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NEWSKILL - Urban Emergency Preparedness

Many people in modern cities do not have the skills to prepare for real emergency situations. It is important for everyone to know how to survive in the case of utility failures, disasters, even quarantine situations. Here is a four part series on Emergency Preparedness for Urban dwellers.

Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx4wZyG6AVI

Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFLaEyvE_io

Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPizCn_vsJE

Part 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8kfgFVm1mg

Here is another informative series that goes into depth about how to store what you will need in the case of an emergency. There are six parts to this series.

Part 1 - Storing Water
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhIMdxyJbt4

Part 2 - Storing Food
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6ngfY7NNfM

Part 3 - Storing Knowledge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQft8nePMnI

Part 4 - Essential Equipment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1022UM962nI

Part 5 - How to Purify Water
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mskMnBNRFBA

Part 6 - Pandemic Preparedness
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shoWhHd5PeY

Emergency Supply Checklists
http://www.oes.ca.gov/Operational/OESHome.nsf/PDF/Emergency%20Infor...$file/Checklist.pdf
http://www.ready.gov/america/_downloads/checklist.pdf

Here are some places online to get supplies:
http://www.urbansurvivaltools.com/home.php
http://www.preparedness.com/
http://www.survivaltime.org/
http://www.armysurpluswarehouse.com/
http://www.armysurplusforless.com/
http://www.colemans.com/
http://www.ready-me.com/

I have not ordered from any of these stores, so always remember to check them out on the Better Business Bureau before ordering from them, or from ANY online site. http://www.bbb.org/

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Tags: City, Disaster, Emergency, Food, NEWSKILL, Pandemic, Preparedness, Storage, Urban, Water

Comment by Nick Heyming on March 10, 2010 at 4:51am: I'd like to add READY-ME to the list of providers of emergency supplies.

Really fantastic post, thanks for all the information. We'll never be fully prepared, but putting a little thought and resources into it before the crap hits the fan is worth it...

Comment by Nick Heyming on March 10, 2010 at 4:52am: Oh, here's the link: Ready Me

Comment by Deborah Cazden on March 10, 2010 at 4:54am: Thanks :-) I will add it in :-)

Comment by Linda Holt on March 10, 2010 at 5:18am: Great information - thanks for taking the time to put it all together!

Comment by John D. Boyden on May 9, 2010 at 7:51pm: Awesome +26 KS

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