County emergency manager: write a family plan and keep low-tech backups

Sep 16, 2026

Scott Scribe told 'Tapped In' that households should write simple evacuation and communication plans, keep printed contact lists and use small daily steps to build preparedness rather than attempting everything at once.

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Scott Scribe advised listeners to pair a written family plan with an emergency kit so everyone knows meeting places and communication steps when phones are unavailable. "If we know how we're gonna communicate, you know, no one ever thought all everything would go down," Scribe said, underlining the importance of defined primary and secondary meeting points for families.

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