Articles on radios (FRS/GMRS/HAM), family communication plans, neighborhood coordination, and staying informed when the grid is down.
Picture this: A major earthquake hits the Cascadia Subduction Zone at 2:30 on a Tuesday afternoon. You’re at work. Your partner is at home. Your kids are at two different schools across town. Cell towers are overwhelmed. Texts aren’t going through. Calls won’t connect. What happens next depends entirely on whether your family already has […]
Here’s a question worth thinking about right now: if something happened today — a major earthquake, a significant storm, a widespread power outage — and you couldn’t reach anyone in your immediate area, is there one number you could call or text that would help you locate your family? For most households, the answer is
Your phone is a remarkable emergency tool — right up until it isn’t. Cell towers go down. Batteries die. Networks get overwhelmed when every person in an affected area tries to reach someone at the same moment. In a serious weather event or regional disaster, the very moment you need information most is often the
