The key is to prepare smartly and efficiently. Start with basics. Do an Area Study to determine your specific needs. Then build up. 80% of US counties have suffered a weather disaster in the past decade. Because you will face some form of emergency, even just a power outage, that you need to be prepared for.

2. Why Prepare Now?
98% of Americans were not prepared for a
pandemic.
Preparation for a pandemic was covered
when The Green Beret Preparation and
Survival Guide when first published, over a
decade before COVID-19.
Were you prepared?

3. Why Prepare Now?
A record breaking hurricane season.
A record breaking wildfire season.
Record breaking drought.
A once in a century pandemic.
Rising temperatures.
Rising sea levels.
These, and more, are realities of our
present.
It’s not going to be better in the immediate
future.
Are you prepared?

4. Why Prepare Now?
80% of American live in a county that has
been struck by a weather related disaster
since 2007.
There are many types dangers, disasters
and emergencies.
But 60% of Americans have not practiced
what to do in a disaster.

5. Only 39% of Americans have an
emergency plan.
55% think they can rely on local
authorities to rescue them.
Why Prepare Now?

6. 44% have no first aid kit.
48% have no emergency
supplies.
53% do not have a 3 day supply
of food and water which is the
bare minimum.
Why Prepare Now?

7. 52% have not designated an Emergency
Rally Point.
42% do not know the phone numbers of
immediate family members.
98% of people agree first aid saves lives, but
64% don’t know basic first aid.
It goes on, but I’ve got good news!
Why Prepare Now?

8. You Can Do It!
The most important survival training is
preparation.
Having the right equipment and plans in place
BEFORE an emergency or disaster is
essential and needs to be started now!

9. Why I Wrote This Book
Because of my family, particularly my grandsons. They had
moved to San Diego and I started discussing earthquake
and wildfire preparedness with my son. I knew from my
Special Operations training and experience that there is a
lot more to preparedness than most people realize and the
available sources are confusing.
It’s hard to figure out how to even get started, so I wrote it
with that person in mind. From page one, a person is more
prepared, and then the book builds on that.

10. I’ve done considerable survival training, taught
survival, and have studied many manuals and
books on the subject. Most are overwhelming or
focused more on immediate survival, rather than
preparation. So I wrote this book to focus on
what someone can do NOW.
Also, I start with basics and most likely scenarios
rather than going full apocalyptic, Zombie mode.
My A-Team above 10,000 feet in winter on deployment

11. I am a former Green Beret who commanded an
A-Team and was an Instructor/Writer for many
years at the JFK Special Warfare Center and
School, which trains Special Operations and
includes the SERE School (Survival, Evasion,
Resistance and Escape).
I was part of the cadre who designed the new
Special Forces Assessment and Selection
Course (SFAS) and the Special Forces
Qualification Course (Q-Course).
I wrote this book for the civilian who needs to
know where to begin and how to proceed in a
time and cost-effective manner. I have been
interviewed in the Wall Street Journal, NY Times,
Forbes, Psychology Today, Sports Illustrated,
the Discovery Channel, the SyFy Channel and
more.

12. Yes, you can start a fire with a battery.
But wouldn’t it be better to have a lighter?
Or storm proof matches in a waterproof case?
Most books I’ve read and sites I’ve gone to have
interesting, esoteric survival advice, that’s useful,
but not a priority.
This book is about prioritizing for the most likely
situations first.
Then building on that base.

13. The Flow
The book is broken down in two parts:
the first half is focused on the preparation you
can do now, in a step by step manner.
There are numbered tasks and checklists.
Also there are links to free apps, web sites and
suggested equipment.
The second half is focused on survival.

14. The Flow
PREPARATION
Do Your Area Study
Immediate Rally Point (IRP) Emergency Rally Point
(ERP) and Location Apps
The Area Study
Your Survival A-Team
Prepare the Five Key Elements for Survival
Water Food First Aid Shelter Fire
The Places For Which To Plan
Home Work/School Car/Traveling
The Grab-n-Go bags you need
Mild Grab-N-Go Mod/Ex Grab-N-Go

15. The Area Study
The first thing we each have to do is an
Area Study. That’s an assessment of
ourselves, our family/team, and our
environment for assets and threats.
None of us are in the exact same situation,
therefore, your preparation should be
tailored for you.
This is part of what makes Special Forces
elite and will save you time and money in
your own preparation.

16. The Flow
SURVIVAL
First Five Things To Do In An Emergency
Key Phrase To Remember: Survival
First Aid
Breathing Bleeding Broken—Bone and Joint Injuries Water and Heat First
Aid Cold Weather Injuries Bites and Stings Personal Hygiene
Water Procurement
Food Procurement
Building Shelter & Starting a Fire
Navigating and Tracking
Specific Environments
Cold Weather Desert Tropical Water

17. The Flow
Urban Environments
Burglary, Robbery, Car-Jacking Civil Unrest and Riots Terrorist
Attack
Active Shooter Power Outage
Specific Man-Made Threats
Car Plane Crash Train Crash Boat, Ferry, Cruise Ship, etc.
Tall Building Fire Firearms Nuclear Weapons and Accidents
Infectious Diseases, Pandemic and Biological and Chemical Weapons and
Accident.
Specific Natural Threats
Tornado Hurricane Heat Wave and Drought Wildfire Blizzard
Earthquake Tsunami Volcano Mud Slide/Land Slide Dams
Flood Solar Flare

18. The Flow
Bugging Out and the Hide Site and Caching
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
The Bug Out Hide Site (BOHS)
Caching
Stockpile, Scavenge, Sustain
What Can Cause the Collapse of Civilization?
Scavenging
Appendixes
Appendix A: All Tasks/Checklists
Appendix B: Useful APPs
Appendix C: Useful Web Sites

19. S - Size up the situation, your surroundings, yourself, and your
equipment.
U - Use All Your Senses; Undue Haste Makes Waste
R - Remember Where You Are
V - Vanquish Fear and Panic
I - Improvise
V - Value Living
A - Act Like the Natives
L - Live by Your Wits, But for Now, Learn Basic Skills
In Special Forces we’re taught that the word
SURVIVAL provides you with the first letters
of the keys you need

20. The Grab-N-Go Bags You Need
Home/Main Bag
Work/School
Car and Traveling
Emergency Rally Point/Cache

21. The Bottom Line
Start simple, and at home, then slowly
branch out.
But the key is to start.
NOW!

22. More Free Information
I constantly update free, downloadable
slideshows like this on my web site for
preparation and survival and other topics.
www.bobmayer.com/workshops
I also have YouTube Survival videos. HERE
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRfvVDPwOmC-97VgbBe369A
Also, I conduct Area Study workshops for
those interested in properly preparing for
their specific circumstances.

23. The guide on the left is the complete preparation and
survival guide. The one on the right is a pocket-size
manual with just the survival portion. Useful in your Grab-
n-Go bag, car and kitchen drawer.
SURVIVAL GUIDES

25. New York Times bestselling author, is a graduate of West
Point and former Green Beret. He’s had over 80 books
published, including the #1 bestselling series Green Berets,
Time Patrol, Area 51, and Atlantis. He’s sold over 5 million
books. He was born in the Bronx and has traveled the world.
He’s lived on an island off the east coast, an island off the
west coast, in the Rocky Mountains, the Smoky Mountains
and other places, including time in East Asia studying martial
arts.
He was an instructor and course developer/writer for years
at the JFK Special Warfare Center and School which trains
Green Berets and also runs the SERE school:
Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape.
www.bobmayer.com