Video: http://ignitephoenix.blip.tv/file/1460076/ Event: Ignite Phoenix 2 Event Date: October 29th, 2008 Tips, tools and tactics for surviving the next zombie uprising. When your friends and neighbors return from the dead and start to get their gnaw on, will you be prepared? Don’t become just another brain-snack statistic!

1. Zombie uprisings to date
๏ Localized to small communities so far
๏ Could a global pandemic occur?

2. Keeping the menace at bay
๏ Vigilance is key!
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3. Know your adversary
๏ Zombies have no concept of risk
๏ Mindless pursuit of prey is their only skill

4. Know your adversary
๏ Their limitations are your best advantage!
- Zombies are not tool users
- Zombies do not employ strategy

5. Use it, keep it!
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6. A strategy for survival
๏ Evade when possible
- Any contact is risky
- Conserve your energy and ammo

7. A strategy for survival
๏ Engage only when necessary
- Avoid drawing a crowd – also applies to the
living
- Zombies cannot be intimidated

8. Waiting for rescue
๏ Government & law enforcement response
will likely be inadequate and confused
- Don’t be mistaken for the threat!
- Self-reliance is your best option

9. Waiting for rescue
๏ Military response will likely be one of
containment and eradication at all costs
- Don’t become collateral damage!

10. Places of refuge
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11. Places of refuge
๏ Avoid the following
- Hospitals – where do you think the wave of
zombies is going to originate?
- Police stations – where do you think
everyone else is going to be heading?

12. Places of refuge
๏ Look for a multi-story dwelling
- Destroy the stairs (after going up!)
- Keep a low profile
- No lights at night
- Keep sound to a minimum

13. The numbers game
๏ A group can offer benefits
- Watch shifts
- Child care
๏ More than a dozen invites social friction
๏ Raiding/scouting parties should be limited
to three participants

14. Transportation
๏ Avoid automobiles and SUVs
- Fuel will be in short supply
- Traffic will be jammed up
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15. How zombies see a traffic jam
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16. Transportation
๏ A dirt bike offers range, fuel economy and
the ability to handle varied terrain
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17. Transportation
๏ A bicycle offers the best long-term solution
- Easy to maintain
- No fuel issues
- Can be carried when necessary
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18. Weapons
๏ Goal is to take care of business in one
blow
- Bludgeon
- Steel crowbar (tool and weapon)
- Sledgehammer
- Edged weapon
- Machete
- Axe
- Sword (only if you are skilled in its use)

19. Weapons
๏ Goal for firearms is to avoid close contact
- Choice should be based on ready availability
of ammunition
- Skilled snipers have an advantage

20. Weapons to avoid
๏ Flamethrowers
- Way too heavy
- Way too specialized
- Way too hard to maintain
๏ Chainsaws
- Way too noisy
- Way too messy
- Way too Hollywood