CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1: WHEN DISASTER STRIKES -- Incident Priorities -- Accountability -- Disasters at Home -- Summary -- CHAPTER 2: BASIC DISASTER PROCEDURES -- Creating a Disaster Kit -- Floods -- Storms -- Blizzards -- Earthquakes -- Tornados -- Civil Unrest -- Summary -- CHAPTER 3: FIRE -- The Science of FIre -- Classes of Fire -- Size-Up Considerations -- What to Do -- Portable Fire Extinguishers -- Fire Suppression Safety Rules -- Hazardous Materials -- Fire Prevention in the Home -- Summary -- CHAPTER 4: LIGHT SEARCH AND RESCUE -- Size-Up -- Search -- Rescue -- Summary -- CHAPTER 5: DISASTER MEDICAL OPTIONS -- Medical Size-Up -- Triage -- Sanitation -- Supplies -- Documentation -- Working with Emergency Responders -- Summary -- CHAPTER 6: DISASTER FIRST AID -- ABCs -- The Golden Hour -- Neck and Back Injuries -- Broken Bones -- Strains and Sprains -- Bleeding Control -- Burns -- Medical Emergencies -- Summary -- CHAPTER 7: DISASTER PSYCHOLOGY -- Preparing the Mind to Act -- Response of the Body and Mind to Disaster -- Effects of Traumatic Stress -- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder -- Critical Incident Stress Management -- Summary -- CHAPTER 8: DISASTER PREPAREDNESS NETWORKS -- Getting Started -- Organize a Group of Like-Minded Individuals -- Construct a Community Disaster Response Team -- The First Meeting -- Subsequent Meetings -- Identifying Neighborhood Skills and Resources -- Command Structure, Job Positions, and Duties -- Mobilization and Working within the Incident Management System -- Community Emergency Response Teams -- Summary -- CONCLUSION -- QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE -- PHOTO CREDITS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR.