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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Your household needs a written plan for where to meet, how to contact each other, and what to do in common emergencies.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
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.
Scene hazards: No reunification plan, Assuming phones will work
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.
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.
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 — 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.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — We will figure it out when something happens
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Stress makes memory fail. FEMA and Red Cross show written plans with practiced routes cut reunification time dramatically.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Family members search wrong areas while someone waits at an unknown location.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Everyone has phones — we do not need a meeting place
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Networks fail in disasters. Batteries die. A physical meeting point works when phones do not.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Hours lost assuming a text will arrive.
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.
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.