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One-tap access to critical guides when every second counts. Stripped-down red-themed UI with zero distractions — built for high-stress scenarios.

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Build your emergency plan step by step, fill your Emergency Vault with vital records, and track your household readiness score.

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Learning

Flashcards, weekly challenges, per-domain quizzes, and daily tips turn preparedness knowledge into lasting skills.

Skill Building

Community

Create a complete family emergency plan with member profiles, designated meeting points, and shareable evacuation routes.

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Age-appropriate emergency guides with empathetic callouts, image-first steps, and a friendly tone designed for younger learners.

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Everything You Need,
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300+ Expert Guides Across 12 Domains

300+ evidence-graded guides across every major threat type, compiled by domain experts and cross-referenced with official sources.

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Family Emergency Plan

Add family members, set meeting points, plan evacuation routes, and export a shareable plan — so your whole household is coordinated, not just you.

Quizzes & Checklists

Per-domain quizzes with full explanations reinforce what you've learned. Survival prep checklists with completion tracking ensure nothing is missed.

Search & Bookmarks

Full-text search across all 300+ guides, plus bookmarks so your most-used guides are always one tap away — no internet required.

SOS Card & PDF Export

Generate a shareable SOS card with your critical info, and export any guide or checklist as a print-ready PDF to keep with your go-bag.

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23 Domains. 300+ Topics.

