Evacuation Planning User Persona

Create personas to assist with emergency evacuation planning. Facilitate discussions to help build personas, which help inform planning from a person-centred lens. Why It Helps in Evacuation Planning

1. Builds empathy Personas remind us who we’re planning for — and challenge assumptions.

2. Surfaces real-world barriers They make invisible challenges visible (e.g. fear of authorities, limited mobility, low literacy).

3. Exposes gaps in the system By walking through evacuation from a persona’s perspective, we see what's missing in our plan:

• How would they get the alert?

• Who would help them leave?

• Where would they go?

4. Anchors inclusive, actionable decisions Helps guide realistic evacuation routes, support services, communication methods, and partnerships.