Family plan, then the neighborhood net

Household first

1. 1

   Pick an out-of-area contact. After a local event, long-distance calls often work when local circuits do not. Everyone texts that one person: I am safe / I am going to X.

2. 2

   Choose two meeting places: one near home and one outside the neighborhood if you cannot return.

3. 3

   Practice with kids. They should know their full name, parent names, and the out-of-area number.

4. 4

   Texting uses less network than voice. Keep messages short.

5. 5

   A NOAA weather radio still works when phones do not.

Put names and numbers on the household plan

Ivins hub box — FRS by neighborhood

IAECO assignments, February 23, 2026. Use a type-accepted FRS/GMRS handheld on these channels. Stay on your area’s channel unless net control asks you to move.

Highway 91 North is FRS 8 at ½ watt. The rest are 2 watts, narrow FM.

Amateur repeaters (licensed)

From the family CHIRP file. Transmit on amateur frequencies only if you hold an FCC amateur license. 146.520 is the national 2-meter calling frequency — make a contact, then move off.