PREPAREDNESS NOW!: An Emergency Survival Guide (Expanded and Revised Edition)

by Aton Edwards

Overview

In uncertain times, a solid preparedness plan is essential for every individual and family. PREPAREDNESS NOW! navigates the new realities of twenty-first century living: extreme weather, economic instability, terror attacks, and more.

Packed with checklists, resources, and step-by-step instructions, PREPAREDNESS NOW! details everything needed for office, car, and home preparedness. This newly expanded and revised edition includes an extended chapter on food and water storage and urban gardening, techniques in personal defense, and the latest and best preparedness products on the market. This book encourages basic lifestyle changes that lead to a more self-sufficient and satisfying existence, regardless of circumstance.

PREPAREDNESS NOW! is written by one of the most experienced preparedness experts in the field. Aton Edwards is executive director of the International Preparedness Network (IPN) and has worked with the Red Cross, NYPD, Center for Disease Control, and thousands of people domestically and overseas.

This manual delivers practical advice on:

• Building your emergency kits for home, car, and office
• Water quality control and storage
• Emergency shelter, power, lighting, and heating
• Emergency transportation, communications, and evacuation
• Extreme weather preparedness
• Chemical, biowarfare, and nuclear preparedness
• Defense against infectious diseases
• Personal defense and crime prevention for the twenty-first century home

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781934170175
Publisher:	Process
Publication date:	09/01/2009
Series:	Process Self-reliance Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	350
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Aton Edwards is Executive Director of the NYC-based International Preparedness Network. He has trained thousands of New Yorkers and international civilians to help mitigate and respond to disasters and emergencies.

Table of Contents

From the Publishers 1

Introduction 3

Chapter 1 Facing the Facts, and Preparing for Them 7

Chapter 2 Fitness: The Foundation for Survival 23

Chapter 3 The E-Kit and Safe Clothing 31

Chapter 4 The Grab-and-Go Bag 51

Chapter 5 Self Defense 69

Chapter 6 Personal Protective Equipment 83

Chapter 7 Water 95

Chapter 8 Food 107

Chapter 9 Urban Gardening 123

Chapter 10 Shelter 143

Chapter 11 Sanitation and Hygiene 151

Chapter 12 Lighting, Power and Heating 163

Chapter 13 Emergency Communication 177

Chapter 14 Evacuation Protocols 183

Chapter 15 Transporation 195

Chapter 16 Subway Escape 205

Chapter 17 Fire Prevention and Escape 213

Chapter 18 Extreme Weather 223

Chapter 19 The Big One [Earthquake, Tsunami, Volcano Eruption] 243

Chapter 20 Infectious Diseases 255

Chapter 21 Chemical and Biological Warfare 267

Chapter 22 Nuclear and Radiological Events 279

Chapter 23 Crime Prevention for the Home 293

Chapter 24 The 21st-century Home 301

Acknowledgements 313

Sources 315

Emergency Evacuation Card 316

Bibliography|332

Preparedness Checklist 336

Editorial Reviews

"The people must begin to prepare themselves. This book can help them do it." — Dr. Ken Alibek, author of Biohazard and former director of Biopreparat, the Soviet Union biological weapons program


"It's a great thing that we have Aton Edwards to help inform and prepare the public." — Richard Preston, author of The Hot Zone


"Aton's work is tremendously important. What we need to do for the next round is to get ourselves prepared.—Chuck D.


"Mr. Edwards is often called the city’s foremost expert in personal disaster preparation — he has appeared on the “Today” show, has taught his “Ready Up!” seminars to hundreds of participants with partners like the Red Cross and has set up, as part of the National Urban Self-Reliance and Preparedness Program, “incident command centers” across New York, like the one he recently created for the hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa in the Bronx." -New York Times



"The people must begin to prepare themselves. This book can help them do it." — Dr. Ken Alibek, author of Biohazard and former director of Biopreparat, the Soviet Union biological weapons program


"It's a great thing that we have Aton Edwards to help inform and prepare the public." — Richard Preston, author of The Hot Zone


"Aton's work is tremendously important. What we need to do for the next round is to get ourselves prepared.—Chuck D.


"Mr. Edwards is often called the city’s foremost expert in personal disaster preparation — he has appeared on the “Today” show, has taught his “Ready Up!” seminars to hundreds of participants with partners like the Red Cross and has set up, as part of the National Urban Self-Reliance and Preparedness Program, “incident command centers” across New York, like the one he recently created for the hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa in the Bronx." -New York Times

From the Publisher