Essentials

A short list of manuals to open first.

• FM 21-76 Survival (1992)

  US Army · FM 21-76 · 1992 · 646 pages

• FEMA IS-22 Are You Ready? An In-depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness

  FEMA/Civil Defense · IS-22 · 2004 · 204 pages

• FM 4-25.11 First Aid (2002)

  US Army · FM 4-25.11 · 2002 · 224 pages

• How to Purify Water

  EPA · 2 pages

• Food and Water in an Emergency

  US Navy · 4 pages

• H-20 Protection in the Nuclear Age

  FEMA/Civil Defense · H-20 · 1985 · 42 pages

• FM 3-25.26 Map Reading and Land Navigation (2001)

  US Army · FM 3-25.26 · 2001 · 246 pages

• MCRP 3-40.3B Radio Operator's Handbook

  USMC · MCRP 3-40.3B · 148 pages

• A Barefoot Doctors Manual

  CDC/HHS · 972 pages

• FM 21-10 Field Hygiene and Sanitation (2000)

  US Army · FM 21-10 · 2000 · 161 pages

• USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning, Guide 6: Preparing and Canning Fermented Foods and Pickled Vegetables

  USDA · 1995 · 25 pages

• FM 3-7 NBC Field Handbook

  US Army · FM 3-7 · 1994 · 202 pages

• In Time of Emergency: A Citizen's Handbook on Emergency Management

  FEMA/Civil Defense · 70 pages

• SH 21-76 Ranger Handbook (2011)

  US Army · SH 21-76 · 2011 · 357 pages