The Family Emergency Plan

A Calm, Step-by-Step Guide to Go-Bags, Two-Week Home Supplies, Water and Food Storage, Power Outages, Evacuation, Pets, Documents, Insurance Claims and FEMA Help, Built on Ready.gov, Red Cross and CDC Guidance

Build a calm, complete emergency plan for your whole family in 12 weeks, on a normal budget.

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What you get

A region-by-region risk check using FEMA's free National Risk Index
A family communication plan with fill-in templates and kid-friendly scripts
Go-bag, 72-hour kit and two-week home supply checklists
Official water storage amounts and safe treatment steps
Power outage food rules and CDC generator carbon monoxide safety
Step-by-step insurance claim guide and FEMA assistance basics
Plans for pets, medications, older adults and special needs
A 12-week budget-friendly build plan and printable checklists

When the power goes out for three days, a hurricane is two days away, or a wildfire alert lights up your phone, will your family know exactly what to do? This book gets you there in 12 calm weeks, without bunkers, fear, or a garage full of overpriced survival gear.

The Family Emergency Plan turns official guidance from Ready.gov, FEMA, the American Red Cross, the CDC and the USDA into a clear, practical system for real American households. You'll look up your actual risks by address, then build only what you need: a communication plan that works when cell networks jam, a 72-hour go-bag for every family member, a two-week home supply that rotates through your normal meals, and a water storage setup that fits a real house.

You'll learn how to keep refrigerated food safe in an outage, run a generator without risking carbon monoxide poisoning, protect your documents, prepare your finances, and plan for babies, older relatives, medical devices and pets. When disaster does strike, you'll know how to file an insurance claim step by step, how FEMA assistance works, and how to spot the scams that follow every storm.

Every chapter is built to be used: fill-in templates, word-for-word scripts for kids and relatives, worked examples, and printable checklists. The 12-week build plan spreads the cost so most families can finish on a normal grocery budget. No fearmongering, no gimmicks, just a plan your family will actually remember.

What's inside

Start Here: Calm, Ready, and Done in 12 Weeks
Know Your Real Risks: A Region-by-Region Reality Check
The Family Communication Plan That Works When Phones Don't
Go-Bags and 72-Hour Kits: Pack Once, Grab in 5 Minutes
The Two-Week Home Supply: Stay Put Comfortably
Water: How Much, How to Store It, How to Make It Safe
Food Storage That Rotates Itself
Power Outages, Backup Power, and Generator Safety
Important Documents: The Grab-and-Go Paper Kit
Money in an Emergency: Cash, Accounts, and Avoiding Scams
Medications, Medical Needs, and Family Members Who Need Extra Help
Pets Are Family: The Pet Emergency Plan
Go or Stay: Evacuation Routes and Sheltering in Place
After the Disaster: Insurance Claims and FEMA Assistance Basics
The 12-Week Budget-Friendly Build Plan
Printable Checklists and Official Sources

Read a sample

This is the clever part. During a local disaster, it is often easier to reach someone far away than someone across town, because local lines are jammed. Pick one person who lives in a different region and agrees to be the family switchboard. Everyone checks in with that person by text: "I'm OK, at school gym, waiting for pickup." The contact relays news so everyone knows who is safe. Script: Asking someone to be your check-in contact "Hi Aunt Linda. We're putting together a family emergency plan and I'd love for you to be our out-of-town check-in person. If there's ever a big storm or something here and we can't reach each other, we'd all text you to say where we are and that we're OK. You'd just pass messages along. Would you be OK with that? I'll send you our names and numbers so you have them." Part 3: Meeting places Choose three, and make sure everyone can describe how to get to each one. Near home: a specific spot outside, for sudden emergencies like a house fire.