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emergency preparedness resources
Free digital guides to getting yourself and your community prepared. Practical tools for building preparedness at your own pace.
Wildfire Evacuation Guide
a practical wildfire evacuation guide
Everything to think through before a wildfire threatens your area: how to know when to leave, what to pack, how to get out safely, and what to do if you have very little time. Walk through it now, so you are ready when it matters. Keep a copy in your go-bags.
- Leave early. Go now.
- Dress for escape
- Load people + animals
- Take the Core 6
- Text your status
- Drive out safely
- Check in, do not return
- Warning does not mean wait
- Your routes + meeting places
Go-Bag Packing List
a printable go-bag checklist
Every category to pack for, from shelter and water to communication, first aid, documents, and the grounding items that keep you steady. Print it, put it on the fridge, and start putting your kits together step-by-step.
- Shelter + layers
- Water + food
- Navigation
- Personal documents
- Bartering items
- Car items
- First aid + hygiene
- Communication
- Tools + equipment
- Grounding + creative items
Stay-Kit Supply List
a home base for hard days
A stay kit helps you live at home through a major earthquake, power outage, storm, water interruption, or another disruption when the building remains safe but everyday systems do not. Start with at least three days of essentials and build toward two weeks.
- Water + the pantry
- Eating well at home
- Health + sanitation
- A bathroom plan if plumbing fails
- Power + home safety
- Light, charging + communication
- Temperature + shelter within the home
- People + animals who need a tailored plan
- Make it yours
Emergency Communications Guide
stay connected when systems are stressed
A layered plan for staying in touch when cell networks are busy, power is out, or people are scattered. Build a PACE plan for your household, pod, or workplace, get to know FRS and GMRS radios, and weigh mesh, satellite, and backup internet options. Includes a worksheet plus simple drills to practice before an emergency.
- Your PACE plan
- Everyday radio options
- FRS in plain english
- GMRS + getting licensed
- Meshtastic + satellite options
- Backup internet
- Radio etiquette
- Practice drills
- The NATO phonetic alphabet
