Emergency Communication 101: The Essential Guide to Maintaining Contact During and after Any Disaster Scenario (Ready. Set. Survive.) - Softcover

Stewart, Creek; Bassett, Joe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1507224451 ISBN 13: 9781507224458

Publisher: Adams Media, 2025

Synopsis

Master emergency communication with this comprehensive step-by-step guide that helps you stay connected with loved ones, request critical help, and access vital updates during emergencies like natural disasters, power grid failures, EMP attacks, and cyber threats.

When disaster strikes, communication—which is key to survival—is often disrupted. Without cell phone or internet service, how will you contact you loved ones, request help, or receive important news and updates from outside sources?

In Emergency Communication 101, survival experts Creek Stewart and Joe Bassett provide practical strategies for emergency communication, teaching you how to send and receive essential information when cell networks and internet service fail.

You’ll learn how to build an emergency communication plan tailored to your unique needs, budget, and skill level, ensuring you stay prepared in a disaster. Uncover strategies for connecting with loved ones post disaster and find a complete overview of emergency communication gear and equipment including ham, CB, GMRS, and MURS Radios, walkie talkies, satellite phones, and more, along with the skills needed to use them. You’ll also find reliable emergency power solutions, including solar generators, portable battery systems, and backup power stations, to keep your communication devices running during a disaster.

Emergency Communication 101 offers expert advice on identifying your needs, creating contingency plans, and preparing for scenarios like power outages, natural disasters, or cyberattacks to ensure you’re ready for any situation.

About this title

About the Authors

Creek Stewart is an expert survival instructor and the author of Survival Hacks and the bestselling Build the Perfect Bug Out series of books. Creek is the in-house and on-camera Survival Expert for The Weather Channel and hosts Could You Survive? with Creek Stewart on the network. Creek has been featured as a guest expert in numerous media outlets including, the Today show, Fox & Friends, The Doctors, Men’s Fitness, Backpacker, and Outdoor Life. Creek is the owner and founder of Willow Haven Outdoor Survival Training School, located in Central Indiana, and APOCABOX, a bimonthly survival subscription box that ships to thousands of loyal subscribers every other month. He is the recipient of the prestigious Outstanding Eagle Scout Award, which bestowed by the Boy Scouts of America to Eagle Scouts who have demonstrated outstanding achievement at the local, state, or national level.

Joe Bassett is the founder of Valiant Outfitters. As a backcountry guide, he’s shared his passion for the wilderness with hundreds of people. He’s also a ham radio operator who’s helped countless others earn their ham radio license and develop emergency radio skills for disasters and survival. Joe has provided on-location radio support in eight disaster-stricken areas including Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria. He frequently speaks about team crisis preparation and the importance of communication in disasters. Learn more at ValiantOutfitters.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Adams Media
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1507224451
• ISBN 13: 9781507224458
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224