Document · part of 1. Emergency situations
1(b). Build the chart: twenty-one situations against every aspect
Required Often forgotten
A chart, spreadsheet or another method your counselor approves, showing your understanding of each aspect for each of the twenty-one situations below. Requirement 2(a) discusses this chart, so it comes first.
Notes and warnings
Warning. Twenty-one situations, all of them required, against every aspect of preparedness. It is easy to do fifteen and believe the requirement is finished, which is why they are drawn separately here. This chart is also what requirement 2(a) discusses, so it has to be complete before the family meeting.
What this is made of
- 1(b)(1). Home stovetop or oven fire
- 1(b)(2). Home flammable liquid fire
- 1(b)(3). Gas leak in or near a home
- 1(b)(4). Food poisoning
- 1(b)(5). Automobile crash
- 1(b)(6). Vehicle stalled in the desert
- 1(b)(7). Vehicle trapped in a blizzard
- 1(b)(8). Backcountry injury
- 1(b)(9). Boating or water accident
- 1(b)(10). Toxic chemical spill or release
- 1(b)(11). Nuclear power plant emergency
- 1(b)(12). Fire or explosion in a public place
- 1(b)(13). Violence in a public place
- 1(b)(14). Wildland fire
- 1(b)(15). Avalanche, snowslide or rockslide
- 1(b)(16). Earthquake
- 1(b)(17). Tsunami
- 1(b)(18). Major flooding or flash flood with water outage
- 1(b)(19). Hurricane with power outage
- 1(b)(20). Tornado
- 1(b)(21). Lightning storm
Where this step comes from
- Emergency Preparedness Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2026-02-25), Requirement 1(b) · The chart requirement 2(a) discusses.