Citizen's Safety Guide

Take control - learn how to protect yourself and recover from an emergency

Jane's Citizen's Safety Guide is an all-hazards resource, providing emergency procedures and checklists for individuals and families to prevent, respond and recover from natural disasters, mechanical accidents and human-caused emergencies, including terrorism. The guide empowers private citizens with the tools and confidence to deal with critical issues, such as talking with children, dealing with loss, handling the media and providing volunteer assistance. Jane's Citizen's Safety Guide makes complex and difficult topics easy to understand through concise explanations, comprehensive charts, case studies and chapter overviews and quizzes. Also included are tear-out cards for Emergency Contact Telephone Numbers and Family Disaster Plans (scheduled meeting place, contact information, etc.).

Key contents include:

Personal risk
First responders- roles and responsibilities
Personal and home preparedness
School safety
Workplace security
Street smarts and travel safety
Staying alert and reporting incidents
Self protection procedures
Emergency response
Reunification
Post emergency: restoring normalcy and handling traumatic stress

Jane's Citizen's Safety Guide walks you through the critical stages of planning for and responding to situations that range from 'everyday' potential threats to the more rare life-threatening situations. Invaluable information on local, state and federal agencies, including who they are, what they do and what you can expect from them. Customise this indispensable guide with your own organisation's details. You can also buy in bulk and make significant savings.

Editorial Team: John B Copenhaver, Sonayia Shepherd and Adrian Dwyer