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Author: Nick Meacher

Nick Meacher learned preparedness planning from his extensive career in emergency services and emergency management. With over 25 years as an expert planner developing and teaching emergency response programs, Train-the-Trainer programs, developing a variety of exercises to include Emergency Operations Center and Continuity of Operations. He has worked on an All-Hazards Incident Management Team and in Emergency Operations Centers. He is an instructor for Continuity of Operations, Incident Management, Exercise Design and a number of other related courses. He is a contributing author to several magazines and teaches preparedness, including developing family emergency plans, communications plans, Amateur Radio and other aspects of being prepared for the natural and man-made disasters that occur every year. He has been a contributor to several Department of Homeland Security documents on encryption in public safety. He has presented at several state emergency management conferences, the American Association of Airport Executives Emergency Management conferences and Public Safety Communications Summits. He has appeared on a number of podcasts. He runs a volunteer team that provides free Amateur Radio (HAM) classes and tests and has provided almost 2,000 test sessions in four years with over 1,200 new ham radio operators.

LIVE TONIGHT – TUESDAY 6.30pm MST

Posted on 2021-03-16 by Nick Meacher

Mutual Assistance Groups (MAGs) What are they? Why you NEED them Who you need in them How to find them and any other questions you might have Plus a 25% discount code with all proceeds going to help a friend rebuild meet.google.com/drn-cxsd-rxt

Helping a friend

Posted on 2021-03-14 by Nick Meacher

Many of you probably know what happened to Chris, Angery American, last Thursday.  For those that don’t there was a fire in Chris’s office/storage area and it destroyed 30 years of work, memorabilia, all his prep’s, all his firearms, hundred’s of thousands of rounds of ammunition, all his knives, rucks, all his books, inventory, patches,…

Big Daddy Unlimited Affiliate

Posted on 2021-02-182021-02-18 by Nick Meacher

I’m please to announce I now have an affiliate program with BDU. BDU carries thousands of items at prices you can’t find anywhere else. They are also building an ammunition manufacturing plant and as a member you will be able to sign up for a set amount of ammo a month and be guaranteed delivery….

Food – Tue 16th 7pm MST

Posted on 2021-02-152021-02-15 by Nick Meacher

LIVE TUESDAY 16th 7pm MST We’ll look at freeze dried, MRE’s, canned and canning. We’ll also touch on sources for bulk buying and re-packing yourself for long term storage. We’ll take a look at a couple of the different ’emergency food kits’ that you can but.If we get time we’ll discuss some inventorying methods, both…

Live from 2021-2-3

Posted on 2021-02-032021-02-03 by Nick Meacher

We talk about a Family Contingency Binder, IFAK and the large medical bag.Still have posters on sale discount FLASHFTTP50 as well as the medical cards and OTP generators.

FLASH SALE

Posted on 2021-01-182021-01-18 by Nick Meacher

The 24×36 Preparedness Master Mind Map and the PREP-CON Mind Map are on sale for 50% off until noon on Wednesday. Use discount code FLASHFFtP50 If you decipher this there is an extra 10%  ie 60% off 🙂 The OTP is on our MeWe page (and others) at  https://mewe.com/join/fortunefavorstheprepared 27086 65131 57780 98375 7150678294 96802 63622…

Live 2021-01-11

Posted on 2021-01-112021-01-11 by Nick Meacher

For Patrons and those who have purchased the One Time Pad (OTP) Generator. We will do a quick review of how to encrypt and decrypt and then discuss how to incorporate into your communications plan. Bring your questions. Hope to see you all tonight

What Is Freedom?

Posted on 2021-01-092021-01-09 by Nick Meacher

This is a video recently made by Egard Watches, you need to watch and share this.

Why Do I Need a Ham License?

Posted on 2020-12-312020-12-31 by Nick Meacher

I was asked this question on a social media post and its a blog I’ve been meaning to do so here was my answer. The FCC regulates the airwaves in the U.S. corporations, businesses, cell phone companies, etc. pay a lot, and I mean a LOT of money to have licenses and access to frequency…

222135ZDEC22

Posted on 2020-12-222020-12-22 by Nick Meacher

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