All of the urban survival stories found on this site are unedited first hand accounts that have been emailed to us by people from all over the United States. Below are the most recent ones we have received listed alphabetically by disaster type.
Holed up at home for 7 days...by the government!
The hostage crisis turned into an armed standoff as we watched the story unfold on CNN. We were the lead or second story on headline news for 7 days.
Earthquake survival suggestions
Liquid oxygen, L.E.D. flashlights, and a battery charger for a cell phone are all great things to have with you in case of an Earthquake.
Urban Survival in the Florida Keys
In this story, Charlie from Miami discusses a bad accident he had in the Florida Keys and how his use of an emergency kit helped save his life.
Unprepared for long power outage
I had a network of friends that ended up banding together to get through things. We communicated through text but at times the network was down and not working.
We need to stay alive in near arctic, marine and rain-forest cond
Romeo Hotel can only take his necessities with him while he's on the job including a survival vest, water, warm shelter, first aid and a little food.
When the power goes off, we have no water, no heat and no light
Lee Osborn discusses his family's snow storm survival techniques and the importance of having items such as candles, batteries, canned goods, water, solar blankets and flashlights to get through the disaster.
We were cut off from outside help for two days
In this Tornado Survival Story, Paul Wilcox counts his many blessings for how he and his family survived the storm and the usefulness of their survival kits.
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