For simply being able to get in touch with each other, for instance, one plan starts with using our cel phones; if those are jammed or inoperative, we have a set plan to try text messages, landlines, ham radio (starting with specific repeater frequencies then working down to simplex communications) and, finally, notes left with disaster response agencies.
...When you think about it, a mass attack in any sort of venue (from a mall to a sporting event to a county fair) has some of the same issues as a natural disaster: you may be separated from your companions, may not know their condition, and you all need to exit an area where the attack may still be in progress.
...Of course people get distracted or involved and sometimes forget that meeting, so make a contingency plan: “we’ll meet at this point; if you’re going to be late, send a text to everyone else explaining the situation, or call {insert specific person here} and tell him/her.”
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