Free interactive tool · Private by design

Build a plan for your area and your household.

Enter any city, region or postal code you are planning for, pick the hazards you want to prepare for and download a usable checklist with official resources. No paid map API, login or automatic collection of your location.

Not a live risk assessment. This tool does not geocode your location, identify actual hazards, issue alerts, guarantee shelter availability or create an official evacuation route. You select your own risks; confirm local warnings, road closures and shelter information with emergency authorities. For immediate danger, follow official warnings and call emergency services.

Step 1 · About your plan

Choose your planning area

City, region, country or postal code (optional)

This is a label for your plan. It does not trigger a location lookup.

Region for official resource directory

Your location stays on this page. For non-U.S. countries, type your location above and use your national authority. Find official contacts for every U.S. state and territory →

Number of people

Days of basic supplies

Step 2 · Choose the situations you want to prepare for

Family meeting place (optional)

Out-of-area contact (optional)

Additional considerations (optional)

Date you will review your plan

Optional reminder to rotate supplies and check seasonal conditions.

Your local plan · Preview

Your starter preparedness plan

Baseline water planning

14 gallons

Calculate gallons, liters, storage containers and what you already have →

1 gallon per person per day for 7 days, plus more for individual needs.

Recommended next step

Verify official sources

Select your risks, then review sources and actions below. No location-specific hazards are inferred from your address.

Always include these basics

Store safe drinking water, food, medicines and necessary household supplies.
Agree on two meeting places and a family contact plan.
Keep a battery-powered way to receive reliable alerts and spare power for your phone.
Print local maps before travel and check current road restrictions.
Keep copies of the most important information in a safe place.

The links in your plan lead to official agencies. They do not automatically show a forecast for your entered place. On each agency site, choose your local area manually.

Official map directory Seasonal guide library Printable family worksheets Save standalone offline handbook

Location-aware without paid APIs

Check the real conditions and map

Use your entered place to open a street-map search, or check national weather and hazard tools. Technicade does not store or send your location. If you open OpenStreetMap, the location text is passed to that external site only when you click.

Worldwide weather warnings (WMO)Major global disaster alerts (GDACS)All U.S. state emergency agencies Official weather forecast and alerts FEMA flood maps Red Cross open shelters

Practical next step

Preparation is a habit, not a panic purchase

Start with supplies you already have. Add missing essentials over time, keep them accessible and practice your family check-in routine. Your local plan is free; you never need to buy a Technicade product to use official safety guidance.

Based on U.S. preparedness references, global warning directories from WMO and GDACS, and other public agencies. Guidance must be checked against your country and local authorities. Last content review: November 2026.