Inside a church on 189th Street, the New York City Preppers Network gathers for its monthly meeting. About two dozen men and women sit on plastic chairs facing a whiteboard. Jason Charles, a ...

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Editor’s Note: Arianna LaPenne is a documentary filmmaker from New York City who has directed Emmy-nominated, and Peabody and Edward R. Murrow award-winning work in more than 50 countries. Her recent ...

The so-called prepper community has a long list of concerns—and for quite some time Ebola has been near the top of it. Experts, though, are split on whether the confirmation that the disease has ...

In the new disaster economy, a safe place to go when society breaks down is now a must-have commodity. Fortitude Ranch, with locations in Colorado and West Virginia, might be the answer for someone ...

What exactly is a prepper? It’s anyone who anticipates a calamity resulting in some degree of social collapse, and makes plans—or prepares—to survive independently. Behind that definition lies a gamut ...

The Urban Prepper covers BOB Walk 2015: The Prepper Community Returns (June 6th) showcasing community, endurance, and survival awareness. New virus strain spikes in 9 US states with symptoms from ...

For those who have ever wondered what they need to survive a disaster or for someone who wants to prepare for a worst-case scenario situation, preparedness is the key. Prepping was the name of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brekke Wagoner looks out the windows of her home in North Carolina and sees disaster coming. Not immediately, but someday, as ...

What Do We Want Congress to Do? The Gods of the Grid Audio By Carbonatix The New York Times has a provocative column by Kit Dillon on preppers and what we really need during an emergency. He takes as ...

Emergency Services Director Jerry VeHaun has led Buncombe County’s disaster preparedness and response for 43 years. Photo by Virginia Daffron Preppers — those who focus on preparing themselves and ...