Matthew Stein - When disaster strikes: a comprehensive guide for emergency planning and crisis

Advance Praise for When Disaster Strikes

When Disaster Strikes is a key part of gaining the knowledge requisite to survive disasters. Read it, formulate a plan tailored to your familys particular needs, and then put your plans into action. Someday, you may be very glad that you did.

From the foreword by James Wesley, Rawles , editor, SurvivalBlog.com

With his book When Disaster Strikes , Mat Stein has put together one of the most comprehensive emergency-preparedness manuals Ive ever seen. From the smallest emergency to a total societal collapse, this book has it covered. Highly recommended!

Jim Cobb, disaster readiness expert and cofounder, www.SurvivalWeekly.com

When Disaster Strikes is an important tool for you and your family, as well as your business and community, to avoid costly mistakes during times of crisis. Steins common-sense guide provides valuable tools and lessons learned so you can be prepared ahead of time and wont have to learn them the hard way while going through a disaster.

James Lee Witt , Chief Executive Officer of Witt Associates (www.wittassociates.com) and Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 19932001

Every day, disaster strikes someone, somewhere. When it does, only a handful have the wisdom and foresight to be prepared. Mat Stein has done one hell of a job of accumulating the tremendous vault of knowledge that can set you apart as one of the few who elect to care for themselves and not wait around for someone else to do it. This book will help you prepare for just about any catastrophe that might strikefrom basic first aid at the scene of an auto accident to coping with the devastating effects of an electromagnetic pulse (EMP), which would shut down society as we know it for months or years.

John McPherson, survival instructor for U.S. Military Special Forces S.E.R.E. survival instructors (a teacher of the teachers) and author, Primitive Wilderness Living & Survival Skills

Mat Stein offers a sure and steady hand through turbulent times. When a storm threatens or the earth trembles, youll be glad you have When Disaster Strikes close at hand.

George Noory, host of Coast-to-Coast AM and author, Journey to the Light

Matthew Stein has been way ahead of the curve in recognizing the multiple fiascos we face in late-stage industrial society. This book is a concise, comprehensive, and deeply intelligent manual for getting through all that in one piece.... Its a darn good bookthe kind of thing I actually need!

James Howard Kunstler, author, The Long Emergency and the World Made By Hand novels

Self-sufficiency and survival skills are essential following disasters or unforeseen events as simple as getting lost in the outdoors. For major disasters, the government has advised everyone to prepare with a minimum of supplies sufficient to survive for three days and preferably one to two weeks until aid can reach individuals in the affected communities. Matthew Stein has drawn together a unique compendium of information from various disciplines including disaster preparedness, wilderness survival, and living off the grid. This book has specific lists, instructions, and techniques, and will satisfy people with very different interests and needsboth those who want to purchase the necessary items for the most common disasters and want to be more self-reliant for long term and those who prefer improvised and natural solutions to commercial products.

Howard Backer, MD, MPH, emergency physician and disaster planner; author, Wilderness First Aid: Emergency Care for Remote Locations; past President, Wilderness Medical Society

I write survival books. Mat Stein has written a survival encyclopedia. Every survival topic I have ever heard of is covered in depth, breadth, and detail. This is a survival library in a single volume.

Bruce D. Clayton, PhD, author, Life After Doomsday

Natural and man-made disasters can happen anywhere at any time, and Mat leaves no stone unturnedfrom surviving at home without heat or power, to coping with full-blown nuclear disaster and other large-scale catastrophes. When Disaster Strikes is a must-have addition to any survival library!

Ed Corcoran, editor, Survivalist magazine

Taking his remarkable book When Technology Fails to the next level, Mat Steins new book tells the reader exactly what to do, where to go or not go, what to wear, and how to take care of him/herself and loved ones in the midst of disaster. It is extraordinarily practical and empowering. When reading it, I feel confident and inspired to take the steps Stein has laid out for anyone who is willing to move beyond the denial of it cant happen to me and into no-nonsense preparation for the inevitable. Read it, share it with friends, give it as a gift, and keep one in the home and one at the office or in the car. It could save your life or the life of someone you care about.

Carolyn Baker, PhD, author, Navigating the Coming Chaos: A Handbook for Inner Transition

Concise yet comprehensive, When Disaster Strikes gives good advice for just about every disaster situation imaginable. Medical preparedness is covered in a well-written and conversational manner that anyone can understand, with a focus on alternative remedies. Unlike some authors who just talk the talk, Mat Stein really walks the walk!

Joseph Alton, MD, and Amy Alton, ARNP, CNM, hosts of Dr. Bones and Nurse Amys Doom and Bloom show

Mat Stein did an amazing job on this book! When Disaster Strikes is an outstanding compilation of emergency-preparedness information. This is the one book I want on the bookshelves of all the people I care about, including my children.

Kathy Harrison , author of Just in Case: How to Be Self-Sufficient When the Unexpected Happens

If every family in the country would simply take the time to study one chapter in this book, as a family project each monthwhat a stronger, more prepared country we would be, and able to face the many hazards in our communities. Great job!

Rick Tobin , President/CEO, TAO Emergency Management Consulting

If you need to know how to use emergency gear, make rope, run a generator, give first aid, or make colloidal silver, these and many more survival skills are explained in When Disaster Strikes , along with clear illustrations and photos throughout. This is clearly the work of an author who knows his topic and who has taken the time to research it well.

John Egan, proprietor, prepperbooks.com and preppergroups.com

Comprehensive and delightfully overwhelming, When Disaster Strikes hits the mark that so many miss. Authentic, real, and dependable. A must-own resource.

John L. Chunta, PeakOilResources.com

A full-spectrum, highly readable resource... an entire bookshelf in an invaluable one-volume guide. Steins personal experience and practical knowledge animate each topic.

Charles Hugh Smith, author, An Unconventional Guide to Investing in Troubled Times, and writer, oftwominds.com

Not your typical survival book. When Disaster Strikes is information packed and covers pretty much everything. It includes real-life stories that illustrate key topics while keeping you interested and begging for more. Great job!

Steve Thibeault, President, Survival-Gear.com

When Disaster Strikes

A Comprehensive Guide to Emergency Planning and Crisis Survival

Matthew Stein

Foreword by James Wesley, Rawles

Chelsea Green Publishing

White River Junction, Vermont

Copyright 2011 by Matthew Stein

All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be transmitted or reproduced in any form by any means without permission in writing from the publisher.