A plan you can actually take with you.
Make a household contact card, document two evacuation routes, and build a supply inventory. Print these worksheets or download them as plain text and CSV files—nothing is submitted to Technicade.
Family communication and meeting plan
Arrange two meeting places: one close to home and one outside your neighborhood. Teach family members who to contact if separated.
Evacuation and shelter plan
Plan routes with a local paper map. Never rely on a shelter's ordinary address as evidence it is open during a disaster. Check local officials and the Red Cross shelter map before traveling.
Plan with current official sources: Ready's map directory. Stay away from flooded roads, downed lines and evacuation closures.
Check what you have before buying more
Baseline drinking and sanitation water: 21 gallons for 3 people over 7 days. Plan extra for pets, heat, illness and individual needs. This is a minimum starting point, not a universal recommendation. Use the more detailed water calculator →
| Item / category | Have it? | Quantity / notes |
|---|---|---|
| Stored safe water | ||
| Nonperishable food / manual can opener | ||
| Prescription and essential supplies | ||
| First-aid supplies | ||
| Flashlights and extra batteries | ||
| Radio and communication plan | ||
| Charged power bank and cords | ||
| Warm / rain-appropriate clothing | ||
| Hygiene, sanitation and waste bags | ||
| Cash and printed contact list | ||
| Local printed maps / meeting plan | ||
| Pet, baby, accessibility and other needs |
The shopping list only includes rows marked "Need"; it doesn't claim those items are in stock. Use the free supply calculator and official Ready.gov kit guidance for additional context.
Save trusted official resources
Ready.gov family emergency plan
Official planning instructions and a downloadable form from Ready.gov.
Open official planReady.gov supply checklist
Baseline kit lists and printable guidance. Adapt for your household, pets and weather.
Open official checklistExport local maps worldwide
Select your own city or region on OpenStreetMap before an outage. Exported maps do not provide live road closures or shelter information.
Choose your area to exportDownload an offline preparedness handbook
Save a standalone HTML file, or a plain-text edition for basic devices. It includes blackouts, fallout, water, food, civilian protection, family contact planning and blank worksheets. These files contain no trackers or live data; download or print maps separately before an outage.
Save emergency links and local contacts for your own state
Choose your state in our free resource finder, then download or print a fill-in contact sheet with official agency, road, weather, flood and shelter references. The files do not include live conditions once offline.
Stay safer and stay in touch
Save now, not after the connection fails
Use your browser's Print → Save as PDF to keep a paper-ready copy. Downloaded TXT and CSV files are local and may contain personal contact information—store them carefully. You can also save this page to your computer while online; the templates themselves do not need network access. External agency maps and links do.