Not a doorway. An earthquake plan for a family: what to bolt down, why sturdy shoes tied to the bed prevent the most common injury, the drill to practise before October 15, and who to text.
Most people fear lava when they think about volcanoes. Lava kills almost no one — it moves at 5 mph and you can walk away from it. The real killers are pyroclastic flows (700°C gas clouds moving at 450 mph), volcanic ash (which collapses roofs and destroys engines), toxic gas emissions, and lahars (volcanic mudflows …
When networks fail, use three tiers: a primary channel (mobile), a backup that works without towers (two-way radio), and a way to receive official alerts (NOAA weather radio). Give everyone one out-of-area contact to text – local lines jam first, while long-distance often still gets through. The first thing that fails in a major emergency …