The new year opened with mass devastation in the U.S. as huge swaths of Los Angeles were wiped out by deadly fires. More than 100,000 people were displaced, thousands of structures (including many ...

Having the emergency gear you need can be the difference between a near-miss and a scary outcome. Pack it without weighing ...

As natural disasters become an increasing threat, it’s more important than ever to have an emergency kit at home that can help you survive for several days without access to food, water or electricity ...

Hurricane, tornado, earthquake, flood, fire! We all hope that none of these disasters will ever affect us … but just in case the unthinkable happens, it's wise to be prepared. Having an ...

The science pros at TKOR turn garage sale finds into a fully functional $100 survival kit, proving you can DIY your way out ...

Survival kits are purpose-built for a very bad day, yet these kits don’t have a gloom-and-doom vibe for most outdoor enthusiasts. In fact, they usually evoke the opposite feeling. My survival students ...

Hello! My name is Jessica Roy, and I work on the utility journalism team here at the L.A. Times. Welcome to Week 1 of Unshaken, the L.A. Times newsletter guide to earthquake readiness and resilience.

Field & Stream online has a step-by-step for creating your very own Altoids tin survival kit, complete with all the gear you'd need to survive in the wild (well, maybe not you, but someone who doesn't ...

Are you organizing an emergency preparedness kit after the recent series of shakers? You should be. But before you run out to buy pre-made go-bags, which are flying off the shelves at local outdoors ...