Quick Start · Civilian Continuity Desk

You do not need all forty forms.

Start with the smallest set that protects the dependency you actually have. Add forms only when they answer a real continuity question.

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Situation-based entry points

Choose the problem, not the packet.

These sets are intentionally small. A blank form is useful only when somebody knows why it exists, where it is kept, and when it should be reviewed.

Starter set

Household core · start here

A compact baseline for most households. Complete these before adding specialized records.

CD-02 · Household Communication & Reunification CardA one-page paper fallback for contacts, meeting places, care needs, alerts, and the next check-in time if household members are separated.CD-03 · Fourteen-Day Household Resilience BaselineA practical household readiness baseline covering water, food, medicine, communication, power, sanitation, documents, mobility, pets, and go-bags.CD-21 · Medication & Medical Continuity SheetA concise medical continuity record for medications, allergies, prescribing contacts, pharmacy information, devices, refrigeration or power needs, and care notes.CD-25 · Evacuation, Shelter & Reunification PlanA household decision sheet for when to shelter, when to leave, destinations, transport, mobility needs, meeting places, pets, check-in windows, and reunification.

Starter set

Protect identity, claims & money

Use when records, payments, insurance, benefits, or document replacement are the main concern.

CD-01 · Household Continuity FileAn index of the records that let institutions recognize identity, property, insurance, benefits, credentials, care needs, and household claims.CD-23 · Financial Continuity & Obligations LedgerA low-detail ledger of income, bills, lenders, insurers, benefit contacts, payment fallbacks, and the obligations that could create harm if missed during disruption.CD-24 · Insurance & Loss Documentation LogA claim-support log for damage, photos, temporary repairs, expenses, insurer contacts, adjuster visits, claim numbers, and promised follow-up.CD-26 · Document Replacement & Case TrackerA case-number and deadline tracker for replacing identity, property, insurance, school, medical, legal, employment, benefit, and other essential records.

Starter set

Verify information before acting

Use for urgent claims, conflicting instructions, notices, rumors, and corrections.

CD-10 · Verification CardA ten-step information verification card: preserve the original, identify source/time/place, separate observation from inference, confirm independently, check authority, label confidence, and correct visibly.CD-11 · Source Discipline CardA short pre-forwarding check focused on source, time, place, confirmation, privacy, action consequences, and correction reach.CD-12 · Authority Ambiguity Decision CardA civilian evidence-and-options worksheet for conflicting instructions from offices, jurisdictions, institutions, or authorities.CD-33 · Public Notice & Correction LogA provenance log for public notices, advisories, closures, service status, corrections, superseded information, languages, accessibility formats, and distribution channels.

Starter set

Coordinate a neighborhood without building a faction

Use for local service awareness, privacy-aware coordination, resources, volunteers, and published rules.

CD-05 · Local Systems MapA locality-level dependency map for essential services: operator, contact, backup, major dependency, and current warning signs.CD-06 · Neighborhood Continuity SheetA shared continuity sheet for public information, service contacts, care needs, voluntary skills, shared resources, and the next review time.CD-14 · Non-Factional Neighborhood CharterAn adaptable charter for voluntary civilian continuity assistance based on need rather than political loyalty, with privacy, transparency, role review, correction, handover, and dissolution rules.CD-30 · Resource Inventory & Custody LedgerA custody ledger for shared supplies, tools, equipment, donated goods, and other continuity resources, showing source, quantity, steward, transfers, balance, and condition.CD-32 · Volunteer Role, Shift & Handoff LogA simple shift record for civilian continuity work: role, assigned function, start/end, unresolved tasks, safety issues, inventory or keys transferred, and next person responsible.

Starter set

Keep an organization functioning

Use for core functions, essential records, succession, vendors, and a 72-hour continuity drill.

CD-15 · Professional Continuity WorksheetA role-level continuity worksheet covering core function, minimum people/equipment/data/utilities/vendors, safety-critical procedures, surviving records, cross-training, authorization, portable credentials, and clean handoff.CD-16 · Organization 72-Hour Continuity DrillA business, nonprofit, school, clinic, team, or public-office drill for operating when normal administration is unavailable for seventy-two hours.CD-27 · Essential Records Register & Backup TestAn organizational register for the records required to continue essential functions, protect legal and financial rights, recover systems, and hand work to successors.CD-28 · Delegation, Succession & Handoff SheetA continuity sheet for who assumes an essential role, what authority transfers, what limits remain, what records move with the role, and how the handoff is acknowledged.CD-39 · Vendor & Supplier Dependency MapA dependency map for the outside organizations, utilities, platforms, carriers, payment rails, suppliers, and service providers required to keep an essential function operating.

Starter set

Recovery, accountability & handoff

Use after disruption when services, temporary authority, spending, complaints, records, or reopening must be documented.

CD-20 · First-Week Rebuilding BoardA public status board for the first week of recovery: essential services, reunification, records, courts, complaints, spending, and the next expected update.CD-29 · Temporary Authority Mandate & Sunset RecordA written mandate for temporary civilian or organizational emergency authority: purpose, jurisdiction, powers, prohibited powers, resources, records, review, complaints, finances, handoff, and expiration.CD-36 · Emergency Spending, Procurement & Exception LedgerA transaction-level ledger for emergency purchases, commitments, exceptions, vendors, approvals, receipts, inventory received, and later review.CD-37 · Complaint, Appeal & Correction RegisterA case-number register for complaints, appeals, record corrections, deadlines, responsible reviewers, dispositions, and further review paths.CD-38 · Records Correction & Provenance LogAn audit trail for original records, corrections, evidence, authorizers, migrations, hashes or integrity checks, and links between superseded and current versions.CD-40 · Facility Reopening & Handoff VerificationA cross-functional verification sheet for reopening a clinic, office, school, shelter, community room, service desk, or other civilian facility after disruption.