what-to-do-suspicious-object) - [Armed attacker: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/what-to-do-armed-attacker) - [Enemy soldiers in your town or village: how to behave](https://incasemap.com/en/what-to-do-enemy-soldiers) - [Evacuation announced: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/evacuation#ka-daryti-evakuacija) ### Nature and weather - [Storm and strong wind: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/storms-and-floods#ka-daryti-audra) - [Thunderstorm: what to do at home, outdoors and in a car](https://incasemap.com/en/what-to-do-thunderstorm) - [Flood: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/storms-and-floods#ka-daryti-potvynis) - [Forest or grass fire: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/what-to-do-wildfire) - [Extreme heat: what to do when it is 30 °C or more](https://incasemap.com/en/what-to-do-heatwave) - [Extreme cold and blizzard: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/what-to-do-extreme-cold) - [On the ice: what ice is safe and what to do if you fall through](https://incasemap.com/en/what-to-do-on-ice) - [Someone is drowning: how to help safely](https://incasemap.com/en/what-to-do-someone-drowning) ### Accidents - [Fire at home or in a flat: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/what-to-do-house-fire) - [Smell of gas: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/what-to-do-gas-smell) - [Power cut: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/power-outage#ka-daryti-elektra) - [Chemical accident: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/what-to-do-chemical-accident) - [Radiation accident: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/nuclear-accident-and-iodine-tablets#ka-daryti-radiacija) ## First aid: all 38 situations [First aid: what to do in 38 situations](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid) ### Life-threatening - [Someone is unresponsive and not breathing: how to do CPR](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-cpr) - [Child or baby is unresponsive and not breathing: how to do CPR](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-child-cpr) - [Someone is unresponsive but breathing: the recovery position](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-recovery-position) - [Adult or child is choking: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-choking) - [Baby is choking: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-choking-baby) - [Severe bleeding: how to stop it](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-severe-bleeding) - [Severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis): what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-anaphylaxis) - [Stroke signs: how to recognise a stroke and what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-stroke) - [Heart attack signs (chest pain): what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-heart-attack) - [Seizures: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-seizure) - [Shock: how to recognise it and what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-shock) - [Someone is drowning or was pulled out of the water: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-drowning) ### Injuries - [Chest or abdominal wound: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-chest-abdominal-wound) - [A body part has been cut or torn off: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-amputation) - [Someone is trapped or buried under rubble: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-crush-injury) - [Head, neck or back injury: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-spinal-injury) - [Head injury: when to call 112](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-head-injury) - [Burns: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-burns) - [Electric shock: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-electric-shock) - [Fracture, dislocation, sprain: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-fracture-sprain) - [Chemical in the eye: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-chemical-in-eye) - [Cuts and grazes: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-cuts-grazes) - [Knocked-out tooth: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-knocked-out-tooth) ### Illness and conditions - [Diabetes: low blood sugar — what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-low-blood-sugar) - [Asthma attack, breathlessness: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-asthma-attack) - [Feeling faint or fainting: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-fainting) - [Child with a fever: what to do and when to call 112](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-child-fever) - [Panic or severe fright: how to help](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-panic-attack) - [Someone talks about suicide: how to help](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-suicide-risk) ### Environment, poisons, animals - [Carbon monoxide poisoning: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-carbon-monoxide) - [Poisoning by poisons, medicines or chemicals: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-poisoning) - [Overheating or heatstroke: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-heatstroke) - [Hypothermia: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-hypothermia) - [Frostbite: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-frostbite) - [Adder bite: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-adder-bite) - [Bee or wasp sting: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-bee-wasp-sting) - [Tick bite: how to remove a tick and what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-tick-bite) - [Dog or other animal bite: what to do](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-dog-bite) ## Related - [Glossary](https://incasemap.com/en/glossary): Short definitions of civil protection terms: shelter, KAS shelter, evacuation point, air raid alert, public warning, 72-hour supplies, ford and more. - [FAQ](https://incasemap.com/en/faq): All common questions in one place: shelters and KAS shelters, sirens and air raids, 72-hour preparedness, evacuation, power outages, offline map, family group and communities. - 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How to use it, step by step. - [Categories](https://incasemap.com/en/categories): InCaseMap place catalogue: 27 categories in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland — shelters, KAS shelters, evacuation points, sirens, healthcare, water, bridges.