P — Primary (everyday method)
Your default, first-try communication method.
- Method: ___________________________
- Family group chat or number: ___________________________
- All family members have each other's numbers saved
A — Alternate (different path, same infrastructure)
Uses technology but a different route — try when calls are jammed.
- Method: ___________________________
- Out-of-state contact name: ___________________________
- Phone: ___________________________
- Relationship: ___________________________
- This person knows they are our relay contact
- This person has every family member's phone number
C — Contingency (completely different system)
Doesn't depend on cell networks at all.
- Method: ___________________________
- Walkie-talkie channel / tone: ___________________________
- Landline number (neighbor/work): ___________________________
- Known Wi-Fi location nearby: ___________________________
- Equipment stored and batteries checked
E — Emergency (no technology required)
Works when everything electronic fails. Pre-agreed actions only.
- Near-home meeting point: ___________________________
- Out-of-neighborhood meeting point: ___________________________
- Note-leaving spot (e.g., front door): ___________________________
- All family members know routes to both meeting points
- Kids have practiced walking to the near-home point