The Department of Homeland Security has made news in the past few weeks with the revelations that they have purchased up to 650 million rounds of .40 caliber hollow point ammunition. Now, despite ignoring requests as to why they need that much ammo, they have moved forward and purchased an unknown amount of bullet resistant
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Preppers / Survivalists have their own reasons for why they prepare, and / or what they are preparing for. For some it is very specific while for others maybe more general or for multiple reasons. It may be helpful for those reading this who consider themselves to be preppers, to add a comment to
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Madison Ruppert, Contributing Writer Recently, I published an article covering the January 22-26 multi-agency exercises being conducted in the Los Angeles area. As I outlined in the article, this is in fact part of a broader trend of joint military-police drills (which often include other agencies, hence the “multi-agency” label) that have been occurring across
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In America today, there are millions of “preppers” that are working feverishly to get prepared for what they fear is going to happen to America. There is a very good chance that some of your neighbors or co-workers may be preppers. You may even have noticed that some of your relatives and friends have been
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Earlier this year, I received a free packet of Echinacea (Purple Coneflower) fromwintersown.org (by the way, if you’re into gardening check them out; they’ll send you 10 packets of free seeds for the cost of a SASE). When I saw the seed packet, I remembered that Echinacea is used to reduce the duration of colds and flu.
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Emergency Water Procurement Emergency water should be already part of your home storage program. Water can be found in most homes and offices in the hot water tank or boiler. There is usually a drain plug at the bottom of the tank. Be sure to turn off the gas or electricity to the unit and
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“Good luck happens when preparedness meets opportunity” – Anonymous The key to emergency preparedness is an accurate understanding of the risks and challenges you face. Underestimating your risks leads to complacency and failure to prepare effectively. Overestimating your risks leads to the Armageddon Fallacy and failure to prepare effectively (if at all) because of the enormity of
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Japan is a great reminder why we in California, Oregon, Washington (state) need to practice earthquake safety, tsunami readiness and just be ready for anything. I truly believe that my fellow Americans in the Northeast and the Midwest may have the idea of the 72 hours of food (I say that you need at least 30 days) down pat.
Are YOU ready for disaster? Part 3 of 5 In the first 72 hours to a week of an emergency, most people will have to look after themselves. Why? Look at the resources in your community” Todd De Voe Emergency Manager City of Seal Beach CA. Preparedness for emergency situations is not a solitary pursuit.
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CERT is a great program to introduce your family to the principles of preparedness. This is a great way to increase your skills, improve on the ones that you have and give you the opportunity to expand your network of likeminded people.
