Disaster Preparedness For Country Living
Subtitle: What To Do In Case of: Fires, Floods, Earthquakes, Extreme Cold, Power Failures, Winds, Civil disorders, Hazardous Material Spills, Terrorist Attacks.
By: Includes: Emergency Equipment, Emergency Food and Water, Computers In A Disaster, Emergency security, Barter, Disaster Stress Trauma, Emergency Animal Provisions.
Edition: 3rd
Series: Book 1 of  6 in the Disaster Preparedness Series
Publisher: Ritchie Unlimited Publications
Published: March 26, 2004
Place of publication: Springfield, Oregon
Format: Plastic comb
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780939656738
First sentence: In the spring we till and feed the soil, plant the crops and nurture the young plants, protecting them from whatever may harm them. The fields are planted and the orchard gets spring care. 
	Comes fall and we reap the harvest, attend to storage and preservation of the crops. These things are done in the natural course of events. No one ignores the rains or winter’s coming. They are dealt with and life goes on.
	Why, then, is it so unnatural to provide for disasters, natural or man made? Whether they are seasonal or come unannounced, they come. We should prepare for them as naturally as we do all the other events.
Description: This is the only book available that deals with the problems of disasters for country folk, whether it is from high winds, floods, earthquakes, power failures, deep freezes, even evacuation. How about civil disorders in the country? Unlikely? Looters are a form of civil disorder. There are certain preparations you can make.
In the country we cannot expect disaster help soon if at all, so it's what can you do for yourself. If you lose your well, how much water do you have above ground for your family and your animals, or to fight a fire? 

How much water do you need? What about food? Shelter? What about emergency evacuation? What to do with animals in an emergency evacuation? 

How do animals cope with a disaster?

Barter will come into vogue again, if it ever left the country. Part of your preparation should be trading goods. After a disaster, what would you give for a pair of dry socks? Or a roll of toilet paper? Or some soap? There are things money can't buy. We wrote an entire book on disaster foods. 
Seniors and The Disabled are in there, too.
We only write from personal experience.
Notes: If you already have an Emergency Plan for your family to follow, and you have an emergency food supply, know how to purify and store water, prepare for earthquakes, deal with floods, fires, high winds, tornados, civil disorders, emergency evacuation, emergency shelter, barter for what you need, provide for the care of your animals’ needs in an emergency, that’s a very good start. Take your plan and check it against this book. If you have only a few things from this list, this book is for you!
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