When the Grid Fails: Easy Action Steps When Facing Urban and Natural Disasters

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Prepare your home and family for any catastrophe and know what to do when disaster strikes.

Guide your family through life-threatening situations when they hit home with this survival guide. Learn techniques and strategies for fortifying your home against any crisis. From a downed power line to staying safe during a hurricane or being trapped in your home in a snowstorm, youll learn life-saving strategies and self-sufficient living. With the right tools and information, you can survive lifes most unpredictable circumstances. Survival expert Ky Furneaux (featured on Discoverys Naked and Afraid) establishes easy action steps so your family has a step-by-step plan when things go haywire. Whether its environmental disaster, social upheaval, civil unrest, war, or an economic breakdown, with this guide you can confidently navigate any crisis.

Learn practical preparations and smart responses to all kinds of survival situations, including:

- How to find and sterilize water.
- How to keep warm if the heating cuts out, and staying cool in heat waves without A.C.
- How to safely store food and water for weeks and months on end.
- First-aid instructions and treating injuries in an emergency- Alternative cooking techniques when conventional methods are unavailable
- How to grow and preserve food
- How to prepare for a fire, hurricane, tornado, flood, or earthquake

Be self-reliant and give yourself peace of mind with the tools you need to survive even in long emergencies. Take the initiative with When the Grid Fails and be prepared for any urban crisis.

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KY FURNEAUXs determination to defy the impossible has fueled a remarkable career as a survivalist, stuntwoman, TV host, and motivational speaker. She has been a stunt double for Sharon Stone, Jennifer Garner, and Jaimie Alexander; Furneaux also produced and documented an extraordinary 100-mile hike across the Sierra Nevada mountain range, featured in three episodes of Discoverys Naked and Afraid, and was the only female in season two of Discoverys Ed Stafford: First Man Out, braving a 12,000-foot mountain climb and -22F temperatures. Although shes conquered grueling terrain in over 65 countries, Furneaux is passionate about her country, and she shared the beauty of the Australian bush in her Discovery and 7Mate series Outback Lockdown. Shes a wilderness warrior in the tradition of the late, great Steve Irwin and in her own words a true survival nerd.