Self‐Reliance during Natural Disasters and Civil Unrest: How to Handle Fires, Search and Rescue, and Other Emergency Response Situations on Your Own

Citation

Bradford, G.R. (2010), "Self‐Reliance during Natural Disasters and Civil Unrest: How to Handle Fires, Search and Rescue, and Other Emergency Response Situations on Your Own", Disaster Prevention and Management, Vol. 19 No. 4, pp. 515-515. https://doi.org/10.1108/dpm.2010.19.4.515.1

This is the tough guy's and gal's guide to handling disaster. Bradford, a retired firefighter, wants to put the “I” back in self‐reliance:

The government has screwed itself into the ground by convincing citizens that they are not qualified to perform simple emergency response tasks. Yet when a disaster occurs, government agencies quickly become overburdened with requests to handle simple emergencies, emergencies that every one of us should be able to handle as they occur.

Bradford urges preparedness first, then action. He deals with fighting small fires, controlling utilities, dealing with wildland fires, and providing first aid. There is even a handy illustrated lesson on knots in the back of the book.