Community resilience

PREPARETOGETHER.

Build a trusted local network that shares useful information, develops practical skills, and supports recovery without replacing professional responders.

Explore your A–E plan

The PurgeProof A–E system

A plan your family
can actually follow.

Strong communities don’t happen by accident. They prepare together.

Step A

Assess • Assemble • Accumulate

Map the neighborhood’s strengths and unmet needs.

Assess local hazards, vulnerable residents, available skills, and resource gaps
Assemble a trusted neighborhood preparedness team
Create a responsible inventory of shared capabilities and supplies

Step B

Backup • Barricade • Bug-Out

Plan for disrupted leadership, communications, and movement.

Identify backup leaders, communication methods, and meeting places
Share shelter and property-protection knowledge
Coordinate evacuation support for children, older adults, people with disabilities, and pets

Step C

Connect • Communicate • Cultivate

Turn nearby people into a reliable network.

Connect residents and verified professionals through the PurgeProof Alliance
Create communication trees, radio channels, and check-in procedures
Cultivate trust through workshops, meetups, and mutual-aid activities

Step D

Define • Develop • Drill

Give people clear roles and practiced skills.

Define volunteer roles and their limits
Develop first-aid, communication, safety, and coordination skills
Conduct neighborhood preparedness exercises

Step E

Engage • Evacuate • Endure

Support one another when normal services are delayed.

Engage the network using the agreed activation plan
Coordinate safe evacuation, accountability, and family reunification
Share reliable information and recovery support through prolonged disruption

Make it personal

Build your PurgeProof
A–E plan.

Start with a readiness conversation and turn these steps into a plan for your household.

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