Preparedness Now An Emergency Survival Guide for Civilians & Their Families

Process' Self-Reliance Series guidebooks provide tools for self-sufficiency and personal protection at a time when extreme weather, terrorist attacks, and economic uncertainty have become the new realities of twenty-first-century life. Volume 1 in the series is Preparedness Now! by Aton Edwards, Executive Director of the NYC-based non-profit organization, International Preparedness Network (IPN). IPN has worked with the Red Cross, Center for Disease Control, New York City Police Department, and other organizations to train thousands domestically and overseas to prevent and respond to emergencies and disasters.

Preparedness Now! provides information and techniques that can help mitigate the destructive effects of disasters, whatever the cause.

With illustrations, photographs and step-by-step instructions, this manual delivers practical advice on:

• The 72-hour emergency kit
• Water quality control and storage
• Emergency shelter, power, lighting, and heating
• Emergency transportation, communications, and evacuation
• Chemical, biowarfare, and nuclear preparedness
• Defense against infectious diseases
• Personal defense and crime prevention

Aton Edwards has been featured on many national and international television and radio programs. Edwards and IPN are currently involved with assisting reconstruction of small towns in Katrina-deluged Mississippi.

Aton Edwards is Executive Director of the NYC-based International Preparedness Network. He has trained thousands of New Yorkers and international civilians to help mitigate and respond to disasters and emergencies.