Everyone is so concerned about radiation levels increasing due to the disaster in Japan. Ironically, we absorb radiation everyday. Knowing the proper levels of radiation we are exposed to each year can help us stay healthier.
Preparedness
Is your home prepared for life’s emergencies? A disaster of any kind rarely stops with the initial event and has the capacity to last days or longer. Because of this, it is important to have a well-rounded approach to your preparedness efforts. Our research-based resources on emergency scenarios, emergency checklists, and disaster scenarios offer family-based preparedness advice to create a multi-layered approach so your family can be prepared for anything! Learn more about survival food, potable water, safety and security issues, how to live in an off-grid environment with alternative power and how to get your pet prepared for emergencies.
When a Zippo Is Not Enough, These Fire Starting Materials Could Be a Lifesaver
Starting a fire is an art form. Here are some tips and tricks from a weathered mountain man.
When Clean Water Isn’t Available, Make it So – With a Sawyer
This water filtration system is Ready Nutrition’s Prep of the Week. It’s simple to use, user-friendly, inexpensive, has an instruction booklet that covers all the variables – and can fit into your pocket.
When Grocery Stores Go Empty, These Four Foods Will Help You Survive
You should ask yourself, what would you do if you were one of those people who race to the grocery store at the last-minute during a disaster.
When it Hits the Fan Most Won’t Be Able to Take a Warm Shower… But Here’s How You Will.
It is important to continue regular hygiene habits during an emergency to prevent sanitation-related diseases. In a pinch, water can be heated outside using a solar vehicle visor. This set up can be used to create an outdoor showering area.
When Seconds Count: 5 Items for Quick-Action Response
Emergencies can spring up in seconds. When they do, those seconds count! These are a few things you can tote around with you in a jacket or cargo pocket that will give you an immediate edge when a situation arises that calls for you to work on it immediately.
When Seconds Count: How Storm Chasers Lead Community Relief Efforts in the Aftermath of Disasters
“In the end, it’s about helping people.”
When Should I Go Into a Full Pandemic Lockdown Mode And Self Quarantine?
Some of the key questions facing concerned citizens revolve around the concepts of self quarantine and social distancing. When do you make the call to bug in or bug out? When do you stop going to work out of concern of being exposed to a virulent disease? When should I put my self and family into full pandemic lockdown mode?
When Survival is at Stake, Your Animalistic Instincts Could Save Your Life
In a survival situation, what will you be the predator or the prey?
When the CDC Tells Us to Prepare for the Ebola Pandemic, Things Are About to Get Real
The World Health Organization and other agencies have gone to great lengths to avoid releasing information that might cause a panic. You can bet that if they’ve gone so far as to issue this warning, things are about to get real.
When Officials Say The Infection Rate of Ebola is “2” Be Afraid
The problem with this is that no country on the planet has the facilities to check out every person who reports suffering from a sore throat and general malaise. People are going to slip through the net and it’s at this point that an epidemic of Ebola is most likely to occur.