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5.6M Earthquake in Indonesia Kills 268

A 5.6 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia devastated the Cianjur region on Monday November 21, 2022. While earthquakes of this magnitude are not unusual for the country, the shallow epicenter (just...

Incoming Food Shortages in Canada?

Food Shortages in Canada and the World Canadians are lucky to live in a wealthy, stable country, but could we see food shortages in Canada in 2023? With Canadian food...

Canada's Emergency Food Rescue Program Accepting Donations of Expiring Emergency Food Stores To Help Food Banks

Victoria, British Columbia (Newsworthy.ai) Tuesday Nov 15, 2022 @ 7:00 AM Central — Total Prepare Inc, Canada’s number one source for emergency preparedness products, has created the Emergency Food Rescue...

Emergency Preparedness for Post-Secondary Students

Studious and Self-Sufficient Autumn fast approaches with thousands of post-secondary students moving from home to their dorms, sometimes facing true independence for the first time away from family. With great...

How to Learn Handy Skills

In the spirit of apocalypse planning, let’s talk about really long-term survival strategies. In a zombie outbreak or other cataclysmic event you may find yourself needing to build or repair...

How To Make Your Clothes Last in Emergencies

In a world where fast fashion is the norm, fewer people learn how to make repairs to their clothing. Have you ever thought about how important clothing is to our...

How to Make Emergency Bread

What happens when disaster strikes and you have to stay home, but the power is out? It can take days or even weeks for everyone in a region to have...

4 Tips for Growing Your Own Food For an Emergency

While most emergencies are resolved within 72 hours, it is possible for a disaster to knock a community out of ‘normal’ for weeks or even months. In the last few...

How to Prepare a Fresh Fish

Last week, we wrote about the different ways to catch a fish in an emergency situation. But once you have used your pole, trap, trotline, or spear to catch a...

How to Catch Fish for Survival

If you are stuck in the wilderness, fish can be an important source of protein and nutrients in your diet. These tips and techniques to catch fish for survival are...

How To Find Shelter in the Wilderness

Photo by Harlow Kasprak - Websitethink.com on Unsplash. Text and other elements added by Total Prepare. Extreme conditions can quickly move "find shelter" to the top of your priority list,...

How to Find Your Way in the Wilderness

It's easy to lose your way in the Canadian wild. Do you know how to find your way in the wilderness? Whether you've taken a wrong turn on an adventurous...

How to Build A Fire

Learn how to build a fire with Total Prepare's quick how-to guide so you can stay warm and dry when you need it most. Despite how easy it is to...

What We Can Learn From Christchurch

This year marks ten years since New Zealand's fifth-deadliest disaster in Christchurch, a city on the country's South Island. In early 2011, a series of earthquakes shook the region, costing...

Preparing for Emergencies as a Couple

We all need to get prepared in case of an emergency in our area. However, most guides, articles, and products are geared towards families. In honour of our Valentine's Day...

How long can I survive without…?

Working in the emergency preparedness industry, we spend a lot of time thinking about how long we need to be prepared for to survive a disaster. But what about once...

Can Humans Cause Earthquakes?

Can humans cause earthquakes? Humanity is pretty powerful but does our power reach this far? Natural earthquakes are caused by the earth’s tectonic plates rubbing together or pressing into one...

Prepare your Business for an Earthquake

Are you and your business prepared for an earthquake? At the end of every October, the Emergency Preparedness for Industry & Commerce Council (EPICC) hosts a conference for emergency management...

How to Make a Family Emergency Plan

How to Make a Family Emergency Plan PreparedBC’s steps to being prepared are: 1) Know your hazards, 2) Make a Plan, and 3) Get a Kit. Today, we’ll be focusing...

Who Has the Burden of Responsibility In An Emergency?

Who's responsible in the event of an emergency? At Total Prepare, we hear it all when it comes to who takes on that burden. People say that ‘the government will...

Emergency Food Explained

Understanding Emergency Kits

Personal & Family Emergency Guide

5.6M Earthquake in Indonesia Kills 268

Incoming Food Shortages in Canada?

Canada's Emergency Food Rescue Program Accepting Donations of Expiring Emergency Food Stores To Help Food Banks

Emergency Preparedness for Post-Secondary Students

How to Learn Handy Skills

How To Make Your Clothes Last in Emergencies

How to Make Emergency Bread

4 Tips for Growing Your Own Food For an Emergency

How to Prepare a Fresh Fish

How to Catch Fish for Survival

How To Find Shelter in the Wilderness

How to Find Your Way in the Wilderness

How to Build A Fire

What We Can Learn From Christchurch

Preparing for Emergencies as a Couple

How long can I survive without…?

Can Humans Cause Earthquakes?

Prepare your Business for an Earthquake

How to Make a Family Emergency Plan

Who Has the Burden of Responsibility In An Emergency?

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