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Natural Disaster Survival

The tips, gear, and knowledge you need to survive a natural disaster.

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Full-color oil painting by Bill Johnson. Helicopter descending toward a burning mountainside, viewed from below with man crouching over radio equipment in foreground; lookout building visible through smoke and flames in background.
Natural Disaster Survival

I Stayed on My Job as Fire Lookout Until I Was Completely Surrounded by Flames

By Rod Diederick, as told to Eric Collier

An original color painting of a firetower lookout watching the flames of a wildfire
Natural Disaster Survival

A Wildfire Broke Out Just Miles from My Lookout Tower. I Had to Choose: Stay or Evacuate?

By Rod Diedrick, as told to Eric Collier

Two hunters and a band of rams run from an avalanche
Natural Disaster Survival

My Client Was Finally in Position on Our Sheep Hunt. Then the Avalanche Struck

By Eric Collier

A teenager in a hospital bed; a tree that was struck by lightning.
Natural Disaster Survival

I Was Just Struck by Lightning While Catfishing. Here’s What It Felt Like

By Dac Collins

A crew in an airboat comes to the aid of a boat locked in river ice.
Natural Disaster Survival

‘Young Guys Think They’re Invincible.’ Duck Hunters Rescued by Airboat After Becoming Trapped in a Frozen River

By Kris Millgate

A LDWF game warden rescues a child from a rooftop.
Natural Disaster Survival

16 Powerful Photos of the Sportsmen and Game Wardens Who Helped Rescue Hurricane Katrina Survivors

By Natalie Krebs

A lightning bolt comes down out of the night sky.
Natural Disaster Survival

Local Archer and Volunteer Hailed as a Hero After Lightning Strike Kills 1, Injures 13 at Archery Club

By Dac Collins

The essentials to pack in a go bag.
Natural Disaster Survival

A Packing List for the Ultimate Go-Bag

By Laura Lancaster

Two anglers in a bass boat look toward an oncoming storm.
Natural Disaster Survival

We Fished Through a Tornado Until It Flipped My Boat. I Only Survived by the Grace of God

Brian Johnson, as told to Dac Collins

AIARE 1 students skin into the mountains.
Natural Disaster Survival

I Took an Avalanche Safety Course to Learn How to (Probably) Not Die in the Mountains

By Ashley Thess

survival stories audio book
Natural Disaster Survival

Outdoor Life Launches New Audio Book: The Wildest Survival Stories of All Time

By Alex Robinson

13 solar chargers went head to head in testing
Natural Disaster Survival

The Best Solar Chargers, Tested and Reviewed

By Laura Lancaster

A knife and a water bottle on a survival backpack.
Natural Disaster Survival

11 Specialized Survival Kits You Can Build to Live Through Any Disaster

By Tim MacWelch

survival pack and gear
Natural Disaster Survival

Build The Ultimate Natural Disaster Survival Kit

By Tim MacWelch

roasting skewer over flames
Natural Disaster Survival

8 Tricks for Emergency Cooking in a Natural Disaster

By Tim MacWelch

modern well, survival skills, grid-down situation, survival water
Natural Disaster Survival

3 Ways to Get Water From a Modern Well if the Grid Goes Down

By Tim MacWelch