As a former emergency procedures and disaster recovery professional with the Ontario provincial government, I emersed myself in how to respond to emergency situations from a corporate perspective and it translated into home preparedness. For anyone wondering if this volume is even necessary, I can state most emphatically that it should be on everyone's bookshelf, used to create a personal action plan, and referenced regularly.
Disasters, whether manmade or natural, don't wait for you to prepare. Not preparing is a recipe for chaos. Having attended numerous conferences and seen the results of actual incidents and the response failures/successes gave me an acute awareness of the fragility of our infrastructure - electrical, water, communication, and food/shelter.
I recommend people review what happened with the Lac Megantic train accident, and the flooding in Quebec, the recent and previous ice storms and blackouts that impacted the Eastern Seaboard and ask yourself, "Am I ready to deal with such an episode?" If the answer is 'No', then this book is vital for you.
I might add, what got me interested in the emergency planning field was the Mississauga train derailment in 1979, when over 200,000 people had their lives disrupted because they were evacuated. One of my colleagues with CN Customer and Catering Services lived all of 700 meters from the tracks. His whole family was forced to leave for more than 3 weeks before life could resume normally.
Great book Tom! Thanks for being a man with honour and integrity! Pretty hard to find a real man these days! Thanks for your contribution in helping us through this shit show!🙏👍💐
I finally got an opportunity to skim the book. First impressions: the plot line is difficult to follow and the character development needs some work. lol
Can I post this with your name on it? This is great 🙏
Definitely. Feel free to use the comment I posted and include my name in any way to promote what I view as a seminal work in the field.
Is there a way to buy the book not from Amazon, I would love to buy the book, but will not buy off Amazon, is there another way to buy the book.
If you are in Canada, you can order from Indigo/Chapters bookstore.
Unfortunately, Tom's book is not available at Indigo/Chapters.
Awesome thank I will do that.
As a former emergency procedures and disaster recovery professional with the Ontario provincial government, I emersed myself in how to respond to emergency situations from a corporate perspective and it translated into home preparedness. For anyone wondering if this volume is even necessary, I can state most emphatically that it should be on everyone's bookshelf, used to create a personal action plan, and referenced regularly.
Disasters, whether manmade or natural, don't wait for you to prepare. Not preparing is a recipe for chaos. Having attended numerous conferences and seen the results of actual incidents and the response failures/successes gave me an acute awareness of the fragility of our infrastructure - electrical, water, communication, and food/shelter.
I recommend people review what happened with the Lac Megantic train accident, and the flooding in Quebec, the recent and previous ice storms and blackouts that impacted the Eastern Seaboard and ask yourself, "Am I ready to deal with such an episode?" If the answer is 'No', then this book is vital for you.
I might add, what got me interested in the emergency planning field was the Mississauga train derailment in 1979, when over 200,000 people had their lives disrupted because they were evacuated. One of my colleagues with CN Customer and Catering Services lived all of 700 meters from the tracks. His whole family was forced to leave for more than 3 weeks before life could resume normally.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Mississauga_train_derailment
Great book Tom! Thanks for being a man with honour and integrity! Pretty hard to find a real man these days! Thanks for your contribution in helping us through this shit show!🙏👍💐
Thank you for your kind words Susan 🙏
According to Amazon, my copy arrives on Tuesday. Looking forward to reading it.
I finally got an opportunity to skim the book. First impressions: the plot line is difficult to follow and the character development needs some work. lol
I bought your book and love it . Thank you , alot of what you talk about was already in my plan , now I know how to implement that plan.
Ordered copies but now there's the Canada Post disruption so Amazon is not fulfilling the order. :(