How to fill it in
- 1.Sit down with everyone in your household for 30 minutes.
- 2.Fill in each box by hand — meeting points, contacts, channels, roles.
- 3.Walk the route to your meeting points once so everyone knows the way.
- 4.Print copies for every go-bag, car and a trusted neighbor.
- 5.Review it every six months, or when someone moves or changes jobs.
Family emergency plan
Household ______________________ · Date __________People
- Household members
- Name · phone · special needs
- Animals
- Name · food · carrier location
- Out-of-area contact
- Often reachable when local lines are not
Places
- Primary meeting point
- Walking distance from home
- Fallback meeting point
- Outside the neighborhood
- Regional rally point
- If the area is evacuated
- Evacuation route A / B
- Avoid the same bridge or canyon twice
Comms
- Radio channel / privacy code
- Check-in times
- Every 12 hours by default
- Signal if you must leave a location
- Note left where?
Utilities & essentials
- Gas shutoff location
- Water shutoff location
- Breaker panel location
- Critical medications and doses
Share this plan with your squad
Paper is the backup. Put the same plan in a free squad so family and neighbors always have the latest meeting points, contacts and channels — even offline.
Create my free squadCommon questions
What should a family emergency plan include?
At minimum: two meeting points (near home and out of the neighborhood), an out-of-area contact, every member's phone number, medical needs, a radio or text check-in plan, and who picks up the kids and pets.
Is this template really free?
Yes. Print it or download the PDF with no account. An account is only needed if you want to share the plan with your squad and keep it synced.
How often should we update it?
Every six months, and whenever someone moves, changes schools or jobs, or gets a new phone number.
Want more? See the full preparedness deck or the supply calculator.