Here is a bunker plan from the manual “Installation and Operation Manual for American Safe Room’s Underground Blast Resistant Bomb/Fallout Shelter” The air that is introduced into your protected space needs to be safe, breathable air that is filtered from nuclear, biological, and chemical toxins.

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Have you ever wondered how you are going to survive in case of an emergency? Surely some people just do not care much about possibilities of disasters, but if you do care I hope this article help you to build your own Emergency Disaster Kit.

Before you start just think what do you really need: ‘one time use kit’ with disposable items, or a kit that can be reused. This becomes quite important for two reasons, the first being that a onetime use kit will only get used when death is on the line, the second is one time use kits generally fall into the “just survive- with or without my limbs attached” definition of survive. A reusable kit can become part of a lifestyle, turning many “disasters” into inconveniences or even adventures.

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Food

Days One to Two: Perishables Dairy products and meat in an unpowered refrigerator can keep up to 4 hours. Frozen food lasts up to two days. If you have doubts about freshness, use a meat thermometer—anything above 41 F should be thrown out.

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What to do before, during and after an earthquake. The earthquake safety tips may increase your chances of surviving an earthquake.

Before the Earthquake:

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