Survival Guide Library
Searchable instructions for every disaster type.
Health information — not medical advice
This is educational information, not a diagnosis or medical advice. Reports may be preliminary or AI-summarized. In an emergency call 911. For crisis support call or text 988.
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Yellowstone Supervolcano Survival
A Yellowstone supervolcano eruption would be a continent-scale disaster. Understand the real risk, the warning signs, and how to prepare for ashfall, climate disruption and supply collapse.
Flooded Car: Escape Before It's Too Late
You have 30–60 seconds. The window only opens easily before the water rises. Here is the exact sequence to get out alive.
House Fire: Get Out Using What's Around You
Smoke, not flames, kills most people. Use closed doors, low air, and a few household tools to get everyone out in under 2 minutes.
Meteor / Asteroid Impact Survival
A large impact is rare but catastrophic. Like a nuke from the sky: shelter underground, then ride out ash and dust.
Surviving a Nuclear Blast in a Major City
Immediate fallout survival and urban evacuation from a nuclear strike.
Zombie Outbreak: Field Manual (Contingency)
A hypothetical-but-sane preparedness manual for societal collapse scenarios.
First Aid & Trauma Care Field Manual
Stop-the-bleed, tourniquet use, gunshot and cut wound care (clean, disinfect, cover, suture), splinting broken arms and legs, shock, and when/how to move someone -- the field first-aid that keeps a person alive until the ambulance arrives.
Trapped in a Collapsed Building -- Survival & Rescue
If a building comes down on you: make an air pocket, signal quietly, conserve water and oxygen, and wait. Urban Search & Rescue teams work for days; the goal is to be alive when they reach you.
Surviving an Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP): The Prepare Book
What an EMP does to modern life, and the practical steps to protect your electronics, vehicles and family before it happens.
Tsunami Evacuation: Head for High Ground
Recognize warning signs and get to safety fast.
Volcanic Eruption: Ash & Lahar Survival
Protect airway and lungs, and escape lahars.
Finding and Making Safe Water (incl. humidity)
Water is your #1 survival priority. How to collect safe water first, pull drinkable water out of the air using a solar still and transpiration bag, collect dew, and purify any suspect source.
Extreme Heat and Heatwave Survival
Heat is the number-one weather killer in the U.S. Spot heat exhaustion vs heatstroke and what to do in each.
Landslide, Mudslide and Avalanche Survival
Mudslides, debris flows and avalanches move faster than you can run. Spot the warning signs and how to survive if the ground moves.
Tornado: Shelter the Right Way
Where you shelter matters more than speed. Go low, go interior, protect your head.
Tsunami: Read the Natural Warning Signs
An official siren can come late. The ocean itself warns you minutes earlier — if you recognize it.
Wildfire: Defend Your Home & Survive
Most homes ignite from embers, not the flame front. Create defensible space and know how to escape if surrounded.
Tornado Survival in an Open Field
Stuck outside with no shelter — where to go.
Evacuating New York City in an Emergency
Get out of a dense metro fast when disaster hits.
California Wildfire Evacuation
Leave early and survive smoke and fast-moving fire.
Surviving on Little or No Food
A healthy adult can last 1-3 weeks without food if there's water. This guide shows how to ration, rest, stay warm, and safely eat found food -- and what to never eat.
Survive a Pandemic or Disease Outbreak
How to stay safe during a disease outbreak or pandemic — hygiene, isolation, supplies, and how to care for the sick at home.
Winter Storm, Blizzard and Ice Storm Survival
Blizzards and ice storms cut power and strand people for days. Here is how to prep and survive the cold.
Volcanic Eruption Survival
Volcanoes give warnings — tremors, gas, and swelling ground. Know the threats (ash, gases, lava, pyroclastic flow) and how to respond.
Vehicle Prep: Why a Carburetor Survives an EMP
Modern cars run on fragile engine computers. An older carburetor vehicle with no ECU is your best bet to drive after an EMP.
Expert Video Training Library
Real tutorials from survival experts, bushcrafters, and official agencies (FEMA, Red Cross, NOAA, Mass General Brigham) — embedded with full credit, organized by disaster category. Tap a category to expand, then tap any video to play it right here. A heartfelt thank-you to every creator — your freely-shared knowledge helps families survive and protect themselves.