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Family Emergency Binder
A printable binder for your family's emergency plans, contacts, kits, and documents, with plans for mobile homes, RVs, and farms.
$14.99
Buy now · $14.99- 51 printable pages with tabbed sections
- Hazard pages for 8 kinds of emergencies
- Plans for mobile homes, RVs, farms, and animals
- US Letter size, wider left margin for hole punching
- Instant digital download (PDF)
The problem
Emergencies don't leave time to look things up
When an emergency comes, there is no time to search for phone numbers, decide where to meet, or remember what to pack. A plan made on a calm day is the one you will actually use. This binder walks you through making that plan, then keeps your contacts, kits, and documents together so anyone in the family can pick it up and know what to do. It also covers the households most plans leave out: mobile and manufactured homes, RVs, and farms with animals.
Who it's for
- Families who want one plan everyone in the house can follow
- Mobile and manufactured home owners in storm country
- RV and travel trailer owners who need to move early
- Farm families with livestock, equipment, fuel, and chemicals to plan for
What you'll be able to do
A plan you make now, ready when it counts
- Know who to call and where to goEmergency contacts, a family communication plan, and evacuation routes in one section.
- Pack the right kitsA 72-hour home kit, a go bag for each person, and car, first aid, and pet kits.
- Know what to do for each hazardBefore, during, and after checklists for eight kinds of emergencies.
- Plan for your kind of homeWhen to leave a mobile home, tie-down checks, and an RV evacuation plan.
- Plan for your animalsLivestock evacuation, emergency farm shelters, and what to do if animals can't leave.
- Recover fasterImportant documents, insurance, a home inventory, and a damage and claim log.
What's included
Everything in your download
- Family Emergency Binder (PDF, 51 pages): Start Here (welcome, setting up and keeping it current, our risks), 1 Household + Contacts (household info, emergency contacts, medical info, utilities and shutoffs), 2 Our Plans (family communication, evacuation, shelter in place, kids and school, anyone who needs extra help), 3 Kits (72-hour home kit, go bag, car kit, first aid kit, pet kit, kit check log), 4 Hazard Pages (hurricane and typhoon, flood, wildfire, tornado, earthquake, winter storm and extreme cold, power outage, extreme heat), 5 Mobile Home + RV (mobile homes in storms, mobile home prep checklist, RV and travel trailer plan, where we'll go), 6 Farm + Animals (farm emergency plan, livestock evacuation, if animals can't leave, equipment, fuel and chemicals, animal inventory), and 7 Documents + Recovery (important documents, insurance, home inventory, after the disaster, damage and claim log)
How it works
Start small, then fill it in over time
- Print and set it upPrint at actual size on US Letter paper, then add the pages to a binder with tab dividers.
- Start with the basicsFill in your contacts, your family plan, and a 72-hour kit first. That covers most emergencies.
- Add what fits your homeWork through the hazard pages for your area, and the mobile home, RV, or farm pages if they apply.
- Keep it currentReview it twice a year, and practice your evacuation route with the whole family.
Delivery
How you get it
This is a digital download. After checkout you get your download link right away and by email. Print the PDF at home or at a print shop. Pages marked "Print as needed" or "Print one per person" can be printed again and again. Nothing ships.
For personal use. See the license and refund policy. This binder is a planning and organizing tool. It is not a substitute for official emergency guidance or professional advice. Follow instructions from local emergency officials, the National Weather Service, and your insurance company. In an emergency, call 911.
Questions
Frequently asked
Can I fill it in on my computer?
No. It is a printable PDF made to fill in by hand, so it works when the power and internet are out.
Do I need to fill in every page?
No. Start with contacts, your family plan, and a 72-hour kit. Then add the hazard pages for where you live, and skip the sections that don't apply.
I don't live in a mobile home or on a farm. Is it still useful?
Yes. Most of the binder is for any household. The mobile home, RV, and farm sections are there for the families who need them.
Where should I keep it?
Near the door you would leave from, somewhere everyone in the house knows, with a second copy of your contact page in each car and go bag.
How do I get the files?
Right after checkout you get a download link on screen and by email.
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