Emergency Preparedness

For years, Dave Canterbury has been teaching outdoor enthusiasts how to survive in the wild, and truly enjoy the experience. The Bushcraft Essentials Field Guide distills these teachings into the key takeaways campers and hikers need to know when they’re out in the woods. How to start a fire. Where to build your shelter. What to put in your pack. Dave’s advice is now right at your fingertips in the most accessible Bushcraft title to date.

Water is the most fundamental of survival needs. While many communities around the world are used to struggling with water shortages, many of us have no clue what we would do in this sort of situation.

Will drinking orange juice help prevent kidney stones? Is it true you can get rid of bad breath by chewing parsley? Does caffeine improve or worsen a headache? Today, greater responsibility is being placed on individuals to take steps at home to stay healthy and manage and prevent everyday injuries and common illnesses. This has been triggered, in no small part, by the rising cost of medical care and limited access to healthcare professionals. This practical guide from the experts at Mayo Clinic can show you how to minimize your risks of disease and injury.

Are you ready to embark on a journey towards self-sufficiency? Homesteading in Nebraska is the ultimate guide for those looking to lead a simpler, more fulfilling life. This comprehensive eBook covers everything you need to know about homesteading, from assessing your land to preparing for emergencies. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to homesteading in Nebraska, giving you a glimpse of the life-changing benefits that come with living off the land. Chapter 2 walks you through the process of assessing your land for a homestead, ensuring that you choose the right location for your needs. ...

Conquer the Search and Rescue Specialist Certification: Your Concise Guide to NASAR and FEMA USAR Exams is a focused study resource designed to supplement more comprehensive materials. This guide provides an accessible summary of key topics covered in the NASAR and FEMA USAR certifications, ensuring candidates understand essential concepts and techniques for success in SAR operations and exams. The book explores a wide range of SAR scenarios, including wilderness, urban, and water rescues, with chapters on navigation, rope rescue, and the use of K9 teams. It highlights critical skills like ...

The Prepper's Bible for Long-Term Survival is your step-by-step guide to thriving in any situation, offering actionable strategies even for complete beginners. This essential resource will empower you to build self-reliance and confidence, no matter your starting point.

Our basic right to healthy food is at risk. What can we do? Written in an astute, engaging style, armed with examples from her own homesteading lifestyle, small farmer Nicole Faires' Food Confidential gives you the tools to fight the intangible battles as well as the practical ones.

You eat organic and non-GMO food. You only drink purified water. You take care of yourself and your family's health. But could there be a silent, invisible danger causing potential harm to you and your loved ones? There could. And it's called electromagnetic frequency (EMF) radiation and its one of fastest growing health issues facing our society. EMF radiation produced by modern technology such as cell phones, tablets, laptops, Wi-Fi, and smart meters is an emerging health threat.

From Hiroshima to Chernobyl, Fukushima to the growing legacy of lethal radioactive waste, humanity's struggle to conquer atomic energy is rife with secrecy, deceit, human error, blatant disregard for life, short-sighted politics, and fear. Fallout is an eye-opening odyssey through the first eight decades of this struggle and the radioactive landscapes it has left behind. We are, Pearce finds, forever torn between technological hubris and all-too-human terror about what we have created.

Fact: 60% of Americans are unprepared for natural disasters—don’t be part of that statistic. Explore the art of water survival and self-reliance in an unpredictable world! In a world where unpredictability is constant, the importance of water becomes clear. We can live weeks without food, but only days without water—it’s vital for survival. Imagine a sudden power outage during a storm or an unexpected disaster striking your community. In these moments, one of your most critical lifelines is safe, clean water.

If you're like most people, your home is your sanctuary. It's where you feel safe and secure, where you retreat from the world and relax with your loved ones. But the sad truth is that our homes are all too often vulnerable to break-ins, burglaries, and other security threats. That's where Secure Home comes in. This comprehensive guide to home security will give you the tools you need to protect your home and your family from harm. From basic security measures to advanced home automation and smart devices, we cover everything you need to know to keep your home safe and secure. Chapter 1 ...

When a crisis hits, your home becomes your haven. But how do you truly secure your family, property, and supplies when the world outside falls apart? While many guides emphasize bugging out, this audiobook focuses on what happens when staying put is the safest option. With this guide, you’ll have everything needed to transform your home into a fortified stronghold. No fluff—only detailed, practical strategies for home defense and family safety in any crisis.

September 1962: On a moonless night over the raging Atlantic Ocean, a thousand miles from land, the engines of Flying Tiger flight 923 to Germany burst into flames, one by one. Pilot John Murray didn't have long before the plane crashed headlong into the 20-foot waves at 120 mph. As the four flight attendants donned life vests, collected sharp objects, and explained how to brace for the ferocious impact, 68 passengers clung to their seats. They all expected to die.

Alex Duncan is a mother, a sister - and the daughter of a doomsday prepper. She always thought her father was insane, raving about an apocalypse she never believed in, but when a plague hits the United States and the dead no longer stay dead, Alex discovers heeding her deceased father’s advice is what will keep her family alive. Before he died, Alex’s father created a compound in Montana just in case situations like this arose. The dead walk, hungry for human flesh. With little time to spare, Alex must make split-second decisions to prevent her family from being devoured.

Beginning as early as age six and continuing through the teenage years and on into their 20s, both male and female athletes are more at risk of serious injuries at younger ages than ever before. Dr. Tommy John, son of lefty pitcher Tommy John and also a sports performance and healing specialist, offers an invaluable diet, lifestyle, and movement plan (Rethink. Rebuild. Replenish. Recover) for injury - and performance-proofing young athletes in every sport.

A groundbreaking exposé of the hidden truths of electropollution, Zapped is the first comprehensive, step-by-step guide to counteracting the invisible hazards of everyday electromagnetic exposure. Award-winning author, nutritionist, and First for Women magazine columnist Ann Louise Gittleman combines the best of energy medicine with the latest scientific research in a user-friendly powerhouse designed to safeguard you and your family.

Live Ready is a book about dangerous people - about predators who live in our midst and who violate our social contract with impunity. It's also a book about navigating a world filled with such people. It shows you how to recognize them, how to understand their methods and motivations, how to keep them at a safe remove from yourself and your loved ones (and when that's not possible, how to defeat them).

It takes only seven seconds for a criminal to pick you as a target. This empowering guide for women to protect themselves and their loved ones, from a self-defense expert and longtime veteran of law enforcement, combines commonsense advice on staying safe with concrete actions on what to do if find yourself in a dangerous situation.

Is Your Family Ready for a Catastrophe, Lockdown or Societal Collapse? Everything changes instantly. If you're unprepared, if the grid goes down, life could become far worse than you ever imagined. Have you ever wondered how effective your survival plan would be without power or clean water? Preparing your home now will best ensure your family’s safety. This guide is filled with tips from an off-grid expert to help you prepare. Most are concerned about serious incidents, natural disasters, long-range grid outages, and even terror attacks impacting their communities, yet many remain unprepared.

Crisis leaders never feel completely prepared. From your first response to your hundredth, you feel the same nerves, the same anticipation, and the same desire to serve with each crisis you encounter. But when disaster strikes, you’re there to make a difference—and you’ll need to rely on more than just your good intentions. ***Winner of the 2023 Goodby Business Book Award for Leadership-Team Building***In Promote the Dog Sitter, former FEMA responder and NATO advisor Ed Conley shares ten proven principles for acting decisively and leading dynamically throughout any disaster. Drawing ...