Heatwave? Not a disaster.
Check the news. Check the group chat. Then decide what to do.
Short made-up stories about emergencies that really happen here. You get the alerts, the headlines and the group chat — some of it wrong — and you decide. Four minutes. No sign-up.
What do you want to try?
Before you start. The stories and the people in them are made up. This isn't official
government, NHS or fire service advice — it's plain English with links to the real sources in
the Guide. If the two disagree, follow the official source.
Rather just read?
This is a made-up story. The people, places and posts in it are fictional, including the
social media posts — some of those are deliberately wrong, because that's the point. Any advice
you take from this, check against the Guide and its official sources first.
Don't use this to make decisions in a real emergency: call 999.
How it went
What you did
It's a game, not an assessment. A good result here doesn't mean you'd be fine in a real
heatwave, and a bad one doesn't mean you'd get it wrong. The point is the reasons, not the score.
Every claim in this story is summarised properly, with sources, in the Guide.
The Guide
What to do, what not to do, and why. Every card links to the official source it came from.