Emergency Preparedness

Read Doctrine and Covenants 38:30 and explain how spiritual preparedness supports calm, wise action during emergencies. (TLX: 0.9)

Explain the five phases of emergency preparedness—prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery—and give one real example of each from daily life. (TLX: 1.2)

Identify six common emergency categories (fire, medical, weather, vehicle, water, violence/public hazard). For each, name one first wrong move people often make. (TLX: 1.2)

Build a simple Top 10 emergency list for your household or unit and assign each a first action and first call. (TLX: 1.6)

Create two short plans for where you live: shelter-in-place and evacuation, including one meeting location and one out-of-area contact. (TLX: 1.6)

Plan and explain a personal emergency response role you could fill safely. (TLX: 1.3)

Conduct a home or meeting location hazard walk-through with an adult and identify at least eight hazards, then explain how you would reduce the risk of each. (TLX: 2.0)

Demonstrate safe responses for the following dangerous situations without putting yourself at risk. (TLX: 2.0)

• b.1) Live household electrical hazard.
• b.2) Carbon monoxide danger in a structure.
• b.3) Clothing on fire.

Demonstrate three signaling methods for rescue and explain when each is appropriate. (TLX: 1.8)

With a partner, demonstrate two methods for moving an injured person using improvised materials, prioritizing rescuer safety and patient protection. (TLX: 2.0)

Prepare or inspect a ready-to-go emergency kit and explain the purpose of each major category of item. (TLX: 1.9)

Participate in an emergency service exercise or real service response and explain what you did and what you would improve next time. (TLX: 2.0)

Describe one moment in your preparation where you had to choose between comfort and readiness, and what you learned about discipline. (TLX: 1.3)

Explain how your readiness can be used to serve and protect others, connecting your experience to Mosiah 2:17. (TLX: 1.2)