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Urban Emergency Survival Plan: Readiness Strategies for the City and Suburbs Paperback – October 15, 2014

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Stay Safe in the City

Here's the book that won't advise you to flee the city and set up a homestead to avoid potential disasters. With many other survival-planning resources emphasizing that approach, urban dwellers that plan to stay put in the city, no matter the circumstances, have been overlooked. Not only do 58 percent of Americans live in cities, but certain risks are higher in cities than elsewhere.

Urban Emergency Survival Plan delivers a common-sense approach to urban survival planning rather than advocating that city survivalists need to figure out a way to grow an acre of food, raise goats, and build an underground bunker. The clearly outlined approach here will help you to reduce the risks inherent in disasters that occur in well-populated areas.

Inside you'll find:

Packing lists for get-home bags, everyday carry items for adults and kids and bug-out bags
An overview of threats that face an urban area and instructions for planning safe travel during and after disasters, as well as how to plan a temporary escape
Instructions for sheltering in place at work
Chapters on food storage and water procurement in urban areas with emphasis on limited space and budget
A detailed chapter on security options in urban areas
A detailed chapter on sanitation, first aid and shelter
Ideas for how to respond and cooperate with government disaster plans
Photos of important survival gear

Discover the skills you'll need to weather any storm, whether you live in an apartment, townhouse, condominium, single-family home or any other urban setting. With planning and practice, you'll gain the confidence to always feel safe in the city.

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176 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Living Ready
Publication date

October 15, 2014
Dimensions

6 x 0.5 x 9 inches
ISBN-10

1440334137
ISBN-13

978-1440334139
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About the Author

Jim Cobb is a recognized authority on disaster planning. He is the author of five books on preparedness and is the creator of the popular website survivalweekly.com. His articles have appeared in Boy's Life, Survivalist, and Living Ready and he has been a featured guest on several online radio shows.

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Living Ready (October 15, 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1440334137
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1440334139
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches

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Traveller

If you are new to preparedness planning then I recommend this book.

Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2015

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I really wanted to give this book five stars. It is well written and the layout is attractive. However, unlike other reviewers, I found very little in the book that dealt specifically with dealing urban settings. Security, light control, structure hardening, and desperate neighbors are not unique to the urban setting. I was hoping for insight into things like best practices for vehicle and foot travel in built-up areas, neighborhood networking and patrols, etc.

If you have backpacking experience much of this book will be very familiar. For example, fire starting, building shelters, open fire cooking, and the odd admonition on page 133 regarding open fires: "Just always be certain to have plenty of ventilation and avoid sitting too close to the fire where you end up breathing more smoke than air". Really?

The one section of the book that I thought provided some excellent insight was regarding bathing and laundry. Both are neglected topics in other works I have read.

If you are new to preparedness planning then I recommend this book. If you are an experienced camper, hunter, or backpacker I recommend you look for a more advanced resource. Contact! by Max Velocity, How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It by Rawles, Where There Is No Doctor, Wilderness First Responder by Tilton, etc.

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Kevin

You need this book.

Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2020

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This book is so unlike most of the prepper books out there in that it is written in plain-speak and is definitely geared towards us average city / suburb dwellers. Really practical, useable advice. You may read some things that you don't want to hear, but this is not a doom / gloom, scare-tactic text. It's based in reality and provides good insights and logical steps that you can take to be safe in the event of most any kind of disaster. Get it. Read it. Follow it.

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Thomas M. Nelson

Great advice

Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2018

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This book won’t tell you how to survive deep in a national park, but it has really great advice for what you should have and do in an emergency at home, work, or on the road. And also if you have to bug out. I keep referring back to this book time and again. Great purchase.

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Lydia Jasper

This book is a really easy and logical read

Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2018

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This book is a really easy and logical read. Each chapter tells a story of a community that's been through TEOTWAWKI and is rebuilding people's lives. A good dose of reality and one that has hope for us. He is clear and keeps advice simple and basic. Nothing cutesy or alarmist. This one is at my top of list of books to really study and read over and over!

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Linda Loosli

Urban Emergency Survival Pan by Jim Cobb

Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2015

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If I were you I would purchase every book Jim Cobb has written. He is an expert in the field of emergency preparedness. His no-nonsense approach we can all relate too. Every community should have every book Jim has written. If we lose power you will NEED his books. I promise. I teach emergency preparedness and I love his books and recommend them to everyone I teach.

8 people found this helpful

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azararec

very useful book by Jim Cobb

Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2016

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Another well written, very useful book by Jim Cobb. I am not a very big fan of reading books, but I have problems, whenever I open a Jim Cobb book, being able to put it down before I have finished it. I have now read every single Jim Cobb book, and his next two releases have been pre-ordered.

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Chiliwist Chris

Good starting point to get a person started on a ...

Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2016

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Very detailed to include county emergency routes which I can not recall coming across in other material in Book and on line. Good starting point to get a person started on a greater level of preparedness over just having gear. Well worth the money and time..This book is now part of my gear.

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Juan Castro

Too shallow

Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2015

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The book is not a bad read. It's just too shallow on almost every topic. I was expecting a more urban specific read. Maybe you should stick to a better and more complete book such as "Urban Survival Guide" by David Morris.

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zman

Good quality text on prepping

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 16, 2020

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Jim Cobb has wrote a good quality introduction to the subject of urban prepping.
I strongly recommend it as it's written by a writer who knows his subject matter well.
There's a lot of good quality information contained within the book.