Emergency Prepper

Family Emergency Preparedness Planner

A clean, step-by-step planning tool to help your family estimate water, food, supplies, and emergency readiness needs.

Preparedness is a peaceful process. Begin where you are, improve steadily, and build greater self-reliance one step at a time.

Nothing entered here is stored or submitted. This planner is for your own personal use and printing.

1. Household Profile

Enter only what you want included on your printed plan.

2. Family Members

Used to estimate water and basic emergency needs.

3. Select Preparedness Goal

Choose the level you want to plan for right now. You can change this at any time.

4. Water Planning

Minimum estimate is based on 1 gallon per equivalent person per day, plus a basic pet estimate.

Equivalent People

2.0

Selected Goal

2 Weeks

Gallons Needed

28

Total Gallons Entered

0

Gallons Still Needed

28

You currently have approximately 0 days of minimum water coverage.

Household suggestion: garage shelves, 5-gallon containers, water bricks, and gravity-fed filtration are practical options for many homes.

5. Top Priority Recommendations

These are updated as you complete the planner.

  1. Increase stored water by about 28 gallons to reach your selected goal.
  2. Build or update a simple 72-hour ready-to-eat food supply.
  3. Add a basic backup cooking method such as a camp stove or propane stove.
  4. Add reliable flashlights or lanterns for power outages.
  5. Create or update a family first aid kit.

6. Optional Advanced Sections

Open only the sections you want. These help you create a more complete family plan without overwhelming the main page.

Food Planning

Use these as simple readiness stages. For detailed staple-food quantities, use the long-term calculator.

Open Long-Term Food Storage Calculator
Cooking, Fuel, Lighting & Power
Medical, Sanitation, Heat & Shelter
Vehicle Kit, Documents & Spiritual Support

0 preparedness items selected.

7. Print Your Family Plan

The printed version is intentionally compact and black-and-white friendly. It prints a summary, not the full web page.

Forms & Resources

LDS Church Emergency Planning Guide and Worksheets