PLAN AHEAD Follow current instructions from your local authorities during any real emergency.
Readiness guide 01

A useful plan before the pressure.

Calm, practical steps for households and neighbours: know how to connect, where to meet and what you can prepare now.

Simplified neighbourhood map showing a home, meeting point, water and a route
01 · ConnectChoose contacts and backups02 · MeetSet two meeting places03 · EquipBuild for your household04 · ReviewPractise and update
Three layers

Readiness works better together.

No checklist fits every hazard or household. Start with the people, needs and official guidance relevant where you live.

Household

Contacts, medicines, mobility, pets, supplies and simple roles everyone understands.

Build the plan →

Neighbourhood

Who may need a check-in, which skills are nearby and where reliable updates will be shared.

Map connections →

Local guidance

Official alerts, evacuation routes and hazard-specific instructions for your area.

Plan the sources →
A thirty-minute reset

Start smaller than you think.

A complete emergency plan can feel distant. One focused half hour can establish the structure.

00–05

Write two out-of-area contacts on paper.

05–12

Choose one nearby and one wider meeting place.

12–22

Check water, light, radio and essential needs.

22–30

Share the plan and choose a review date.