"Talking About Disaster" - e-book

[str8thinker]

Hi just thought you might like to be aware of this publication from the National Disaster Education Coalition (http://www.disastereducation.org/guide.html), based in Washington and thus particularly applicable to US situations.


http://i51.tinypic.com/2uy0y6u.png

It first came out in 2002 and the latest version is dated August 2004. Its main value is that it contains comprehensive advice for preparing for nearly all kinds of disasters, natural and man-made, and also has lots of handy addresses and phone numbers for whom to contact. Topics covered include:

Chemical Emergencies at Home
Disaster Supplies Kit
Drought
Earthquakes
Evacuation and Sheltering,
and Post-disaster Safety
Family Disaster Plan
Fires, Residential
Fires, Wildland
Floods and Flash Floods
Hazardous Materials Incidents
Heat (Heat Wave)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms
Landslides
Nuclear Power Plant Incidents
Terrorism
Thunderstorms, Severe
Tornadoes
Tsunamis
Volcanoes
Winter Storms

Download the book (3 Mb) here (http://www.disastereducation.org/library/public_2004/Talking_About_Disaster_Guide.pdf).

(added)
See also this thread (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?17404) about what to do in an earthquake.