The methodology

Six stages from "I have no idea" to real preparedness.

The Ultimate Preparedness Framework™ has been distilled into six concrete steps that are designed to take you from wherever you are currently on your preparedness journey and get you to where you want to be. The framework has progressive depth by design: every step delivers value on its own, analysis always drives action, and each step terminates in something concrete you can use.

We didn't stop there.  We then took those steps and built all the tools necessary to make it as easy as possible to gather and analyze data and track your progress. There are no endless spreadsheets or one-size-fits-none recommendations here.  Every tool is built specifically for preparedness and will cater to your exact location and needs so you're preparing for the threats that you face, not someone else's.

The six stages

Each stage — and the tool that gets you there.

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Read about the framework

The Ultimate Preparedness Framework™ — Daniel MacLeod
Where this framework comes from

This website started as a book.

The six stages above are a distilled version of The Ultimate Preparedness Framework™.  If you want to take your preparedness planning even deeper than what this website can do, this book is for you. 

The book teaches it
The why and the math — principles, worked examples, and every worksheet, on paper that works when nothing else does.
This site runs it
The data and the doing — county data plugged in, scores computed, plans tracked and kept current as things change.