{
  "schema": "vedokrok.public-item.v1",
  "release_id": "MHC-RPUB-20260920-75ad787a",
  "url": "/knowledge/choose-one-out-of-area-contact-before-local-communication-becomes-difficult",
  "id": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-0963",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "title": "Choose one out-of-area contact before local communication becomes difficult",
  "summary": "One shared relay is easier than everyone improvising a different plan.",
  "kind": "protocol",
  "body": "Choose a trusted contact outside the immediate area who can act as a communication relay if household members cannot reach one another directly. Make sure everyone knows the contact and has the number stored somewhere beyond one phone address book. Test the plan occasionally.",
  "limits": [
    "Emergency communication methods depend on local infrastructure and authorities; follow official instructions during real incidents."
  ],
  "topics": [
    "union-life-admin-resilience"
  ],
  "intents": [],
  "source_ids": [
    "RS-857114653B959687"
  ],
  "evidence": [
    {
      "claim": "Ready.gov emergency-planning guidance recommends establishing an out-of-town contact as part of household communication planning.",
      "source_id": "RS-857114653B959687",
      "role": "supports",
      "note": "Emergency communication methods depend on local infrastructure and authorities; follow official instructions during real incidents.",
      "locator": "See source record"
    }
  ],
  "use_when": [
    "Household members know how to reach each other normally but have no coordination plan if local networks or locations are disrupted."
  ],
  "avoid_when": [
    "Emergency communication methods depend on local infrastructure and authorities; follow official instructions during real incidents."
  ],
  "example": "If local mobile service is unreliable, family members can each send status to the same relative in another city rather than calling everyone repeatedly.",
  "check": "A disrupted household has one known external coordination point.",
  "steps": [
    "The contact agrees to the role.",
    "Every household member knows who the contact is.",
    "The number exists in more than one accessible place.",
    "The plan includes what information to pass through the contact.",
    "The arrangement is reviewed when people move or numbers change."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "RS-857114653B959687",
      "title": "Resolve to be Ready",
      "url": "https://www.ready.gov/resolution"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [],
  "collections": [
    {
      "id": "RC-32ABADCA15A41C15",
      "title": "Make household administration survive the day something stops working",
      "url": "/collections/make-household-administration-survive-the-day-something-stops-working"
    }
  ]
}