We live close to a Fire Station, so I am attributing our continued power to that... but our house is old... really only insulted with rat skeletons, and we have had at least 2 pipes burst. Finding a plumber here is... well... pretty much impossible right now.
Learning some basic plumbing is very worthwhile. As well as keeping some bits and pieces on-hand. Wherever we've had pipes burst before, I've put cutoffs so I can isolate those parts of the house when things get bad. Being without heat is one think (get an emergency heater too) but being without water will have you downright miserable.