Home facts and safety

Where the shutoffs and alarms are, who to call, and the safety checks for the first night and after. Everything you type stays in this browser.

Essential on a first pass: the first-night group of the safety checklist and the home facts for the shutoffs, the alarms and the landlord's emergency contact. The first-month group follows in Limited space, A working kitchen and Cleaning safely; the child and owner groups apply only when they apply. First night and safety explains each check.

Home facts

Where things are and who to call (First night and safety and Repairs and requests). Write locations in words someone else could follow in the dark.

Safety checklist

The first-night items come first (First night and safety); the rest follow in Limited space, A working kitchen and Cleaning safely. The source for each is named in the item. Write the date you checked it.

How to use this sheet

• Facts in words. Write where things are so someone else could find them in the dark: "main water valve: utility closet, left wall, behind the water heater".
• Check, then date. Check an item when you have done it, and write the date. The monthly alarm test goes on the phased plan, not here.
• Sources in the items. Each item names the agency behind it; where agencies differ (CO alarms), the item shows both.
• Ask in writing. Where an item is the landlord's to fix (a missing alarm, an anti-tip bracket, window guards), write the date you asked in the note.