The Wolverines survive on skills, not luck.
Four of those skills are useful to anyone, in any emergency, and none of them involve a weapon.
This page is general information for education only. It is not medical, legal or professional advice. Take a hands on course from a qualified instructor, and in an emergency call 911.
Communicate
A plan only works if people can reach each other. Agree on a meeting place, a backup meeting place and an out of area contact. Keep a battery powered or hand crank radio for official alerts. Amateur radio licenses open the door to local emergency networks, and the American Radio Relay League lists clubs and classes.
First Aid
Training matters more than the kit. The Stop The Bleed program teaches anyone to control life threatening bleeding, and the American Red Cross offers first aid and CPR courses.
Water, Food And Shelter
Plan for at least three days without services. Ready.gov publishes plain checklists for water, food, medicine and documents.
Navigation
A paper map and a compass never run out of battery. The USGS topographic maps cover the entire country, and learning to read one takes an afternoon.
Hands on training for firearms owners: After Action.net. The history of the citizen defender: Minutemen To Wolverines.