Project Readiness: A Guide to Family Emergency Preparedness

Name: Project Readiness: A Guide to Family Emergency Preparedness
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Project Readiness: A Guide to Family Emergency Preparedness is written to help families to be prepared for any natural or man-made disaster which might occur. It is organized into four major sections: Emergency and Disaster Planning, Food Storage, Storing Non-Food Items, and Other Aspects of Emergency Preparation. Part One considers the phases and warning signals for events such as blizzards, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, riots, war, atomic blast, drought and famine. Detailed information is provided concerning what to expect and also how to prepare, survive and recover. Part Two is undoubtedly among the most comprehensive collects of information on food storage in print. It considers the what, where, and how, with details on many items such as emergency water supplies, home food preservation techniques, detecting spoilage, sprouting, pest prevention, fruit leather, and basic recipes. Eighty-seven recipes give guidance in preparing delicious meals with basic food-storage items. Part Three covers what and How to Store. Part Four treats emergency cooking, heating and lighting; clothing and bedding; emergency sanitation; preparation for the care of the sick; emergency sewing techniques with basic patterns provided; baby and child care; emergency recreation; and much more. A major contribution of Project Readiness is that it has assembled a wide assortment of useful details and organized them in a meaningful pattern for reference. No one concerned with emergency readiness can afford to be without this book!

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SKU: 1243 Category: Homemaking and Family Life Tag: Louise E. Nelson

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by Louise E. Nelson

Some books are so comprehensive that they become the “last word” on a subject. Project Readiness is such a book—its scope is so all-encompassing that it has become a standard manual in the field of emergency readiness. The book is written to help families to be prepared for any natural or man-made disaster which might occur. It is organized into four major sections: Emergency and Disaster Planning, Food Storage, Storing Non-Food Items, and Other Aspects of Emergency Preparation.

Part One considers the phases and warning signals for events such as blizzards, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, riots, war, atomic blast, drought and famine. Detailed information is provided concerning what to expect and also how to prepare, survive and recover.

Part Two is undoubtedly among the most comprehensive collects of information on food storage in print. It considers the what, where, and how, with details on many items such as emergency water supplies, home food preservation techniques, detecting spoilage, sprouting, pest prevention, fruit leather, and basic recipes. Eighty-seven recipes give guidance in preparing delicious meals with basic food-storage items.

Part Three covers what and How to Store.

Part Four treats emergency cooking, heating and lighting; clothing and bedding; emergency sanitation; preparation for the care of the sick; emergency sewing techniques with basic patterns provided; baby and child care; emergency recreation; and much more.

A major contribution of Project Readiness is that it has assembled a wide assortment of useful details and organized them in a meaningful pattern for reference.

No one concerned with emergency readiness can afford to be without this book. Horizon Publishers is pleased to recommend it as a valuable addition to any home bookshelf or community library.

Chapters include:

Part One—EMERGENCY AND DISASTER PLANNING