Sounds like having a fallback pre-defined would be prudent if it's that important and you don't feel you could collectively extemporise something. "If Slack goes down, the plan is to use WhatsApp/Teams/Jeff's Matrix homeserver in his garage until service comes back. A list of group channels will be emailed if that happens."
Then if it does go down, you don't have to waste the first day arguing about the plan.
Then if it does go down, you don't have to waste the first day arguing about the plan.