Israel Wartime Readiness Guide
Free downloadable resources for Israeli civilians based on Home Front Command (Pikud HaOref) guidance. Version 7.0.
Available as a complete field guide, a spiral-bound checklist booklet, and individual wall printables.
Disclaimer: This is a community resource, not an official government publication. It carries no warranty. Always follow official guidance from oref.org.il and the HFC hotline 104.
Downloads
Field Guide
All checklists, guidance chapters, appendices, and illustrations in one document.
Checklist Booklet
Spiral-bound format designed for print shops. All 23 checklists, ready to bind.
Wall Printables
13 individual checklists for posting on doors, walls, and the fridge.
- One checklist per page
- No headers/footers — clean for posting
- Available as PDF or individual PNGs
Also available as an interactive web guide at prepared.danielrosehill.com — 7 languages available.
Click any checklist to preview it full-size. Each is designed as a single A4 page for printing and posting around your home.
1. Pre-Emergency Home Safety
2. Mamad Inspection
3. BRACED Quick Readiness
4. Daytime Posture
5. Before Bed
6. Before Shower
7. Before Leaving Home
8. Bathing Baby
9. Situational Awareness
10. Shelter Flowchart
11. Night Alarm Response
12. After Shelter
13. Lull / Resupply
Verify-and-check documents. Run through each item, tick the box. Click to preview, or view/download as PDF.
Step-by-step procedures for specific scenarios. Follow in order when the situation arises.
Listen to the full field guide as an audiobook. Useful for learning the checklists hands-free or sharing with visually impaired family members.
Download Audio FileTake the Checklist Booklet PDF to any Israeli print shop. Here are the specifications:
Digital Printing Specifications
| Paper Size | A4 portrait (210 x 297 mm) — do NOT scale or fit-to-page |
| Stock | 250-300 gsm coated card — matte or silk finish preferred |
| Sides | Single-sided only — back of each sheet blank |
| Colour | Full colour (CMYK). Safety-critical colour coding — do NOT print greyscale |
| Scaling | 100% actual size. Do not shrink-to-fit or auto-scale |
| Binding | Wire-O spiral along TOP (short) edge — booklet flips upward |
| Cover | 350 gsm card with lamination (optional) |
| Lamination | Cover only (optional). Do NOT laminate interior pages |
Notes for the Customer
- File to print: Checklist-Booklet-Spiral-Bound.pdf
- Typical cost: Around 40-80 NIS per booklet for 1-5 copies; less in bulk
- Turnaround: Same day or next day at most Israeli print shops
- Deliver file: USB stick, email, or WhatsApp
- Check the proof: Header colours solid (no banding), text sharp, checkboxes visible
- Wall printables: Print Wall-Printables.pdf separately (unbound) for posting around the home
JLM Shelters
Find public shelters in Jerusalem. Interactive map of miklat (shelter) locations.
jlmshelters.com →Miklat MCP Server
MCP server for AI assistants to query shelter locations programmatically. Open source.
GitHub →Interactive Web Guide
Full field guide as an interactive website with search, navigation, and 7 language translations.
prepared.danielrosehill.com →Home Front Command (Official)
Official Pikud HaOref guidance, real-time alerts, and emergency instructions.
oref.org.il →These resources were compiled from Home Front Command public guidance as a practical, actionable resource for Israeli civilians. The project is open-source, available in 7 languages (English, Hebrew, Arabic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian), and welcomes contributions.
