Home Emergency Pocket Guide - Softcover

Julie Henry; Heather Larson; Jeff Rubin

9781890495367: Home Emergency Pocket Guide

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1890495360 ISBN 13: 9781890495367

Publisher: Informed Publishing, 2007

The USA has only one firefighter for every 280 people and one police officer for every 385 people. That means that in an emergency, most people are going to be on their own for possibly 48 to 72 hours, says David Paulison of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Your response to an emergency often determines the impact the situation will have on those around you. Knowing what to do saves lives. This easy-to-use guide is organized by event type and gives you the best course of action to take in each situation. Because we live in uncertain times, this guide also includes information on how to survive homeland attacks and acts of domestic terrorism, including survival tactics in the event of chemical or biological contamination. This pocket-size guide is a handy reference tool you will want to keep in your kitchen, medicine cabinet, 72 hour kit and car. While we hope this information is never needed, having it within reach will ensure you respond in ways that increase your saf

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The Home Emergency Pocket Guide is especially relevant in San Francisco and the Bay Area where there is a year-round threat of a major earthquake. This is a product that will undoubtedly save lives and help people when, not if, the next big earthquake occurs. --KQED National Public Radio, San Francisco;The first rule in any emergency is to stop and think. The Home Emergency Pocket Guide provides the foundation for your preparedness efforts. The more prepared the public, the better the responders can help. This guide should be part of every family s preparedness plan. --Mitigation Journal --Mitigation Journal

“The first rule in any emergency is to stop and think. The Home Emergency Pocket Guide provides the foundation for your preparedness efforts. The more prepared the public, the better the responders can help. This guide should be part of every family s preparedness plan.” --Mitigation Journal

“The Home Emergency Pocket Guide is especially relevant in San Francisco and the Bay Area where there is a year-round threat of a major earthquake. This is a product that will undoubtedly save lives and help people when, not if, the next big earthquake occurs.” --KQED National Public Radio, San Francisco

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