22/06/2026
AREA INTELLIGENCE TEMPLATE
Hello everyone, I've been working on a area intelligence template for the last few weeks for anyone who needs the assistance on what to include in their area study.
An area study is a structured record of the important information about a location that could affect safety, movement, communications, access to services, and emergency decision making. It helps individuals, families, or groups understand the area they live in, work in, or may need to travel through during a disaster or major disruption.
A good area study identifies local risks such as bushfires, floods, severe weather, industrial hazards, crime, road closures, and infrastructure failures. It also records useful resources, including hospitals, police stations, pharmacies, fuel stations, water sources, evacuation centres, radio repeaters, emergency frequencies, supply locations, and possible shelter or relocation areas.
The study should also cover practical planning information such as primary and alternate routes, traffic choke points, bridges, terrain, communications coverage, meeting locations, and potential bug-out destinations. Maps, contact details, vehicle information, member medical requirements, and PACE communication plans can also be included.
The purpose of an area study is not to predict every emergency. It is to reduce confusion and improve decision making by gathering important local information before it is urgently needed.
Free to anyone who wants to take the first step into emergency preparedness. This is a template, you need to put in the work in research in your local area and state.
Where to find it?
Go check out our website under the news tab you will see free resources and you find in there, or you can find it here through the link.
https://zda.net.au/pages/free-resources