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Your first 72 hours.

You commented SURVIVAL. Here’s the guide we promised: ten true disasters, the one rule from each, and the three things to do this week.

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Your First 72 Hours: Day and Night editions
What’s inside

12 pages. Read it in 20 minutes.

  • The ten rules: earthquake, tsunami, hurricane, flood, tornado, wildfire, blizzard, extreme heat, power outage and volcano
  • The true story behind each rule, from our films
  • The three things to do this week
  • A kit checklist based on FEMA’s Ready.gov list, and a family plan to fill in
  • A Night edition with glowing text, for reading on your phone in a blackout
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Where’s the advice from?

Official public-safety sources: Ready.gov (FEMA), the National Weather Service, USGS, the CDC and the Red Cross. Each page lists its source.

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