A plan prevents panic. Knowing what to do is more important than what you own. An emergency plan can help with this.
Why this is important
In case of fire, flooding or power cut, everyone must know what to do. Who rings whom, where do we gather, what do we take with us?
How to create the plan
Draw a floor plan of your house with escape routes. Agree on a meeting point (e.g. at relatives or at a recognisable location). Determine a second location if that doesn’t work. Also note who is responsible for children, pets or documents.
🧷 Read also: The Belgian Crisis Centre created a tool to draw up your own emergency plan
Checklist week 10
✅ Meeting point agreed
✅ Escape route on paper
✅ Tasks divided
✅ Plan practised
✅ Check this tool from the Crisis Centre
Conclusion
An emergency plan turns panic into organisation. One exercise per year is enough to instil it.
🪖 Self-sufficient in 52 weeks
Every week a small, achievable tip that you can apply immediately. No expensive survival gadgets or unrealistic scenarios, but practical steps with which you better prepare your family for power cuts, chaos or unexpected crises.
Follow the series and discover how in one year you grow from zero to completely prepared. 52 weeks, 52 tips – and you’ll be stronger than 90% of the people around you.
Discover here all the tips!
