Emergency Communication Plan Checklist โ Canada: 15 Items
Keep household members connected if voice, power or internet networks are disrupted.
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๐ Establish Contact Routes
Notes: Someone outside the affected area may be easier to reach.
Someone outside the affected area may be easier to reach.
Notes: Keep a printed copy alongside phone contact lists.
Keep a printed copy alongside phone contact lists.
Notes: Plan for loss of both mobile and fixed-line service.
Plan for loss of both mobile and fixed-line service.
Notes: Use provincial alerts, official radio, municipal updates and emergency services.
Use provincial alerts, official radio, municipal updates and emergency services.
Notes: Prepare communication instructions in usable formats.
Prepare communication instructions in usable formats.
๐ Prepare Devices and Information
Notes: Test compatible charging leads and power availability.
Test compatible charging leads and power availability.
Notes: Use battery or hand-crank devices when internet access fails.
Use battery or hand-crank devices when internet access fails.
Notes: Include location, safety status and the next check-in time.
Include location, safety status and the next check-in time.
Notes: Save simple paper maps if digital navigation is unavailable.
Save simple paper maps if digital navigation is unavailable.
Notes: Agree how family members will be located and reunited.
Agree how family members will be located and reunited.
๐ During a Communications Outage
Notes: Avoid repeated calls unless immediate help is needed.
Avoid repeated calls unless immediate help is needed.
Notes: Check the source before forwarding warnings.
Check the source before forwarding warnings.
Notes: Tell your contact when and where you will try again.
Tell your contact when and where you will try again.
Notes: Contact 911 or the applicable local emergency number for immediate threats.
Contact 911 or the applicable local emergency number for immediate threats.
Notes: Remove obsolete contacts and replace depleted batteries.
Remove obsolete contacts and replace depleted batteries.
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Who This Checklist Helps
Keep household members connected if voice, power or internet networks are disrupted.
Use this checklist to prepare before an incident, respond to verified instructions, and check for remaining hazards afterward. Review the specific local and provincial guidance for your circumstances.
Important Scope & Safety Notes
Preparedness recommendations can change with the risk, community, weather, medical needs, and emergency response. This is an independent practical adaptation, not a government publication or real-time alert service. Do not place private medical or identity details in a publicly shared checklist.
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