Communicating in an emergency can be problematic. Disaster can strike anytime, and when it does communication is often the first thing to be compromised. Below is an infographic with helpful tips on communicating in an emergency situation.
To keep yourself and your family safe and avoid being caught in a desperate situation, you need to have a backup plan for communicating. This plan should include things like:
- Creating a family emergency plan.
- Compiling an emergency contact list.
- Establishing a calling tree.
- Subscribing to local text alerts.
- Purchasing alternative phone charging options.
- Etc.
Chances are that during an emergency situation your cell phone may not work. In this scenario, you need to have alternative channels for communication. GetVoIP has put together a guide that covers various options for communication during a disaster and shares their respective pros and cons. Read the guide below to learn more.
Communicating in an Emergency
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Thanks for this article on putting a communication plan together. I know we need to spend more time on this area, so the tips you have given will help out.
Great post! Just think about it, how many phone numbers do you know by heart? In this day in age, we are very dependent on technology and all of our important contacts are in our phones. That is something that we don’t really think about until we absolutely need to remember a phone number. Creating a document with important telephone numbers is a great idea. I enjoyed the infographics too.
If an EMP wipes out electronic communications, you can use a mirror (or two mirrors) to reflect sunlight to someone even miles away, as long as they can see the flashes (maybe he or you are on a hill or tall building). You can flash Morse Code messages back and forth. If you don’t have hours to spend to learn Morse Code, there’s an easier (but slower) code called Tap Code, which you can learn in a minute or two, as many soldiers have. You can send messages by flashing a mirror or piece of glass or even aluminum foil to reflect sunlight to someone in the distance. Or flash a light at night. Or tap on a wall or even blink, any countable signals. To send the letter of a word, first tap (or flash) through the letters A F L Q V, stopping at the one which is before the letter you want to send (or the same as it), then pause, then tap through the alphabet from that point. For example, to send the word “HELP”, you tap twice (A F), pause, tap three times (F G H) and the receiver writes down the H. Then you tap once (A), pause, then tap five times ( A B C D E) and he writes down the E. Then you tap three times (A F L), pause, and tap once (L) and he writes down the L. Finally you tap three times (A F L), pause, and tap five times (L M N O P) and he writes down the P. You can use X for a period and Q for a question mark. Use the letter C instead of K: asc. If you make a mistake and need to start a word over, tap eight times. Sometimes POWs have even blinked secret messages in Tap Code!
Just wanted to say I was laughing at the post above. Says most people don’t have a land line. Everyone in my county has one. Well almost everyone. 97.6% to be precise. Where I live we have to drive 2 miles into town to get cell service LOL. Im in Georgia in the United States.