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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Your household needs a written plan for where to meet, how to contact each other, and what to do in common emergencies.
The essentials if you need to act right now.
Two meeting spots. One out-of-area contact. Write escape routes. Practice twice a year.
What might I see? Observable signs — no diagnosis required.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — You have never discussed where to meet if you cannot return home.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Children or elders do not know who to call or where to go if separated.
Optional deeper explanation — not required to act.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Families split up during fires, floods, or earthquakes. Without a plan, people search the wrong places and waste time.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Red Cross and NDMA guidance: a simple written plan with meeting points and contacts saves hours of confusion.
Check the scene before you approach.
Civilian-safe actions you can take.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Gather household members for a 15-minute planning talk this week.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Open a notebook or use a free template — write names, numbers, and addresses.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Mark two meeting spots on a map: neighbour's house (near) and school or temple (far).
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Assign roles — who grabs go-bag, who helps elders, who calls out-of-area contact.
When and how to get professional help.
Call 112 or 108 during any life-threatening emergency — the plan supports but does not replace this.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Plan and practice. Follow official evacuation orders during real emergencies.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Save 112 (India unified emergency) and 108 (ambulance) on every phone and on paper.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Out-of-area contact should live in another city — they relay messages when local networks jam.
Dangerous actions, when not to attempt rescue, and common myths.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT assume everyone will remember a verbal plan — write it down and post a copy.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT use only one meeting place — the near home spot may be unsafe in fire or flood.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — We will figure it out when something happens
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Stress makes memory fail. FEMA and Red Cross show written plans with practiced routes cut reunification time dramatically.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Family members search wrong areas while someone waits at an unknown location.
What you can do before an emergency happens.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Review and practice the plan every six months — fire drill, then walk to meeting spot.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Keep a copy in go-bags, at workplace, and with out-of-area contact.
Other scenarios in the same family.
Disability prep
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Plan for wheelchair users, blind, deaf, and neurodiverse family members so emergencies do not cut access to mobility, communication, or medicine.
Earthquake prep
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Prepare your home and family for earthquakes — secure furniture, know drop-cover-hold, and plan for aftershocks.
Elderly prep
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Help elderly family members prepare for emergencies when mobility, memory, or chronic illness makes evacuation harder.
Heat prep
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Prepare for extreme heat — stay hydrated, keep home cool, and protect elderly, children, and outdoor workers.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — During active disaster, follow NDMA and local authority alerts first.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Update the plan when someone moves, changes school, or gets a new medical need.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Everyone has phones — we do not need a meeting place
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Networks fail in disasters. Batteries die. A physical meeting point works when phones do not.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Hours lost assuming a text will arrive.