The Hillsborough Soccer Crush

Hillsborough Soccer Crush This is excerpted from The Green Beret Guide to Seven Great Disasters “There was no organised response there at all… There was nobody in charge, no plan, no organisation at all… There was no resuscitation equipment there…...

Crowd Crush is not a Stampede—Understand the Danger

Hillsborough Disaster A recent tragic event at a concern in Houston bring home the danger of being in a crowd. People want to blame those who were there, but I reality, crowd crush kills people who no longer have control over their situation. I researched a terrible...

Bad Meme on Changing Voicemail Message In Emergency

There’s a meme going around that says if you are lost, car broken down, etc. and your phone is low on juice, you should change your voicemail message with the emergency info so people calling you after your phone dies will know what’s going. I thought about this and...
The Most Important Preparation Asset: Knowledge

The Most Important Preparation Asset: Knowledge

Survival Library When discussing preparation, a key element that is overlooked is knowledge. Knowledge is invaluable. We simply can’t be experts on everything from first aid to farming to animal husbandry to metalworking. Others can help show the way. A sustainment...
How to Prepare for and Deal with FLOODING

How to Prepare for and Deal with FLOODING

Think how big a gallon jug is? Consider hundreds of thousands of those jugs, each weighing over 8 pounds, moving. That’s power. Add in the following equation: Six inches of moving water will take a person down. One foot of moving water can sweep a car away. In the...