Description: Hurricanes. Tornadoes. Floods. Wildfires. Earthquakes. Epidemics. Droughts. Landslides. Trillions of dollars in damages. Billions of people affected. It pays to be prepared. When catastrophe strikes, no matter how big or small, being ready and knowing how to respond can be the difference between the loss of life and survival. The Disaster Survival Guide: How to Prepare For and Surviving Floods, Fires, Earthquakes and More shows how to prepare and respond to a variety of crises. This indispensable book illustrates how others survived past crises. Covering the basic needs--from food, water, and first-aid to shelter, security, and self-defense--this informative guide walks you through the steps it takes to create your own personal emergency action plan. It provides a catalog of the skills, tools, and items needed to endure and overcome a variety of situations and circumstances. Once prepared, you will be given insights into how to react and respond when disaster does strike. Should the worst happen, this comprehensive guide has the answers.
Review Quotes:
"... extremely comprehensive ... Readers are guaranteed to learn something new to help them survive all kinds of arduous situations." - Booklist
"Jones, an author who is trained in disaster response/preparedness, shows readers how to prepare for and survive disasters ..." - BookNews "... provides insights into how to react and respond when disaster does strike" - SirReadaLot "This book appears to be a sign of the times. ... the quintessential survival guide for many, many different life-threatening situations ... well rounded and extensively researched and prepared volume of encyclopedic proportions." - Alternate Perceptions Magazine "The Disaster Survival Guide" by Marie D. Jones, a book that's a good primer for coming out the other side of nature's worst and mankind's unthinkable." - Bookworm Sez