Emergency Plan

Take with you

Signal cards

Print this page, cut along the dashed lines, and keep the set somewhere every person in the house can reach in the dark — a hook by the front door or the closet beside it. Make sure everyone knows which card means what.

Prints five cards, one per page side
OK
GreenAll is well here.
HELP
YellowWe need help, but it can wait.
HELP NOW
RedImmediate help or care needed.
 
BlackThere has been a death in the house.
VACANT
WhiteHome vacant or nobody home. Placed by a neighbor.
A house with no card is not a house that's fine. If you see no marker, assume the family inside needs assistance and check on them.