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Nuclear
11 guides
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What to Do Right Now After a Nuclear Blast Fallout Shelter Shielding Building and Finding a Fallout Shelter Personal Decontamination After Radiation Exposure Radiation Sickness: Recognizing Symptoms and Managing Without Medical Care EMP Survival: Protecting Electronics After Electromagnetic Pulse Using the 7-10 Rule to Plan Nuclear Fallout Shelter Time Planning Your Fallout Evacuation Route Estimating Radiation Levels Without Instruments Assessing Soil Contamination After Nuclear Events for Food Production Long-Term Survival in Residually Contaminated Zones View all guides →
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War / Conflict
17 guides
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Air Raid Response: Finding Shelter and Staying Safe Evacuation Planning: PACE Model, Routes, and Family Protocol Urban Survival During Active Conflict Extended Bunker Living: Shelter Survival Guide Family Reunification Protocol: Finding Loved Ones After Displacement Missile Attack Survival Post-Strike Infrastructure Assessment War Preparation Checklist Infrastructure Collapse Survival Gray Man Concept: Remaining Invisible in Crisis Sound Discipline During Conflict Navigating Military and Paramilitary Checkpoints Surviving Under Curfew Urban Evacuation Under Fire Civilian Escape and Evasion Principles Movement Security for Civilians Surviving Captivity View all guides →
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Medical
34 guides
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Severe Bleeding Control: Pressure, Packing, and Tourniquet CPR for Adults: Checking Responsiveness, Chest Compressions, and Rescue Breaths Choking Response: Adult, Child, and Infant Fracture Recognition and Field Treatment Burns Treatment and Severity Classification Shock Recognition and Treatment Wound Cleaning and Infection Prevention Without Antibiotics Blast Injury First Aid Head-to-Toe Self-Assessment After Trauma Fever Control Without Hospital Access Food Poisoning — Recognition and Field Treatment Improvised Medical Kit from Household Items Pain Management Without Hospital Access Respiratory Infections — Field Diagnosis and Treatment TCCC Care Under Fire Waterborne Disease Recognition and Response Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) — Recipe and Dehydration Treatment Dental Emergency Management Emergency Childbirth Without Medical Assistance Mass Casualty Triage Using START Method Wound Infection Cascade: Recognition and Emergency Intervention Managing Chronic Diseases Without Medication Resupply Antibiotic Selection & Dosing Guide Dosage Database — Verified Drug Doses for Field Use Medication Expiry Dates & SLEP: When Drugs Really Expire Fish Antibiotics as Last-Resort Medicine Herbal Medicine Basics for Survival Improvised Chemistry — Medical Applications Intestinal Parasite Management in Survival Scenarios Symptom-to-Action Medical Index Tooth Extraction — Field Guide for Absolute Last Resort Vitamin Deficiency Guide — Scurvy, Beriberi, Pellagra and More WHO Essential Medicines Survival Pharmacy Evidence Tier System — How to Evaluate Survival Medical Advice View all guides →
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Natural Disaster
7 guides
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Earthquake Response: Life-Saving Actions Before, During, and After Flood Survival: Evacuation, Water Hazards, and Recovery Trapped Under Rubble Hurricane Survival: Before, During, and After Wildfire Survival: Evacuation and Shelter Tsunami Response Tornado Response: Sheltering and Safety View all guides →
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Shelter
12 guides
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Emergency Shelter Assessment & Hardening Building a Debris Hut in the Wilderness Urban Shelter Improvisation Cold Weather Shelter Building: Snow Shelters Emergency Shelter Construction by Biome Long-Term Survival Shelter Design Multi-Family Community Shelter Layout Seasonal Shelter Adaptation Shelter Hardening Guide Underground Shelter Construction Wind and Rain Protection Techniques Light Discipline During Conflict View all guides →
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Water
13 guides
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Water Purification by Boiling Community Water Management in Extended Crisis Finding Water Sources in Different Environments Safe Water Storage — Preventing Recontamination Snow and Ice as Water Source — Safe Collection and Melting SODIS — Solar Water Disinfection Water from Air — Fog Collection, Dew Harvesting, and Transpiration Water Purification Decision Matrix — Choosing the Right Method Water Quality Triage — Field Risk Ranking Building an Improvised Water Filter Water Rationing in Limited Supply Situations Build a Solar Still to Extract Water Responding to Water Contamination Alerts View all guides →
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Fire
7 guides
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Fire Starting Without Modern Tools Dakota Fire Hole: Build a Low-Smoke Survival Fire Fire Escape: Getting Out Alive Emergency Heating & Hypothermia Prevention Fire Types by Purpose: Signal, Cooking, Heat, Stealth Fuel Source Guide with Toxicity Warnings Heat Retention Techniques View all guides →
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Food
13 guides
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Emergency Food Rationing and Survival Nutrition Food Contamination Lockdown — Protecting Your Food Supply Food Preservation Without Refrigeration Universal Edibility Test for Unknown Plants Basic Survival Trapping: Five Essential Snare and Deadfall Designs Foraging Basics by Biome Fishing Methods Without Equipment Emergency Rationing Psychology Freezer Triage: Eating Sequence After Power Loss Hunting Basics for Survival Indigenous Food Preservation Techniques Mushroom Identification: Safe Species Only Setting Up a Group Decontamination Station After Radiological Exposure View all guides →
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Pandemic
10 guides
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Home Quarantine Setup During a Pandemic Long-Term Pandemic Hygiene Without Running Water Making Improvised PPE When Supplies Run Out Pandemic Preparation Kit: Essential Stockpiling Guide Community Pandemic Management Infection Control Basics Pandemic Exposure Response: 30-Second Guide Safe Caregiving Protocol During Infectious Disease Safe Travel During a Pandemic WHO Epidemic Response Framework for Communities View all guides →
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Navigation
9 guides
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Navigation Without GPS Reading Terrain and Maps Without GPS Star Navigation: Using Celestial Objects for Direction and Time Improvised Compass Construction Night Sky as Calendar and Navigation Tool Offline Map Preparation Pace Counting for Distance Measurement Polynesian Navigation Techniques for Survival Shadow Stick Navigation Method View all guides →
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Self-Defense
9 guides
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Situational Awareness for Civilian Survival Perimeter Security for Your Shelter De-escalation and Threat Assessment Armed Encounter Decision Matrix Defending a Position: Last Resort Hand Signals for Silent Communication Hostage Situation Survival Scent Discipline in Conflict Situations Radiation Exposure Log Without a Dosimeter View all guides →
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Communication
13 guides
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Emergency Signaling Without Equipment Radio Communication Basics for Emergencies Family Communication Plan for Disasters Morse Code SOS Signaling and Distress Signals Building Marking Systems Community Bulletin Board Information System Ground-to-Air Signal Panel Mesh Network Communication Without Internet Mirror and Heliograph Signaling Multi-Language Emergency Phrases Offline Messaging Systems Radio Frequency Reference for Emergency Use Decontamination Corridor Setup for Chemical and Biological Agents View all guides →
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Urban Survival
11 guides
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Building Collapse Survival: Immediate Actions and Rescue Signaling Urban Scavenging Priority: Essential Supply Locations Gas Leak Detection and Safe Response Finding and Collecting Urban Water Sources After Infrastructure Failure Bridge and Road Assessment for Safe Passage Elevator Entrapment Survival Hazard Identification in Damaged Buildings Safe Building Entry Protocols Salvage Engineering: Parts from Urban Infrastructure Sewage System Failure Response Urban Agriculture for Survival View all guides →
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Wilderness
9 guides
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Animal Attack Response and Wound Care Weather Prediction Without Instruments Long-term Wilderness Camp Setup Essential Knots and Cordage for Wilderness Survival Aboriginal Water-Finding Techniques Animal Dangers by Region Inuit Cold Weather Survival Techniques Living Off the Land: Long-Term Wilderness Survival Seasonal Survival Calendar View all guides →
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Chemical & Biological
6 guides
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Chemical Attack Response: Recognition and Decontamination Improvised Gas Mask Shelter in Place During Chemical or Biological Threat HazMat Symbol Recognition for Evacuation Safety CBRN Threat Response for Civilians Recognizing Biological Agent Release or Outbreak View all guides →
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Mental Health
16 guides
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Psychological First Aid in Crisis Managing Mental Illness Without Medication Access Stress Control Techniques Under Extreme Pressure Group Survival Dynamics: Leadership and Cohesion in Crisis The Day 3 Psychological Crisis Sleep Survival: Managing Exhaustion in Crisis Boredom and Morale Management in Extended Survival Aftermath of Violence: Group Processing Confinement Psychology: NASA Isolation Protocols Emotional First Aid for Yourself Intimacy and Relationships During Extended Crisis The Longing for Normal: Managing Grief for Lost Life Psychological Contagion in Survival Groups Suicide Prevention and Intervention in Crisis Survivor's Guilt: Recognition and Recovery The Rage Phase in Crisis Survival View all guides →
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Community
12 guides
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Organizing Community After Collapse Fair Resource Distribution in Survival Groups Watch Schedule and Security Rotation Establish Conflict Resolution When Authority Fails Assessing Strangers and Building Trust in Crisis Celebration and Ritual in Survival Communities FEMA Incident Command System Adapted for Communities Governance Emergence in Post-Collapse Communities Inter-Community Diplomacy and Relations Justice System Basics for Survival Communities Safe Trading Post Protocols Service Exchange Network Organization View all guides →
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Preparation
9 guides
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72-Hour Emergency Kit: Family Preparation Guide I Don't Know What's Happening — Crisis Identification Bug-Out Bag Essentials: Build Your 72-Hour Survival Kit Home Hardening by Threat Type Document Go-Bag: Essential Papers for Emergency Evacuation Financial Survival: Crisis-Proof Your Assets Supply Expiry Date Tracking System Survival Skill Learning Priority Order Surviving Military Occupation View all guides →
Energy & Power
8 guides
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Solar Power Basics for Survival Improvised Lighting Without Power Vehicle as Power Source: Battery Output, Inverters, and Safety Battery Bank Management for Off-Grid Power Bicycle Generator Conversion Fuel Budget Calculator and Conservation Hand-Crank Generator Use and Selection Improvised Electrical Wiring Safety View all guides →
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Tools & Equipment
12 guides
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Essential Survival Tools Priority List Knife Sharpening and Maintenance Without Whetstones Improvised Tools from Debris: Creating Essential Equipment Adhesive and Binding Alternatives Dental Floss as a Survival Multi-Tool Improvised Manufacturing Basics Metalworking Basics for Survival Rope and Cordage Making from Natural Materials Salvage Engineering: Repurposing Found Materials Textile and Clothing Repair: Essential Hand Sewing for Survival Tool Inventory and Maintenance Schedule 100-Item Universal Survival Inventory View all guides →
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Children & Elderly
6 guides
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Surviving a Crisis With an Infant Child Survival and Psychological Support Elderly Survival: Maintaining Health and Independence in Emergencies Disability-Adaptive Survival Strategies Pet Survival During Crisis Surviving While Pregnant View all guides →
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Reconstruction
13 guides
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Infrastructure Restart Sequence Soil Assessment and Farming Startup Seed Banking and Saving Barter and Post-Collapse Economics Building a Community Water System from Scratch Alcohol Production: Multi-Purpose Survival Tool Animal Husbandry for Survival Communities Cartography: Mapping the New World Communication Network Establishment Post-Collapse Education Continuity During Extended Crisis Historical Precedents for Post-Collapse Recovery Supply Chain Reconstruction Waste-to-Resource Systems View all guides →
Disability & Accessibility
4 guides
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Mobility-Impaired Evacuation — Shelter-in-Place and Adaptive Strategies Visual Impairment Emergency Navigation Hearing Impairment Emergency Communication Power-Dependent Medical Devices During Outages View all guides →

