Prepare your family for survival : how to be ready for any emergency or disaster situation

Title:

Author:

Loosli, Linda, author.

ISBN:

9781624141751

Personal Author:

Loosli, Linda, author.

Publication Information:

Salem, MA : Page Street Publishing Co., 2015.

Physical Description:

192 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm

General Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

Introduction: From my home to yours -- Part I. When the lights go out: how to prepare for power outages, water shortages, and food scarcity -- Chapter 1. Water first and foremost -- Chapter 2. Simple food, simple storage -- Chapter 3. Let's cook: emergency cooking devices and fuel -- Chapter 4. Lights out: surviving in the dark -- Chapter 5. First aid: medical preparedness -- Chapter 6. Hygiene for you and your home -- Chapter 7. Lessons in laundry -- Chapter 8. The power of many -- Part II. When you need to bug out: how to prepare for an evacuation -- Chapter 9. Your 72-hour kit (AKA bug-out bag) -- Chapter 10. Essential documents: don't leave home without them -- Chapter 11. Your evacuation plan: ready, set, go.

Abstract:

"Parents care about keeping their families safe, hydrated, fed, and healthy on a daily basis; yet, every year families face unforeseen situations that threaten those necessities. It could be a natural disaster like a hurricane or blizzard, or a man-made emergency situation like a power outage or food shortage. Is your family prepared? In 'Prepare Your Family for Survival,' readers learn the basics of water and food storage--where to start and what to work toward for serious preparation--as well as 72-hour kits and evacuation plans. Readers also get helpful guides to follow once their family is in an emergency, like how to stay clean with a limited water supply, how to cook with emergency cooking devices, and how to survive in the dark.Linda Loosli is the founder of the prepping blog Food Storage Moms. She is an expert on emergency preparedness. With this book in their possession, readers will sleep soundly at night knowing that their families won't be caught unprepared for the next emergency." -- Publisher annotation.

Subject Term:

Emergency management.

Survival.

Preparedness.

Document ID:

SD_ILS:2238440

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Summary

A Practical Plan to Prepare Your Family for Real Emergencies

Prepare Your Family for Survival is a unique beginner resource and advanced storage guide to get your family totally prepared for the unexpected. Linda Loosli--of FoodStorageMoms.com--is a prepping expert who's spent decades researching emergency preparedness, food storage, and first aid for families with kids. She's compiled her hard-earned knowledge into easy-to-follow storage plans that cover everything from water and food to alternative cooking devices, emergency toilets, 72-hour kits for every member of the family (even babies and pets), first-aid kits, and more. You'll learn exactly what you need to store for a family of two, three, four, or five--whether you're preparing to survive for three days, seven days, or a month.

The book is packed to the brim with information, but Linda presents it in an easygoing and practical manner. Beginners find step-by-step plans for getting started frugally, while veteran preppers gain tips and advice for advanced preparedness and the top products on the market. Prepare Your Family for Survival is a book like no other with preparedness guides and storage methods that are tried and true, used by Linda and her family throughout the years.

It's an unfortunate fact that emergencies, power outages, and natural disasters happen around the world every year, but with Prepare Your Family for Survival , you'll be ready when it happens to you.

Author Notes

Linda Loosli is the author of the popular blog Food Storage Moms. She's been researching topics on preparedness for nearly 50 years and has taught emergency-preparedness classes for individuals, private corporations, and state government agencies for decades. She has been interviewed for stories by The New York Times and Preparedness Radio Network. She lives in southern Utah with her husband, Mark.