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Make a family emergency plan (opens in a new tab)
FEMA
A fill-in plan covering meeting points, out-of-area contacts and who collects the kids. The out-of-area contact is the single most useful line on it, because long distance often works when local calling does not.
- Government or standards bodyToolFree
ShakeAlert (opens in a new tab)
USGS
Earthquake early warning for the West Coast. It buys seconds, not minutes, which is enough to get under a table and nowhere near enough to leave a building.
- Government or standards bodyStandard or rulesFree
Amateur Radio Service (opens in a new tab)
FCC
The rules themselves. Read the part on emergency communications before you decide what you are allowed to do with an unlicensed radio in a crisis, because the answer surprises people in both directions.
- Government or standards bodyStandard or rulesFree
General Mobile Radio Service (opens in a new tab)
FCC
GMRS licence rules, including the part people miss: one licence covers your whole immediate family, there is no exam, and it lasts ten years.
- Government or standards bodyDataFree
FCC licence search (opens in a new tab)
FCC
Look up any United States callsign or check that your own licence records are current. Also the fastest way to confirm someone is who they say they are on air.
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