Decision Framework // Before Adrenaline
Bug-Out vs Shelter-in-Place
The wrong choice is deciding during smoke inhalation. Bug-out vs shelter-in-place depends on hazard: fire and surge often say leave early; winter storms and pandemics often say stay; civil disturbance may say “avoid the downtown, do not cosplay.”
Watchtower does not replace official evacuation orders. It helps you see alerts, keep kits honest, and open the right guide when your hands are shaking.
Pre-commit triggers
Write if/then rules: “If Level X evacuation for our zone → leave within N minutes with bags by the door.” Practice the drive. Tell out-of-area contacts the plan.
Continue exploring
In-app: Checklist (go-bag + home kit), Alerts/orders awareness, Survival Guides, Home gauges. Web pages are discovery teasers—full tools live in the Watchtower app. We keep the homepage hero clean on purpose; this directory lives in the footer maze.
Write the decision tree now. Watchtower Checklist + Alerts + Survival Guides support whichever branch you take.