Emergency communication planning involves preparing reliable ways to communicate during crises like natural disasters, power outages, or network failures when phones and internet may not work. For the average person, it means having simple, accessible tools and a clear plan to stay connected with family, neighbors, or emergency services. The goal is to ensure safety and coordination without relying on vulnerable centralized infrastructure.
Planning & Awareness Tools
In this video, I take a quick walkthrough of XTOC Tactical Operations Center Software Suite, a powerful, offline-capable command and control platform designed for field teams. I’ll show you how XTOC works, highlight its core features, and focus especially on mesh radio integration to include how it interfaces with popular mesh networks to deliver structured reports and situational awareness when the internet isn’t available.
The MAD Gear Contingency Planner is a complete emergency planning system built to help individuals, families, and teams organize their preparedness before a crisis happens. The planner helps capture key information like communication plans, evacuation routes, emergency contacts, medical details, gear lists, and other critical readiness notes in one organized place.
It is designed to turn preparedness from a loose idea into an actionable plan, giving you a practical framework for staying coordinated, informed, and ready when normal systems are disrupted.
A.T.O.C.’s Tactical Map is a real-time command and awareness tool designed to help users track assets, locations, and SITREPs in one centralized map view. It gives teams a cleaner way to visualize what is happening, coordinate operations, and maintain better situational awareness during preparedness, emergency response, or field operations.
ReadyPlan™ by MAD Gear is a preparedness planning app designed to help individuals, families, and teams build, share, and execute emergency plans. The app brings MAD Gear’s Contingency Planner system into a digital format, with tools for scenario planning, evacuation routes, PACE communication plans, go-bag lists, vehicle checklists, inventory tracking, authentication tables, and more.
ReadyPlan™ is built to keep planning organized, collaborative, and accessible when it matters most, with options to track tasks in real time, export encrypted PDFs, and access plans offline.