Checklists
Every checklist your household needs. Print or save them all.
Free checklists for every hazard, self-reliance domain, and household skill. Print any one or save it to your My Readiness dashboard and access it anywhere.
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Hazard Checklists
Before, during, and after. All 24 hazards.
Each hazard checklist covers all three phases. Print it and put it on your refrigerator before the season starts.
Weather
Hurricane
Wind, storm surge, flooding, and extended outages.
Tornado
Shelter, warning systems, and post-storm procedures.
Flood
Flash floods, river flooding, and water damage.
Wildfire
Defensible space, evacuation, and air quality.
Severe Thunderstorm
Lightning, hail, damaging wind, and surge protection.
Winter Storm
Heating backup, pipe protection, and extended outages.
Ice Storm
Ice accumulation, downed lines, and travel safety.
Extreme Heat
Hydration, cooling strategies, and checking on neighbors.
Drought
Water conservation, supply, and long-term planning.
Geological
Infrastructure
Public Health
Domain Checklists
Build your self-reliance. One domain at a time.
Each domain checklist covers everything a household needs in that area.
Water
Storage, filtration, treatment, collection, and emergency resupply.
Available nowFood
Pantry depth, rotation, preservation, and cooking without power.
Available nowEnergy
Power stations, solar, generators, heating backup, and conservation.
Available nowShelter
Fire safety, weatherproofing, home security, and shelter-in-place.
Available nowCommunications
Weather radio, family communication plan, two-way radios, and alert systems.
Available nowMedical
Medication continuity, health records, medical devices, and chronic condition planning.
Available nowTransportation
Vehicle readiness, fuel management, evacuation routes, and navigation backup.
Available nowTools
Hand tools, power tools, sharpening, maintenance, and accessible storage.
Available nowSkills
Home systems, basic repairs, routine maintenance, and knowing when to call a pro.
Available nowFitness
Readiness level, daily movement, core preparedness movements, and recovery.
Available nowLand
Property assessment, water rights, zoning code, and due diligence.
Available nowAvocations
Choose a practice, start it, build a routine, and find your practitioners.
Available nowPlanning
Household plan, document protection, insurance and cash floor, drills and review.
Available nowRecovery
Home documentation, FEMA registration, proof of loss, and recovery support.
Available nowDisruptions
Job loss, rent trouble, a death in the family, a medical crisis. Ten checklists for the crises that arrive quietly.
Available nowSeasonal Checklists
Timed to the calendar. Before each season starts.
Run through these once a season and your household stays ahead of the most predictable risks.
Spring
Storm season prep, equipment checks, and home records.
Available nowSummer
Hurricane season, heat wave readiness, and water conservation.
Available nowFall
Exterior and yard, heating systems, and power readiness.
Available nowWinter
Pipe protection, heating safety, and vehicle winterization.
Available nowMore Checklists
Kits, skills, and heritage. The full library.
Kit Checklists
The exact contents of every kit. Print and check off as you build.
Skills Self-Assessments
Can you do these things? Competency checklists for home repair, first aid, vehicle maintenance, and more.
Coming soonHeritage Skills Checklists
Companion checklists for Heritage articles. What the Depression-era household did, and what you can try this weekend.
Coming soonMy Readiness
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