Use at least one gallon per person per day as the planning baseline for 4 people and 14 days. Account separately for pets, heat, pregnancy or illness; use food-grade storage and set a rotation date.

Check alarms, exits, visible damage, temperature risks and the safest available shelter area. Rank the first three corrections without entering exact property details here.

Enable Wireless Emergency Alerts and one independent local source such as emergency management alerts, a battery radio or NOAA Weather Radio. Test the notification settings.

Confirm essential daily supplies, prescription refill timing, first-aid access and who to contact when normal services fail. Keep diagnoses and detailed medical records out of this app.

Total the housing, food, utilities, transportation, insurance and necessary-care costs that must continue during disruption. Do not store account numbers or exact balances in this planner.

List only loads that protect life, safe temperature, water, communications or food. Record measured watts, hours of use and starting surge before choosing backup equipment.

Size backup power from measured critical loads. Follow manufacturer instructions; use qualified professionals for permanent wiring or transfer equipment and keep fuel-burning equipment safely outdoors.

Locate official utility information, separate potable and non-potable uses, calculate the first day’s draw and walk through boil-water, do-not-drink and do-not-use notices without consuming questionable water.

Practice moving from normal activity to the best available shelter for the named local hazard. Tornado, flood and lightning actions are different; follow current official alerts.

Count complete meal portions for 4 people, three per day, across 14 days. Match food to dietary needs, safe cooking, fuel, water use and what the household will actually rotate.

Choose a fuel floor, confirm maintenance and documents, stage lawful recovery supplies and keep a non-digital map available. Store exact routes and destinations somewhere private—not in this app.

Review doors, windows, lighting, visibility, package exposure and who knows about household capabilities. Focus on awareness, delay, privacy and lawful de-escalation.

Set a target equal to three months of essential expenses, choose the smallest sustainable automatic contribution and increase it after higher-consequence life-safety gaps are addressed.

Practice with the actual equipment and current official instructions. Treatment must match the hazard; boiling or filtering does not make chemical contamination safe.

Make sure responsible adults can identify utility shutoffs and emergency repair supplies. Use qualified, licensed professionals for permanent electrical, fuel, structural and plumbing work.

Use equipment only in its approved location, confirm ventilation and fire safety, measure fuel use and update the food plan from the result.

Turn off cellular data for the drill, receive an official alert through the backup path and complete a household check-in without publishing locations or routines.

Confirm realistic roles, limits and a missed-check-in response with one or two trusted people. Do not assume skills, supplies or availability that have not been discussed.