Honestly, we don’t see enough coverage in mainstream media about disaster preparedness. That’s interesting because disasters are generally over-covered. This is a short video from CBS News. Dave Price walks us through some of the emergency supplies that they bring along whenever they do live disaster news coverage on ground.
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I know very few people who don’t carry around a cellphone (mobile phone) nowadays. Even my parents, who are in their seventies, have mobile phones for emergency purpose. So what happens if there’s an emergency? Would your phone still work? What should you do to prepare? Verizon has some tips for using your mobile phone during emergencies.

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We’ve seen enough disaster movies over the past few years to last a lifetime. And as we saw recently in the earthquake in Haiti, the results of earthquakes can be devastating. The San Andreas fault in Southern California has been mentioned or shown in a few different movies as the source of a large earthquake. Most recently in the movie 2010, we saw a large portion of Southern California fall into the sea.
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Have you seen 2012 : the movie? There are many ways that the world may end, and 2012 is another one in a long line of Hollywood productions showing the apocalypse. Today’s Guest Post is about survival, for everything from the likely (floods and earthquakes) and unlikely (alien invasion).
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For our semi-regular Guest Post section this time around, we have an article on Essential Camping Gear. Obviously, this is similar to outdoor survival gear.

Author: Ryan Frank

There are many things that you can take with you for a camping trip, but there are a few items that you really cannot afford to leave behind. While there are plenty of accessories out there, here are a few of the essentials for any camping trip.

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If you work for a large (or largish) corporation, chances are that there are already some preparedness measures in place. Do you know what they are? If not, then here’s a good article to help you prepare.
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We’re approaching the end of the 2009 holiday season – we have just one more long weekend next week, and then we’re into 2010. For a lot of people, this is a relatively quiet time at work and at home. It’s as good time as any to look back at our emergency preparedness plans and supplies, and do a quick check.
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Once in a while, a book will appear that raises awareness about emergency preparedness to the mass population. This year, that book has been Emergency : This Book Will Save Your Life by Neil Strauss. It’s a bit more dramatic than educational, but it should make a good gift for this holiday season.
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We were quite disappointed when Les Stroud announced that Season 3 would be his last for his Survivorman TV series. Well, Stroud didn’t stay away from TV for long. His new show is called Survive This!
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Les Stroud is best known as Survivorman — his TV show usually shows just him and a camera in real-life survival situations.

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