FAQ's

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General Questions

ReadyTakeAction is a comprehensive disaster resilience ecosystem that helps people, communities and organisations prepare for, respond to, recover from and remain connected during disasters.

Unlike traditional emergency apps, ReadyTakeAction combines preparedness tools, emergency coordination, recovery support, community networks and resilient communications infrastructure into a single connected platform.

No.

ReadyTakeAction goes beyond alerts and warnings. It includes preparedness planning, risk assessments, emergency action plans, recovery support, community coordination and Emergency Node communications infrastructure.

ReadyTakeAction is designed for:

• Households and families

• Communities and volunteers

• Businesses

• Schools

• Emergency services

• Government

• Recovery organisations

Anyone who wants to improve their resilience before, during and after disasters.

ReadyTakeAction supports all major disaster types including:

• Bushfire

• Flood

• Storm

• Cyclone / Hurricane / Typhoon

• Heatwave

• Drought

• Tsunami

• Volcano

• Earthquake

• Severe weather events

Preparedness

The Preparedness Score measures how ready your household is for emergencies based on your plans, emergency kit, household information and completed preparedness activities.

It helps identify gaps and provides practical steps to improve your readiness.

The Guided Planner walks you through creating a personalised emergency plan based on your household, location, family members, pets and individual circumstances.

It generates recommendations for your plans, identifies gaps in your readiness, and suggests prioritised actions tailored to your specific circumstances.

Yes.

The platform includes renter-specific guidance, evacuation planning, recovery support and evidence management tools designed specifically for rental properties.

Yes.

ReadyTakeAction allows you to include pets in your household profile and emergency plans, ensuring their needs are considered during preparedness and evacuation planning.

Yes.

The platform includes a property risk assessment tool that identifies specific vulnerabilities — such as ember-entry points, flood exposure or structural risks — and generates a prioritised action plan with estimated costs and timelines.

During a Disaster

Yes.

ReadyTakeAction displays official emergency warnings and alerts, while also providing personalised guidance based on your location, household profile and circumstances.

Yes.

Many features are designed to work offline if information has already been downloaded and cached to your device.

We recommend users download their plans and guides during initial setup so they're available when needed.

ReadyTakeAction's Emergency Node network is designed to provide communication continuity through community-based mesh networking infrastructure.

Where Emergency Nodes have been deployed, communities can continue sharing welfare check-ins and critical information even when traditional telecommunications are disrupted.

Yes.

Family members can choose to participate in family networks that allow welfare check-ins, location sharing and emergency status updates.

Yes.

ReadyTakeAction includes welfare and support capabilities that help households communicate needs and connect with available assistance.

Yes.

A one-tap SOS alert sends your GPS location and distress signal to your nominated emergency contacts immediately.

Yes.

Members can submit verified incident reports — including photos — which are shared with the local community network after trust verification. This provides real-time, ground-level intelligence that complements official alerts.

Recovery

Yes.

Recovery support is one of ReadyTakeAction's core capabilities. Features include:

• Recovery action plans

• Insurance support

• Damage documentation

• Grant and assistance identification

• Community recovery networks

• Mental health resources

The Evidence Vault allows users to securely store photographs, documents and records that may assist with insurance claims, grants and recovery activities.

Yes.

The platform supports the full insurance process — from pre-event photo documentation stored in the Evidence Vault, through to guided damage reporting with timestamped, GPS-verified photographs, claim tracking and AI-assisted form completion.

Yes.

The platform identifies relevant grants, relief payments and assistance programs that may be available following a disaster.

Community and Ecosystem

The ecosystem connects households, communities, businesses, schools, government, emergency services and recovery organisations through a shared resilience platform.

Communities can use the platform to:

• Build preparedness programs

• Coordinate volunteers

• Share local information

• Support vulnerable residents

• Improve recovery outcomes

Yes.

Businesses can access continuity planning, workforce welfare management, emergency planning and resilience tools tailored to organisational needs.

Yes.

Schools can use the platform to strengthen preparedness, improve communication and support student and staff safety.

Yes.

The platform includes a neighbour connection and local network feature that allows you to build a trusted local support network before a disaster strikes — so you know who to check on and who can help you.

Yes.

Communities can organise and track emergency drills, access structured training modules and earn completion certificates — all within the platform.

Technology

Yes.

AI is used in some platform features, including to personalise plans, assess property risks, generate recovery roadmaps, assist with insurance documentation, moderate community content and surface relevant grants and assistance programs.

Yes.

The platform is built offline-first, meaning critical guides, plans and contacts remain accessible without internet. In areas where Emergency Nodes have been deployed, mesh networking provides an additional communication layer independent of mobile networks.

Emergency Nodes

An Emergency Node is a dedicated communications device that forms part of the ReadyTakeAction community communications network.

Emergency Nodes help communities remain connected when conventional telecommunications infrastructure is disrupted.

Emergency Nodes use long-range wireless technology and mesh networking to allow information to move between nodes and connected users.

This helps maintain critical communications during emergencies.

LoRa (Long Range Radio) is a low-power wireless communication technology designed to transmit small amounts of data over long distances.

It is widely used around the world and operates legally within approved radio frequency bands.

No.

Emergency Nodes are designed to complement existing telecommunications infrastructure and provide additional resilience during outages.

Yes.

Communities, councils, organisations and sponsors may be able to participate in Emergency Node deployment programs.

Get in contact with us to learn more.

Privacy & Security

ReadyTakeAction takes privacy and security seriously and uses industry-standard measures to protect user information.

Yes.

Users control what information they share and who can access it through privacy and sharing settings.

Information is only shared where authorised by the user, required by law, or necessary to provide specific platform services.

Availability

ReadyTakeAction is being rolled out internationally and is designed to support communities around the world.

Yes.

ReadyTakeAction is available across major mobile platforms from June 2026. As we expand our international presence, check your app store for local version availability.

ReadyTakeAction is also available using an internet browser - ideal to set up your profile and plans.

ReadyTakeAction offers different access options depending on user type and program participation.

Visit the Get ReadyTakeAction page for current details.

The Big One

Why is ReadyTakeAction different?

Most emergency apps focus on alerts.

ReadyTakeAction covers the entire disaster lifecycle:

✔ Risk Mitigation

✔ Preparedness

✔ Response

✔ Recovery

✔ Communication Continuity

It combines practical planning tools, community coordination, recovery support and resilient communications infrastructure into a single connected ecosystem.

Because resilience isn't built during a disaster. It's built before one.