Prep · event × duration
Pick the event. Pick the depth. The list is built.
Every household preparedness question lives at the intersection of two variables: what are you worried about and how deep can you go. The matrix below answers both.
Five events down the side. Four durations across the top. Twenty combinations, each with its own checklist, its own load-bearing domains, and its own questions answered.
| Event · Duration | 72 hours Transactional | 2 weeks Planner | 3 months Systems | Indefinite Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter storm & extended outage | 72-hour checklist → | 2-week plan → | 3-month system → | Long-term resilience → |
| Hurricane | 72-hour checklist → | 2-week plan → | 3-month system → | Long-term resilience → |
| Wildfire evacuation | 72-hour checklist → | 2-week plan → | 3-month system → | Long-term resilience → |
| Grid-down | 72-hour checklist → | 2-week plan → | 3-month system → | Long-term resilience → |
| Household medical emergency | 72-hour checklist → | 2-week plan → | 3-month system → | Long-term resilience → |
By event
Same matrix, stacked for narrow screens
Hurricane
The full event hub →Wildfire evacuation
The full event hub →Grid-down
The full event hub →Household medical emergency
The full event hub → How the matrix works
Every cell is its own list — sized to its own scope.
A hurricane 72-hour checklist is not the same list as a winter-storm 72-hour checklist, and neither is the 14-day version of itself with more items. They are different lists with different priorities, different load-bearing domains, and different questions answered.
The matrix above is the navigation. Each cell page contains the unique editorial for that combination: a paragraph of context, two or three domains weighted as load-bearing, a checklist sized to the duration, and two or three questions that come up for that specific combination.
If you do not know where to start, the entry point is the Start Here assessment — six questions, scored, that tells you which row of the matrix is yours.