Heatwave? Not a disaster.
You've got a phone, a hot week, and a mum who says she's fine.
Short stories about ordinary emergencies. You read what everyone else reads — the alerts, the headlines, the group chat, the bloke online who's confidently wrong — and you decide what to actually do.
About four minutes. No sign-up. Free.
Before you start. These stories are made up, and so are the people in them. Nothing here
is official government, NHS or fire service advice — it's a plain-English summary with links to
the real sources in the Guide. If the two ever disagree, follow the official source.
Full terms on the disclaimer page.
Pick a story
Or just read the advice
The Guide has the same advice without the game — what to do, what not to do, and why, for five kinds of emergency.
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.