I have over 8 years experience working with Emergency Preparedness after writing my print book A Family Survival Manual for Y2K & Beyond which was featured on CNN, Fox, and Art Bell Coast to Coast AM. In this Wikizine I will share...
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I have over 8 years experience working with Emergency Preparedness after writing my print book A Family Survival Manual for Y2K & Beyond which was featured on CNN, Fox, and Art Bell Coast to Coast AM. In this Wikizine I will share thoughts and tips for both man-made and natural disasters.
Having a wide array of food choices when times get tough will keep spirits up, nutrition high and give each person a high amount of energy. If the economy takes a turn for the worse, then the gardening knowledge and skills acquired from practicing will come into play at this time. The only way to be really prepared as far as growing vegetables is concerned is to practice. The survival seeds you should be looking to buy are non-hybrids, heirloom and open-pollinated varieties and not hybrids... Read Full Story
Freeze Dried Food Versus MRE
By Kevin Taylor
There are a lot of people looking at survival food and supplies for the first time due to concerns about an economic depression.
At first you can see MRE as a good choice as it is totally ready to eat. MRE or meals ready to eat are the type of food rations the military uses.
There are two general types of MRE out there; military and commercial. The military version is for the military and it prohibited from re-sale to consumers. You can... Read Full Story
If you read my site on a regular basis, you know I believe in being prepared -- even for short trips into the woods ( A Short Hike Into the Woods ). I am a big believer in self-reliance and self sufficiency ( Big Snow Today . . . Were You Prepared? A Preparedness Recap )-- EmergencyFoodStoragePros.com is a site that can help you be prepared. I especially liked the following posts:
Emergency Food Storage Essentials
The Capstone of the Readiness Pyramid
Food Storage: What Keeps the... Read Full Story
by Eric Vanderham
The idea of not having enough food for emergency preparedness can keep many of us awake at night wondering about our procrastination in storing enough food for our families. Many of us live in developed countries, but natural disasters, power outages, even volcano eruptions, earthquakes and blizzards will easily deter people from reaching town and having access to food. The ability to have enough cash on hand or be able to use a debit or credit card may not be feasible... Read Full Story
Part 2 of emergency Preparedness: 72 Hour kits 72 hour kits are also called flight kits. Each family member needs his or her own flight kit that will provide emergency essential items for 3 days. They should be stored close to your front door (in the coat closet for example) so that they can be grabbed on the way out the door. Recently, Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge and U.S. Fire Administrator David Paulison published the following: "WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?" "Have on hand three days... Read Full Story
Panel Finds WMD (Weapons Of Mass Destruction) Attack Likely by 2013
December 02, 2008
Associated Press
WASHINGTON - The United States can expect a terrorist attack using nuclear or more likely biological weapons before 2013, reports a bipartisan commission in a study being briefed Tuesday to Vice President-elect Joe Biden. It suggests the Obama administration bolster efforts to counter and prepare for germ warfare by terrorists.
“Our margin of safety is shrinking, not growing... Read Full Story
Nov. 14 - About 4,500 residents of the celebrity enclave of Montecito, California, are fleeing a fire whipped by high winds that has burned more than 1,500 acres and destroyed or damaged at least 60 homes.
The blaze began at 5:50 p.m. Los Angeles time yesterday in the Los Padres National Forest, and more than 1,100 firefighters have been deployed, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, also known as Cal Fire. About 1,500 homes are threatened.
“This... Read Full Story
"What should I do if I am taken hostage?" Since I survived being a hostage in the Camp Hill Prison riots in 1989, interviewers ask me that question often. They, like business executives, often have a fear of being taken hostage while traveling or in hot zones. First, comply with your hostage takers. Remember, odds are if they want to get you, keep you, or kill you, they will. And remember you are more of an asset to them IF you are reasonably healthy and intact. Second, think of yourself as... Read Full Story
Ever had a bad day at work? 20 years ago Monday, I had an amazingly bad day at work. I was a rookie corrections officer who got taken hostage in one of the worst prison riots in US history. It all happened in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. I was on the job just 4 months, when "it hit the fan". Several hundred inmates rioted, most of the jail was destroyed. And when it was all said and done. I died, had a "near death experience" and came back to life. I got diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress... Read Full Story
(This post was originally posted on Ms Sparky on September 13, 2008. I moved it to Your Emergency Plan when I separated my personal blog from my political blog.)
Emergency preparedness is just one of my obsessions. My husband is doing that whole “eye roll” thing right now and saying “no shit”! We’ll see who’s doing the “eye roll” thing when we’re having one of our power outages (or worse) and he has a full belly!!!
Hurricane Hanna and Ike again remind us of the importance of having our... Read Full Story
