Reference and Education: Survival and Emergency Articles from EzineArticles.com EzineArticles.com - Trusted By Millions as The Source For Quality Original Articles Preparing With Water and Food Storage 4 Jun 2010 at 9:14pm Food storage can save you and your family in a crisis, but many of us never actually get around to stocking up the food reserves that will carry us through difficult times. And those who actually do have some type of food storage often make some mistakes that can make the whole effort pointless. The good news is that most of these mistakes are easy to avoid. Runt Stun Gun 4 Jun 2010 at 8:42pm When you need help the most is also when you feel the most helpless. It is a lesson I learned the hard way. Thankfully, I had a Runt stun gun with 4.5 million volts with me when I was taught this lesson. In Case of Emergency Are You Prepared? How to Prepare Your Home For the Worst 4 Jun 2010 at 6:25pm If your house is destroyed by fire or flood, will you be prepared? The reality is most people aren't. Everyone thinks that this won't happen to him or her. No body seems to worry about extreme disaster until it happens. After all, you have bought insurance to handle these things. So why worry? Using Muzzle Dog Pepper Spray - Defend Yourself Against Canine Attacks 4 Jun 2010 at 5:10pm Aside from human attackers, animal attacks are also rampant today. Protecting yourself against canine attacks means bringing dog pepper spray with you wherever you go. Dogs are territorial in nature so don't expect even the cutest dog to be harmless. Most of the time, they are even the ones who are more vicious and aggressive. The best thing you can do is to protect yourself and by using this spray, you get to defend yourself without harming the dog. Urban Bug Out Bag and What You Will Need 4 Jun 2010 at 3:23pm You might have been hearing a lot about bug out bags lately. What is a bug out bag? Fire Classifications 4 Jun 2010 at 9:17am When you think of a fire, you may think of a basic wood-burning fire, such as one found in a fireplace. However, there are several different types of fires with different characteristics that many people may not be aware of. Depending on the fuel that propagates the fire, a different type of extinguishing agent may be needed to put it out. To differentiate fire types, fire departments around the world have developed fire classification systems. A TASER Device Or a Pepper Spray - Choosing One Which Suits Your Needs 3 Jun 2010 at 9:45pm Two of the most popular self defense devices today are the TASER device and the pepper spray. Both works well in deterring an attacker. Having either of the two is better than being unarmed in danger of being attacked. You need to know however, the advantages and disadvantages of using them before making a purchase. Self Defense Sprays Against Humans and Animals - How Not to Confuse Pepper Sp... 3 Jun 2010 at 4:23pm Pepper spray and bear spray may have the same composition and pretty much works on the same concept. Truth is, they are entirely different products. Pepper spray is effective for deterring human attackers but it will definitely not stop a bear from attacking you. This is the reason why you should know their differences. You cannot effectively protect yourself if you are confused and unprepared. Do We Know the Date of the End of the World? 3 Jun 2010 at 12:43pm Do we really know for certain the date of the end of the world? We can read and study prophecy, and we can add our own interpretation to all that we learn. We can read the writing on the wall... if we choose to pull our heads out of the sand. I urge you to see with your eyes and hear with your ears, and heed the warnings of what others of long-ago say about what may very soon transpire. Using Your Stored Food in Actual Recipes 3 Jun 2010 at 8:40am Your stored up food supply is useless to you if you can not come up with imaginative ways in which to prepare it. With this thought clearly in mind I would like to present several useful and tasty methods of employing your food storage supplies to make an actual meal. 5 Risk Management Tips For Aid Workers 2 Jun 2010 at 11:23pm Often based in 3rd world countries, aid workers and volunteers often have to work in a high risk, often volatile environment. This is due to general conditions, extreme weather and people who try to obstruct aid getting to their community in what usually is seen as a struggle for power. Hurricane Preparation Week Declared by Obama - But Who Cares If You Don't Liv... 2 Jun 2010 at 2:21pm Hurricane prediction revisions will come out on June 1st more pessimistic than previously expressed or predicted by the prognosticators. So what? Even if you don't live and work in hurricane country, are your customers, suppliers and shipping routes at risk? What can you do about it? 5 tips. Disaster Survival For Normal People 1 Jun 2010 at 11:56pm Information about preparing to survive a disaster is no longer for the wackos and crazies that believe in the end of the earth. The world is getting to be a less friendly place and now you need to be prepared too! Where the End of Friendship Begins 1 Jun 2010 at 4:50pm During times of crisis friendships often become strained and stressed out. It doesn't matter how close of ties that may have previously existed it becomes a time of uncertainty and suspicion. A Child's Bug Out Kit of Entertainment 1 Jun 2010 at 4:33pm I have previously mentioned in my writings that when a bug out situation arises it is imperative to provide the younger members of our family with something to occupy their time. In this case it is what I call "A Child's Bug Out Kit of Entertainment".