The household plan
Who calls whom, where you meet, who fetches the children. Four fields on one page — and the one that decides what everything else is for.
10 min · reading
Why a plan and not a hope
In a flood or fire, phones fail, roads close and people are not where they usually are. A plan is four decisions made now, while everyone is calm, so nobody has to invent them at 2 a.m. AlertCommunities keeps yours at /plan and shows it to you when an alert fires near a saved place.
The four fields
- Meeting point. A place on high ground, away from the danger, that every member can reach on foot — a school, a church, a relative's house. Pick it on the map so it is a real spot, not a description.
- Out-of-area contact. Someone in another town. Local calls fail together; long-distance lines often still work. Everyone reports to that person, who becomes the family's switchboard.
- Who needs help. The grandmother who cannot climb stairs, the child at school, the neighbour with the wheelchair. Write who is responsible for each one.
- What we take. The go-bag, the documents pouch, the medicines — and where they are kept. This links to the next item.
Rehearse it once
Walk the route to the meeting point together. Text the out-of-area contact so the number is saved on every phone, not just yours. Do it on a Sunday; it takes twenty minutes.
Where it shows up
When a warning arrives for one of your places, the alert card carries your meeting point and the "who needs help" list — the page you would not have time to look for.
Do it now
Open /plan and fill the four fields. Any three filled shows as in progress; all four ticks this item.
Fill in the four fields. All four ticks this item; the quiz is optional practice.
Quick check
Get 3 of 4 right to tick this item and earn its badge.