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AN EXPERT'S TIPS FOR SURVIVING IN THE WILD WHEN EVERYTHING GOES WRONG
Would you be able to survive for days in a forest with only a knife and a lighter on you and no resources?
If you think not, this book may be the only thing that allows you to survive...
The idea that the society to which we are accustomed will soon cease to exist, forcing us to find alternative sources to that of our trusted supermarket to feed and hydrate ourselves, is not so...
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I think we need a new crystal for this thing.-Scanner guy from the 70s.
Scanners were a lot simpler in decades past, when everything was analog, had a fixed frequency, and was unencrypted.
Nowadays, we have those old analog stations as well as digital, trunking systems, protocols, sites, talk groups, and who-knows-what coming down the road for next year. There are a lot of frequencies, systems, groups, codes, and little nit-picky details that have...
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Cape Safety, Inc. - Change of Climate, No. 5 in the Danger Dogs Series, takes us from land mine detection in Ukraine to refloating the Ever Forward in Baltimore, Maryland, from underground aquifers in California to entertainment submarines engaged in hostage exchanges, from preserving a historic Blue Riband contender; to choosing between lobsters or blue whales in Maine; the safety, health, and environmental specialists of Cape Safety, Inc., and now...
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CAPE SAFETY, INC. - NEW BLOODDanger Dogs Series – No. 7 by Richard Hughes New Blood takes a far stricter look at how American politics in 2023 is affecting the national and international safety, health, and environmental decisions of the premier S. H. & E. firm, Cape Safety, Inc. and their California branch, Cliff Safety, Inc. "People are ultimately the firm's engineering specialty," says a staff member of the barely fictional consulting firm. What's...
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This state-of-the-art manual is now completely updated and revised with new sections on transportation (such as carjacking or road-rage incidents), defending against terrorists (how to react to a suspicious package or behavior, for example), and information about numerous self-defense techniques. This survival guide now covers the world-any terrain, all climates-with hundreds of line drawings showing details on making tools and rafts, preserving food,...
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From Dr. Jason Hunt - survival expert, best-selling author, and first responder - SAR Survival: Search and Rescue Fundamentals for the Outdoors offers a behind-the-scenes look at fundamental wilderness search and rescue operations. This book provides essential training that can serve as a foundation to launch your volunteer SAR service or to equip you with the skills and knowledge that search teams will use to locate you and your loved ones if you...
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"Retail Security: Strategies and Solutions for Safeguarding Your Business" is a comprehensive guide for retailers looking to enhance their security measures and protect their assets. This book covers a range of topics, including loss prevention techniques, physical security breaches, employee theft, cybercrime, and organized retail crime.The book begins by discussing various loss prevention techniques, such as CCTV and surveillance systems, access...
28) National Nuclear Security Threat Assessment, Design Basis Threats and Representative Threat State
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La determinación y la evaluación de amenazas sienta las bases esenciales para la selección, el diseño y la aplicación de medidas de seguridad física nuclear. En el caso de los materiales nucleares y otros materiales radiactivos sometidos a control reglamentario, así como de las instalaciones y actividades conexas, los resultados de esta determinación y evaluación se expresan como una amenaza base de diseño o una declaración de amenaza representativa...
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Before the outbreak of the Troubles, a typical firefighter's year might have included call-outs to chimney fires, the occasional house fire or road accident, and - even more rarely - a large factory or hay shed fire. While a firefighting career was always inherently exciting and risky, for most firefighters' moments of high drama were anything but a daily occurrence.
Then everything changed, and Northern Ireland's firefighters spent almost every...
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This publication provides guidance to States on the development, implementation, maintenance and sustainment of a national framework for managing the response to nuclear security events. Such a framework involves a structure and a set of principles and agreements around which a State can frame its nuclear security response functions, addressing the interfaces which need to exist between responding agencies to ensure effective, coordinated response....
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BUILD COMPETENCY, LEAD CONFIDENTLY, OVERCOME ANYTHING.
The world has changed, the fire department has changed, and the firefighters you serve with have changed. Fire organizations offer more services to the public via a more diverse group of firefighters than ever before. Those that rely on you to serve and lead them deserve a Fire Officer who can effectively evolve to meet their specific and unique needs while keeping what has historically made the...
32) Off Grid Solar Power: The Ultimate Step by Step Guide to Install Solar Energy Systems. Cut Down o
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Are you tired of paying expensive electricity bills? Did you really care about the environment and do you want to build your own off grid solar system to be completely self-sustainable? If Yes then Keep Reading… This book will teach you the best strategies to install a solar energy system for your tiny home, car, van, boat and RV to fnally reduce your energy bills! The book includes:Electricity and its typesFundamentals of solar powerApplications,...
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“Cape Safety, Inc. Cast of Characters” continues the travels and travails of the men and women of a fictitious top-notch safety consulting firm, internationally recognized as the "go-to" safety, industrial hygiene, and disaster specialists. Look over their shoulders as they describe the Great Molasses Flood of 1919 in Boston, as a giant tank full of molasses exploded, covering the city. Learn how a team of hazmat specialists disposed of 70,000...
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"General Orders for Security Personnel: A Guide to Maintaining Discipline and Professionalism" is a comprehensive guide for security personnel who are committed to upholding the highest standards of conduct and professionalism in their field. Written an experienced security expert, this book provides a clear and concise overview of the general orders that all security personnel should follow in order to maintain discipline, professionalism, and the...
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"Miami Beach Devastated by Monster Category 5 Hurricane" "Times Square Incinerated by Homemade Nuclear Bomb" "Magnitude 9.0 Earthquake Reduces Downtown Seattle to Rubble" These aren't actual headlines-but they could be. Even though they sound like next summer's blockbuster movies, each of these worst-case scenarios is a real threat-a threat for which America is hugely underprepared. But it doesn't have to be that way. This is not a book about disasters....
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Does the identification number 60 indicate a toxic substance or a flammable solid, in the molten state at an elevated temperature? Does the identification number 1035 indicate ethane or butane? What is the difference between natural gas transmission pipelines and natural gas distribution pipelines? If you came upon an overturned truck on the highway that was leaking, would you be able to identify if it was hazardous and know what steps to take?
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In developing this third revision of version 4.0 of the Field Operations Guide for Disaster Assessment and Response, the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) of the United States Agency of International Development (USAID) has drawn on the expertise of numerous state, national, and international agencies and organizations. Selected sources of information include the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' Handbook for Emergencies,...
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WGBH
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2005
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1 DVD (56 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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On 12/26/04 a series of tidal waves killed thousands and devastated communities around the Indian Ocean. With around 100 tsunamis striking the world's coastlines each decade, Nova investigates what made the recent event so powerful and catastrophic.
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Friesenspress
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2013.
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91 pages ; 23 cm
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If you are prepared, you will get through disaster far better than those who are not. Following the steps outlined in this guidebook will ensure that you have a Family Emergency Plan in place and that you have purchased and stored necessary supplies to survive the aftermath of a disaster. Most importantly you will know what to do when the earth starts moving. And if you are prepared for an earthquake, you will be prepared for any emergency or disaster...
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