Practical emergency prep for families

Most family emergency plans never get finished. This one is finishable.

Twelve tabs. The quick setup covers the essentials. Fill in the rest over a few sittings.

Families usually start this the week a storm's already in the forecast. Do it now, while things are calm. That's the whole trick.

Get the Binder for $19

The full Family Emergency Binder is a $19 instant download: every document, contact, and plan in one place, including Wills & Wishes and after-a-death paperwork.

Inside the binder

Every household and medical contact, in one place
Insurance, ID, and property documents
Where the accounts live, without writing down passwords
Wills & Wishes paperwork
Evacuation plan and go-bag lists
…and the rest across 12 tabs

12 tabs, fillable or print-blank

The one thing to do

One binder, everything in it

Buy it, download it, and start with the quick setup.

The whole system

Instant digital download

The Family Emergency Binder

$19

Every document, contact, and plan your family needs, organized in one place, including after-a-death and Wills & Wishes paperwork. Print-yourself, fillable, 12 tabs.

Get the Binder for $19

A look inside

Real pages, ready to fill in

111 pages across 12 color-guided tabs. This is what prints when you buy it. Here are four of them.

Tab 1 · Emergency Now

First-10-minutes action page for a power outage

First 10 minutes: power outage

Master document locator

Progress tracker page with milestones and per-tab checkboxes

The progress tracker

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Emergencies

Emergency Contact Card: What to Put on It (Free Printable)

The short list of what belongs on an emergency contact card, the numbers we leave off and why, and a free two-page printable: two fold-over wallet cards, a kids card, and a household contact sheet for the fridge or kit.

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Binder

Home Inventory Checklist for Insurance (Free Printable, Room by Room)

A free two-page, room-by-room home inventory checklist built for insurance claims: what to record, which details change how a claim is paid, and where to keep the record so it outlasts the house.

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Illustration of an under-stairs closet set up as a tornado shelter spot, with sturdy shoes in several sizes, two bike helmets, a quilt and pillows, a rolled mattress, a weather radio, a flashlight, a whistle and a power bank.

Emergencies

How to Prepare for a Tornado

Pick a tornado shelter spot for your kind of home, set up two indoor alerts, stage a small kit, and learn what a watch, a warning and a tornado emergency each mean.

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Who's behind this

Hi, I'm Todd

I'm a parent who trained with our local emergency management. Where we live, we see tornadoes, hurricanes, fires, floods, extreme heat, and cold we're not built for. The lesson that stuck: families who have their information written down before they need it get through the hard moments calmer. I started this site to give regular families the practical, no-panic guidance I wish I'd had. No bunkers, no fear, just what to buy, store, and do.

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