Objectives
Know what 'done enough' looks like.
From the old handbook: objectives, then a line in the sand so nobody is arguing in the driveway.
72 hours
Each person can leave the house with water, food, light, meds, and shoes. The plan is on paper.
Two weeks at home
Water, pantry, a cooking plan, and a way to check on the block without the cell network.
Skills
One current first-aid/CPR card in the household. Kids know the out-of-area number. Someone can shut off utilities.
Comms
FRS radios on the Ivins hub-box channel. NOAA radio. Ham is a licensed bonus, not a requirement.
Line in the sand
Write it before the wind comes up. This is household judgment — not a tactical plan.
Stay
- Power out, roads open, house intact — stay, cook safe, check neighbors.
- Heat wave — stay in the coolest room, drink, check elders twice a day.
- Winter storm / icy I-15 — stay unless you are already safer somewhere else.
Leave
- Evacuation order for wildfire or flood — leave early, take the kits, close windows.
- Smoke in the house you cannot explain — out, then call.
- Gas smell — out, no switches, call from outside.
- Wash running across the road you meant to drive — turn around.