What problem does it solve?
Many residents, new immigrants, and institutions in Israel need clear, actionable guidance to find the nearest protected space, assess whether they can reach it within local time-to-shelter limits, and prepare a mamad or public shelter for use during rocket alerts and civil-defense events. This Skill reduces confusion about shelter types, building requirements, accessibility accommodations, and immediate actions when a siren sounds.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Shelter identification: Explanations of mamad, mamak, maman, and miklat and how to locate them via apps, municipal registries, and hotline numbers.
- Time-to-shelter guidance: Regional time-to-shelter tables and a simple lookup script for estimating seconds to shelter by city.
- Preparation checklists & maintenance: Printable mamad supply lists, NBC considerations, and annual maintenance schedules for doors, shutters, and filters.
- Accessibility & workplace procedures: Protocols for people with disabilities, employer and school responsibilities, and stairwell procedures when no protected room is available.
- Use case example: A family moving into a pre-1992 building uses the Skill to identify the nearest miklat, evaluate walking time versus their zone, clear and stock their mamad, and register special-needs residents with Home Front Command.
Quick Start
Locate the nearest shelter to Tel Aviv, Dizengoff 100, report the time-to-shelter zone, and provide a short mamad preparation checklist.
