A few weeks ago, I received a book called It’s A Disaster… and what are YOU gonna do about it?, by Bill and Janet Liebsch. It is an incredibly unique book that encompasses everything I try to talk about, both in the TSH community and with people I talk to every day.
The book is a compilation of information and statistics from several different governmental agencies here in the U.S. and Canada. It is a very informative book that breaks everything down into 4 sections: family preparedness plans, disaster preparedness and prevention, basic first aid and emergency contact information.
You would think everything that needs to be said in a book on preparedness would only need a few pages, no more than 30 or 40, right? Wrong. It’s A Disaster… is a 260+ page book full of information that could save your life in just about any disaster you might find yourself in.
This book was written as a definitive go to guide for disaster preparedness and survival. In the section dealing with disaster preparedness and prevention is a complete listing of major disasters someone might run into. It gives information and statistical data dealing with each disaster, what to expect and what to do before, during and after each disaster. It is one of the most comprehensive books I have seen dealing with preparedness from a practical standpoint.
It’s a Disaster… is the first book I have seen that tries to tackle the problem of what preps you need. It doesn’t tell you what you should have as far as food is concerned, but no one should tell you that. You know what your family eats every day, therefore only you can decide what you should have on hand. It does offer all kinds of tips that can be extremely helpful before and after a disaster has occurred.
I had a chance to chat with Janet Liebsch of Fedhealth, the publisher of It’s A Disaster… She and her husband Bill have been working on It’s A Disaster… since they had the idea to make it in 1997. They published the first edition in 1999. Since then, it has gone from a smaller book to a 260+ page book. It has been primarily used for Emergency Management, Fire, Sheriff, EMS, Health and Police Departments and many nonprofits across U.S. and Canada. They update their information once or twice per year to make sure it is up to date and useful today, not five years ago.
They also have a really good program that allows people to buy the books in bulk at a lower cost, have the books customized for free and advice on how to use them for fundraisers for your club or organizations. They offer one of the best affiliate and fund raiser programs I have ever seen.
I received two books from the publisher, one was customized for individuals in the Washington D.C. area, the other was their standard book with a red cover. The customized book has all the information someone living in the D.C. area would need to make educated decisions, such as evacuation routes, emergency shelters, etc.
If you want a good resource guide for your survival library, I strongly suggest this book. It is the kind of guide everyone should have, just in case they should need it.
If you are interested in getting your own copy of It’s A Disaster…, or you would like to find out more information about the various programs they have, you can reach them at 1-888-999-4325, or you can go to their website http://www.itsadisaster.net and get all the information you need.
One last thing, in our chat, Janet offered two books as a giveaway. With that in mind, I will give those to two people that leave an idea for an upcoming article on the comment section. I will keep an eye on the comments over the weekend and draw names on Monday. I will announce the winners at the beginning of Tuesday’s article.
Resources
It’s a disaster Facebook page.
It’s a disaster website. Here, you can find all the information about Fedhealth publications.
This article was very useful. I have been enjoying getting you newsletter almost everyday, keep up the work.
An idea for a upcoming article is on Chickens and their use as a small livestock for self-sufficiency. They can be used for the production of food (eggs) and they can also be used for meat. We also use them as a herbicide and pesticide for our garden. We also use them as a money producer or at least reduce our money going out by selling the eggs and selling chicks/poults.
Hi just found your blog and am enjoying it! I’d love to see an article about how to stock adequate supplies when space is at a premium.
We are prepping as best as we can. We have a little more than 3 months worth of food (working on more). We have 5 rain barrels full of water. Our gardens have some greens still growing. We have a little silver, guns and ammo. We can defend our postage stamp. A friend of our said that THEY live in a neighborhood of zombies (people won’t know what to do and shuffle aimlessly). WE live in a neighborhood of vampires (they will suck the life out of everything around them). We’re hoping that the “vampires” will invade the “zombies” before they try ransacking their own neighborhood. Hoping.