PSN is America's Family Preparedness Network.

PSN provides its members with localized alerts, training and readiness materials, and a private network of pre-vetted rural Safehouses for emergency shelter in event of a disaster.

PSN was founded by military veterans (led by call sign "PSN Paul") in 2025. During his military service, Paul spent time at both overseas Safehouses and some the Continuity of Government (COG) military bunker sites here in the United States (like Site-R, Site-M, and others).

PSN was created on Father's Day, 2025. Israel and Iran had just escalated to war. Signs pointed to potential increased terror activity here in the homeland.

American Families had already endured COVID lockdowns, rioting, and civil unrest in 2020. Increased political polarization and radicalization seemed on the rise. More wildfires, hurricanes, flood, and other natural disasters felt inevitable.

Watching our kids play during a Father's Day cookout at a beautiful off-grid retreat location with reserve food, water, and survival supplies, we realized that the peace of mind we enjoyed was not shared by most American families. Many lived in urban or suburban settings that could quickly become very dangerous in a prolonged power outage, urban terror attack, civil unrest, or direct natural disaster. We knew that government officials had alert systems and secretive bunker sites (We'd been to some of them). Similarly, the news was filled with celebrities and the ultra-wealthy building bunkers and rural retreats.

"What about everyone else?" we wondered.

At the same time, many farm and ranch families we knew had ample supplies, excess rooms, on-site camping land, or even vacant full cabins and farmhouses.

The idea was simple: what if we created a domestic system of private sector alerts and Safehouses? And what if we priced it so that everyone could benefit?

And the Private Safehouse Network (PSN) was born.

If a trigger event occurs (like a natural disaster or civil unrest), PSN “activates” and Guests can deploy to their Safehouse. Hosts are notified and ready. Payments and logistics are handled by PSN.

The goal of PSN's military veteran founder is to ensure that disaster planning, emergency alerts, decisioning data, and "Plan B" bugout options are available to every American at an affordable price.

To that end, PSN's Basic Membership is only $19/month.

Basic Membership gets members preparedness education, notifications and alerts tools and data for decision-making, and access (following a background check) to the "FLEX" (first-come, first-served) tier network of Safehouses.

There is a second tier of Safehouse access called RESERVED. Reserved Hosts receive a monthly readiness fee from PSN to reserve the location exclusively for a particular PSN Guest. Consider it the VIP treatment. Those fees are set by Hosts, but processed through PSN.

Both FLEX and RESERVED hosts set a reasonable and fixed pre-set nightly rate for nights actually stayed at their Safehouse. Part of participation in the Safehouse Network, is that nightly Safehouse rates and locked-in, so Hosts cannot raise rates due to surging demand in an emergency. Note: Access to Safehouses requires a criminal background check (for both Guests and Hosts), so if members wish to participate in Safehouse access, an additional one-time background check fee of $50 is required.

Safehouses vary widely in accommodations, sizes and price, but are all certified to have basic survival supplies nearby or available. Safehouses may be 1) a campground space (RV or clamping), 2) rooms within a shared home, 3) cabins, 4) apartments or conversions, or 5) whole house or other private, self-contained units. Guests choose the Safehouse type that fits their needs and budget.

Guests and new Hosts undergo a criminal background check. PSN includes a verification system, optional readiness visits, and strict privacy protocols to ensure mutual trust. Members are encouraged to create and use a callsign or code-name in communications with other members.

The following agreements govern PSN Membership, use, and access of PSN services and resources:

PSN's Terms of Use: https://privatesafehousenetwork.com/terms-of-use

PSN's Privacy Policy: https://privatesafehousenetwork.com/privacy-policy

PSN's Membership Agreement: https://privatesafehousenetwork.com/membership-agreement

We estimate that at best 2.7% of U.S. adults have access to a threat alert system and a secondary emergency shelter in a rural location. This number includes all military and key officials covered under the U.S. Government's Continuity of Government (COG) plans, any family worth over $100 million net worth (assuming all have secondary retreat plans), and any family that owns either a farm, ranch, or secondary home in a rural location. Wealthier Americans are spending up to $50,000 on backyard bunkers and $10,000 on security consultants. We believe PSN offers similar protection beginning at $19/month.