Emergency Preparedness Week 2024

Updated May 2, 2024
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Greater Victoria Public Library
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In an emergency
Champion, Neil.
Gives essential survival tips on what to do in emergency situations. Includes scenarios about fire, bad weather, accidents, injuries, extreme conditions, and more.
How to drag a body and other safety tips you hope to never need : survival tricks for hacking, hurricanes, and hazards life might throw at you
Matloff, Judith
As we have seen with the recent COVID-19 pandemic, disaster preparedness is not a luxury.  Everyone from Louis Pasteur to the Girl Scouts has championed the motto "Be Prepared"--but what does that mean in today's constantly changing world In this age of anxiety, when...
The Prepper's Pocket Guide 101 Easy Things You Can Do to Ready Your Home for a Disaster
Carr, Bernie.
Stay safe and be prepared for any disaster with this DIY guide featuring 101 easy prepper projects and practical survival skills.From California earthquakes and Rocky Mountain wildfires to Midwest floods and Atlantic hurricanes, you can't escape that inevitable day when catastrophe...
The big one : the Cascadia earthquakes and the science of saving lives
Rusch, Elizabeth
No one ever thought the Pacific Northwest was due for an earthquake, let alone a catastrophic one. But geologists are transforming our understanding of the grave dangers the population in the region of Cascadia face--will there be a big one? And what can be done to save lives? ...
The urban prepper's guide : how to become self-sufficient and prepared for the next crisis
Cobb, Jim
"Jim Cobb is perhaps the most well-respected author in the preparedness community." -- Joe Alton, MD, author of The Survival Medicine Handbook.  The Urban Prepper's Guide teaches you how to become more self-sufficient while also preparing for any impending worst-case...
Just in case : how to be self-sufficient when the unexpected happens
Harrison, Kathy
If disaster strikes and public services are limited, you want to know that your family will be taken care of. Learn how to inventory and rotate your food supply, pack an evacuation kit, maintain communication with loved ones, and much more. You'll soon gain the ingenuity and resourcefulness to...

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