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Earthquake First 72 Hours Playbook

A printable first-72-hours earthquake plan covering immediate protection, aftershocks, injuries, utilities, tsunami triggers, shelter decisions, and household sustainment.

  • Immediate actions for shaking, aftershocks, injuries, fire, and utilities
  • Tsunami, damaged-building, shelter, communication, and relocation decisions
  • Household status, supply, documentation, and recovery worksheets

The essential online guidance stays free. Start with the Free first-ten-minutes earthquake guide. This purchase adds the deeper printable and offline field edition.

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Built to print, write on, and use under pressure.

These limited sample pages show the actual visual system inside the protected PDF. The complete edition includes every operating module and quick-reference page listed below.

Cover of the actual PDF edition
Cover
Earthquake First 72 Hours Playbook writable planning page sample
Planning page
Contents page from the actual PDF edition
Contents

Inside the field edition

A decision tool, not another article.

The pages are arranged in the order you are likely to need them and designed to remain useful when power, cellular service, or attention is limited.

  1. 01
    checklist

    Before Shaking: Reduce Injury and Plan

  2. 02
    action guide

    During Shaking: Protect Where You Are

  3. 03
    playbook

    First 10 Minutes: Injuries and Immediate Hazards

  4. 04
    playbook

    First Hour: Account, Inspect, and Decide

  5. 05
    safety guide

    Gas, Electricity, Water, and Fire

  6. 06
    playbook

    Hours 1-24: Shelter, Information, and Aftershocks

  7. 07
    decision guide

    Days 2-3: Sustain or Relocate

  8. 08
    reference

    Earthquake Action Cards and Sources

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Earthquake First 72 Hours Playbook

  • Phase-by-phase operating pages
  • Writable household decisions and records
  • Offline quick-reference cards
  • Future revisions available in your library

Built for calm decisions

Field structure backed by primary public-safety guidance.

FlintReady is built by a former U.S. Army Geospatial Engineer and instructor with disaster-relief operations experience. Each field edition is checked page by page for print layout, legibility, source quality, and clear decision boundaries.

Release statusVisual review passedLast reviewed2026-07-16FormatProtected PDF · Offline ready

Edition 2026.1

Put the decisions on paper before conditions get worse.

A printable earthquake field edition covering Drop, Cover, and Hold On, aftershocks, injuries, utilities, tsunami triggers, shelter decisions, and the first 72 hours.

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