Preparedness · 6 min · Updated 2026-06-29
Family Emergency Plan Template
Decide how your household will contact, meet, evacuate, and reconnect.
Quick checklist
Use this as the working list.
Short items are easier to finish before conditions change. Save official links and adapt supplies to your household, location, and medical needs.
- Choose an out-of-area contact.
- Write two meeting points.
- Save school, workplace, care facility, and pet contacts.
- Agree on evacuation transport options.
- Practice the plan once a year.
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Contacts first
Mobile networks can be overloaded during emergencies. Write down key phone numbers and choose one out-of-area contact who can relay updates.
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Two meeting points
Pick one meeting point near home and another outside the neighborhood in case roads are blocked or evacuation is required.
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Include daily realities
A good plan covers children, older adults, people with disabilities, pets, prescriptions, mobility needs, and who can help if you are away from home.
Official and expert sources
Verify decisions with source-of-record pages.
Disaster Calendar organizes public preparedness information, but it is not an official emergency alert service.