As displayed over and over throughout history disasters can and do happen. Three trends tend to be consistent: <ul><li>The disasters can and do happen when least expected. <li>People and and government are never prepared to handle the situation. <li>Government is usually ineffective in preventing the crisis or providing a solution. </ul> The goal of this talk is to briefly discuss situations where a crisis can cause a dangerous situation, steps one can do to prepare, and some simple hacks to increase your odds of survival in the first couple weeks after the crisis arises.