Scary Zombies & Surviving Breakdowns in Civil Order

Again, having fun with the season, I want to talk with you about one of the scariest aspects of urban survival after a disaster...zombies. (stay with me)

You see, "zombie" is code for the masses of unprepared people who wander about in a daze after natural and man-made disasters.

They loot, steal, and do whatever they have to to survive.

They aren't necessarily infections, undead, or wrapped in burial clothes, but they are dangerous.

It's just that when people get hungry, thirsty, tired and desperate, their ability to think rationally disappears.

History shows us that this will manifest itself in the form of violence against people who have food, water, or other needed supplies.

And don't think you'll be able to call the police or EMS in a disaster situation. You're on your own.

Why? Because law enforcement and first responders are going to be swamped.

Most cities have between 1 non-administrative officer per 1000 people and 1 officer per 10,000 people on duty at one time. That works when people WANT to follow the law, and you only have 1 out of 10,000 people breaking the law at a given time, but disaster situations open the door for people who are on the fence about whether or not to follow the law.

In addition, if you do have a violent encounter during or after a disaster situation, you probably won't get medical help. Again, first responders are stretched thin during good times...with about the same ratio, but since fire/ems respond in teams, the same number of people can't respond to nearly as many incidents as law enforcement can.

In the 12 week SurviveInPlace Urban Survival Course, I go in-depth into operational security strategies that you can put into place today to help keep you from being a target of thieves now and looters in a disaster situation, but I want to share a few of them with you today.

One of the best ways to help law enforcement and first responders in a disaster situation is to do everything possible to make sure they don't have to spend their time taking care of you.

The simplest way to do this is to make sure that you and your house aren't as good of a target as your neighbors' houses.

Pure and simply, hiding your preparations will go a long way towards protecting you from attack.

1. Look at your garage with the eyes of both a thief now and as a looter after a disaster. If your survival/camping/food supplies are visible, move or camouflage them.

2. Be careful about where you talk about your disaster preparations, who you talk to about them, and what you disclose. Always try to disclose LESS of your preparations than what you have really done.

3. Make sure your supplies are not centralized/visible in your house. There's no reason for repair men, babysitters, friends, kids' friends, or anyone else to know how much "stuff" you've got. Again, hide your supplies or store them in multiple locations.

4. Follow basic home security guidelines, like getting a dog, motion lights, and at least an alarm sign.

I go DEEP into Operational Security and fortifying your home in the SurviveInPlace Urban Survival Course and I encourage you to sign up for it today.

If you have any interest at all in preparing so that you can survive disasters in urban environments, you really need to check it out.

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Other people like you who've taken the course agree that it is the best book or course on surviving disaster in an urban environment that they've ever read. Here's what Doug in California had to say:

"In 23 years service in the Air Force, I completed both arctic and jungle survival training, many combat/battlefield skills courses, and I served under daily fire in Vietnam. I think I'm fairly well prepared to survive the environmental hazards.

However, your course has significantly broadened my perspective when it comes to urban survival and surviving both the good and malicious intent of my fellow citizens. Thank you so much for digging out the information and for shortening the learning process."
-Doug (Retired Air Force) in California

All I can say is, "WOW!" Thanks Doug.

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