Templates & Resources
Printable and fillable tools to put your plan on paper.
Use these templates alongside the guide: fill them in, print them out, and store them where your household can find them.
Template
Household Preparedness Plan
Use this simple one-page layout as your starting point. Fill it in digitally or print it out. Store a copy in your grab bag and post one inside a kitchen cabinet.
This is a high-level template. Some areas, particularly medical details, pet care, and evacuation routes, may warrant their own dedicated pages. Expand as needed for your household.
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Template
The PACE Communication Plan
In an emergency, the PACE Communication Plan (Primary, Alternate, Contingency, Emergency) ensures you can connect with your household when usual methods fail by building critical redundancy into your strategy.
PACE anticipates communication failures by establishing proactive backups. Defining these levels provides your household with the adaptability and clear action plans needed to reduce panic and ensure connectivity during critical situations.
Always ensure your household, especially older children, understand the PACE plan. Practice using these methods where possible, and clearly document contact information for each level. Knowing your options empowers quick and effective action when communication lines are compromised.
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Samples
Starter Checklists
These three checklists are essential inventory companions to our broader Four Pillars framework. By separating the strategic "why" and "how" from these tactical, category-by-category supply lists, you can tackle your preparedness journey methodically without feeling overwhelmed. We recommend starting with a single manageable target rather than attempting to gather every item at once, allowing you to gradually build supplies in alignment with your family's specific needs and readiness goals.
3-Day Essentials
The fastest path to meaningful preparedness. Covers water, food, light, power, first aid, and documents for a 72-hour window. Ideal for beginners and apartment dwellers.
2-Week Readiness
Expands your pantry buffer and household capability for 14-day scenarios, including supply disruptions, extended outages, and regional emergencies. Buildable over 4 to 6 weeks.
30-Day Resilience
A comprehensive, category-by-category inventory for long-term household resilience. Designed for gradual, systematic building over 3 to 6 months with a strong rotation cadence.
Remember that building resilience is a marathon, not a sprint. Choose the checklist that best aligns with your current readiness level and focus on completing it at your own pace before moving to the next stage.
How to use these together: Read this guide once to understand the framework. Then open the checklist that matches your readiness target and work through it methodically. Return to this guide whenever you want to strengthen your planning, alerts, or rotation systems.
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