David E. Crossley

Fire. It is vital for survival, often beautiful and wonderfully comforting and yet potentially so deadly. Both its charms and threats make its creation, use, control and eventual extinguishing fascinating and essential subjects of study for anyone who enjoys time outdoors. Hopefully this book will add something to those studies. In these pages you will read about a wide range of fire starting devices, commercial and natural tinder, differing types of fuel with where to find them and how best to use them, how to choose and use different wood cutting tools, ways to make and use your fire safely and effectively for warmth, cooking and signalling, with all of the detail you need but none of the dross you don't. From friction fire making, to flint and steel, to the most modern ignition devices and animal dung to high-tech tinder and fuel the information you want about what works and what doesn't, where, when and why is here.

In 2010 and 2012 thousands of buildings throughout the UK were evacuated because of flooding In 2011 residents fled from homes threatened or destroyed by fires set by looters In 2005 a tornado in Birmingham injured 30 and caused 40million of damage including complete destruction of some homes In 2005 a series of explosions at the Buncefield oil storage depot Hertfordshire devastated the terminal and surrounding properties In 1990 winds of up to 100mph killed 97 people and caused 3.37 BILLION of damage across the UK Every year tens of thousands of people are driven from their homes by domestic fires Similar things or worse can happen anywhere in the world. Who says it could never happen to you? Bugging Out, and its companion volume Bugging In, together cover options for the scope of incidents from short-term power cuts and industrial action, through flooding and fire, to pandemic and war. The information is applicable worldwide but these books are different because unlike most of the genre they are written with people in the UK and Europe very much in mind. Reading Bugging Out, and applying the advice given, can make the difference between days or weeks of inconvenience that might be unavoidable but survivable, or a nightmare of personal and financial loss and bureaucratic turmoil, or even the deaths of you and your family. Take control of your fate. Read this book and then take action, to safeguard your family and their future.

Whether you are isolated by a heavy snow fall or flood, cut off from mains supplies by fallen power lines and burst water pipes, unable to get essential supplies because of fuel shortages or a financial crisis, confined to home by a pandemic or terrorist bomb, or forced to flee by imminent disaster, the only people you can rely on for your survival are you and yours. In this book David leads you through all the preparations you need to make and measures you will need to take to care for yourself, your family and even your pets whether the situation lasts for hours or months. Based on over 30 years of professional experience, the information is provided in a practical but very readable way and although it is applicable to most places in the world, unlike most of the genre it written with a British and European readership very much in mind. If you want to be prepared, this is the book you need to read.

Whether you are isolated by a heavy snow fall or flood, cut off from mains supplies by fallen power lines and burst water pipes, unable to get essential supplies because of fuel shortages or a financial crisis, or confined to home by a pandemic or terrorist bomb, most of the things you need to stay safe and well remain the same. In this book David leads you through all the preparations you need to make and measures you will need to take to care for yourself, your family and even your pets whether the situation lasts for hours or months. Based on over 30 years of professional experience, the information is provided in a practical but very readable way and although it is applicable to most places in the world, unlike most of the genre it's written with a British and European readership very much in mind. Whether you want know how to maintain food and water, power and communications, health and security, keep the kids occupied, or much more this is the book you need to read.

Bugging Out, and its companion volume Bugging In, together cover options for the scope of incidents from short-term power cuts and industrial action, through flooding and fire, to pandemic and war. The information is applicable worldwide but these books are different from most because they are written with people in the UK and Europe very much in mind. Think it can't happen to you? Think again! Tens of thousands of people every year would benefit from having read this book.

There Falls No Shadow is the first book in the Shadows series. Originally inspired by the 1970s television series Survivors, these books share the same concept of following the lives of the survivors of a global pandemic but in this case with totally different characters, locations, and storylines, and a 21st century setting. TFNS deals with the first year after the pandemic. It has been described as 'darker' than Survivors and filled with the realism that can only come from the first-hand knowledge, and sometimes horrifying experiences, that have been an inevitable part of the work and life of this author.