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If someone needs immediate help with meeting points, use emergency mode.
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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Agree where family will reunite if phones fail during fire, flood, or earthquake evacuation.
The essentials if you need to act right now.
Two meeting places written down. Out-of-town contact. Practice with kids.
What might I see? Observable signs — no diagnosis required.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — No agreed spot — family searches wrong park after earthquake.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Children know home address but not parent work meeting spot.
Optional deeper explanation — not required to act.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NDMA family plans stress meeting points because networks fail first in disasters.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Schools may evacuate children to different side of city.
Check the scene before you approach.
Civilian-safe actions you can take.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Tonight: pick tree or shop landmark near home that survives at night.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Save out-of-area relative number on paper.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Share plan with school emergency card.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Add meeting point to go-bag note.
When and how to get professional help.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Household planning. Citywide alert systems are government role.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Register at shelter when arrived so family tracing finds you.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — 112 missing persons if child not at school muster point.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Reunification services at official shelters after major disasters.
Dangerous actions, when not to attempt rescue, and common myths.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT choose meeting spot inside flood zone or under power lines.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT rely on single mobile chat group only.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Everyone will naturally go home first
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Roads may block home route. Outside-neighbourhood point catches separated family.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Parents and children search opposite directions for hours.
What you can do before an emergency happens.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Update plan when you move home or school changes.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Include pet pickup who gets dog if both parents at work.
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 — Psychological first aid for separated children at camps.