Learn to Survive Through Play

Learn preparedness through play. Every activity awards XP toward your Survival IQ score.

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Speed Round
50 timed questions, 5-second countdown per question, speed-bonus scoring.
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Myth vs. Reality
40 swipe cards — tap MYTH or REALITY to bust common emergency misconceptions.
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Daily Challenge
One fresh question every day with streak tracking to keep you coming back.
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Pack Your Bag
9 scenarios with weight limits — choose items to build the optimal go-bag.
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Build Your Kit
$200 budget, 40 items to choose from — maximise survival value with smart spending.
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Identify Hazard
15 scenes, 30-second timer — spot every hazard before time runs out.
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Survival IQ
Your composite score combining XP, streak, badges, and preparedness progress.
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Trivia Tournament
48 questions across Easy, Medium, and Hard tiers — heart lives keep the pressure on.
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Word Search
6 pre-filled 12×12 survival-themed puzzles to sharpen your vocabulary.
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Scenario Role-Play
6 branching emergency scenarios — make decisions and learn from each outcome.
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Morse Code Trainer
Learn, Practice, and Test tabs with haptic feedback to master emergency signalling.
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Photo Challenge
50 real-world preparedness tasks to complete and photograph in your own home.
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Time Capsule
Seal your preparedness goals and set them to reveal at 30, 90, or 365 days.
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Flashcard Deck
40 cards drawn directly from app guides — flip each card to reveal the answer.

Earn While You Learn

Earn XP from every guide you read, quiz you complete, and activity you finish. Climb through 5 levels, collect badges, and maintain your daily streak.

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Master Prepper

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Learn & Level Up

Earn XP, complete challenges, and track your preparedness score as you build real skills for real emergencies.

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