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Name, place, condition and next step.
Emergency preparedness · 25 min
The family plan during armed conflict
Organise contact, reunification and responsibility when people are separated.
Networks, transport and care facilities may fail together. Add brief contact windows, two meeting points, an out-of-area contact and a clear alternative when home cannot be reached.
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Decision compass
Decide safely
Four questions lead from observation to a clear, safer action.
What needs to be clarified now?
What must I notice first?
- Record household needs, dependencies, current official information and available safe locations.
- Agree responsibilities, communication rules and a fallback before time pressure develops.
Remember: Observe → assess → choose a safer option → act.
Everyone knows the main plan, fallback and limit for private searching.
STEP GUIDE · CIVIL PROTECTION
FIGHTandSURVIVEThe plan when contact is interrupted
Time window
Wait until the agreed time.
Point A
Use only when the route is safe and permitted.
Fallback B
Switch at the pre-agreed threshold.
Context: Do not conduct private searches in closed areas; use the out-of-area contact.
Learning goals
- Manage separation without improvised searches
- Keep essential information offline
- Assign responsibility for vulnerable people
Two meeting points and one contact
Choose one nearby point and another outside the immediate area. An out-of-area person collects concise status reports. Everyone carries names, phone numbers, addresses, medical needs and collection permissions on paper.
Contact windows
Agree times for a short name–place–condition–next-step message. A missed message is not automatically an emergency. Define when to wait and when to switch to the fallback, reducing network use and hazardous searching.
Limit private searches
Do not enter a closed or attacked area to find somebody. Record last verified contact, clothing, medical needs and possible route, then use police, authorities and Red Cross or Red Crescent family-links services.
Practical check
- Set two meeting points
- Choose an out-of-area contact
- Issue paper contact cards
- Assign collection and care
- Define the fallback time
Important
- Do not publish meeting points
- Do not send children alone to a distant point
- Do not enter closed areas to search
Decision training
The network fails and a household member is late. What is correct?
- ASearch the hazard area without a plan
- BApply the agreed time windows and meeting points
- CPublish extensive private data in public groups
Show answer
Correct: B. A known fallback prevents conflicting and dangerous movement.