Offline isn't the same as reachable.

What happens in this situation?

Tap each question to reveal the limitation and a preparation step. This is an information-access walkthrough, not a readiness score or emergency drill.

Being able to read a phone number is different from being able to complete a call. Communication networks can be disrupted. Family Ready does not call or message anyone automatically and is not an emergency-response service.

Three first-week checkpoints.

1. After you create the card: find it.

   Open the saved card yourself using normal device access. Check the information you've entered. This page doesn't ask you to type any names, numbers, medications or addresses.

2. Before someone relies on it: share appropriately.

   Preview a dated Emergency Snapshot PDF, choose an appropriate recipient and confirm where the copy will be kept. Ready.gov recommends making, sharing and practicing a household communication plan.

3. Before the week ends: choose a review point.

   Set a time to revisit the details with the people involved, and update them when circumstances change. This page does not schedule reminders or verify the contents of your plan.

The first-week timing is an editorial suggestion. Ready.gov supports collecting, sharing and practicing a plan; it does not prescribe this three-step schedule.

Carry the same meeting plan.

A charged phone is one way to keep a plan handy. These original blank cards give two household members a paper copy of the meeting places and contact they have agreed on. They are a practical planning aid, separate from Family Ready's app and its Emergency Snapshot PDF.

Download the two-card sheet (PDF, one page)

US Letter. Print at 100% or Actual size, then cut on the dotted lines. Each card is 3.5 x 2.25 inches (89 x 57 mm). No signup or app is needed. Fill in the paper privately; this page has no fields for your contacts or locations.

A calm review, before the cards are needed

1. Agree on the places and contact. Consider a nearby meeting place and one outside your immediate area. Check that the locations fit your household's access needs. An out-of-town contact can help relay updates if local communications are disrupted.
2. Check the details together. Confirm the contact number with the person concerned. Keep school and workplace emergency procedures in mind. This card does not authorize a child pickup or override evacuation instructions.
3. Practice finding the plan. At a convenient time, find the card and point to both places on a map. Explain what you would do if a place were inaccessible. Do not call an emergency number or travel into danger as a test.
4. Write a review date. Note anything that needs changing after the discussion. Recheck the cards when a location, phone number or household need changes. Give updated copies only to the appropriate people.

Follow instructions from local authorities. Move to a meeting place only when it is safe. A card cannot guarantee that a place, route, contact or communications network will be available. Keep door codes, passwords and identity numbers off a card that could be seen by others.

The card layout and review exercise are original work from Honest Little Apps. Planning concepts come from Public Safety Canada: Make an Emergency Plan and ISED Canada: Create an emergency telecommunications plan, read 5 November 2026. They recommend agreed meeting places, an out-of-town contact, paper copies and practice. This printable is not an official government template and has no government endorsement. The full fields, instructions and limitations are available above as HTML.

Free card. Optional sharing features.

No account is needed to start. The listing says information is uploaded if you sign in to share with invited people. Apple's privacy label lists data that may be linked to you; review it before using optional sharing. This is not a blanket no-data-collection claim.