Once I saw a group of “red” Beofongs on Amazon. I bought four of them. I pre-set some for my kids so they can contact us and each other if need be.
Of course, if we ever need to do that…licenses will be a secondary concern.
That’s what I figured, besides the local repeaters, I put in the 2m Simplex Frequency 146.52 and showed my wife what to do in a emergency.