We are all well aware of how the general public is oblivious to zombies and what will happen during an outbreak.  It is only fair to warn as many people as possible.  Via the Zombies Are Coming Twitter account, we have seen a couple of people do their part.  You can, too.For those who work in an office environment, or have access to one, you have no doubt seen the bulletin board with typical human resource type materials posted, such as equal employment hiring notices, workers compensation, and various legal documents that have to be posted.  This is the perfect place for the Zombie Emergency Procedure document.  In fact, not only do we want you to post these, but we want to see the results!

1. First, download the flyer via Eatliver.com and print out a few copies.
2. Take a photo of where the flyer has been posted.
3. Upload the photo somewhere and post the link here on Twitter and reference @Zombies_Coming
4. Be sure to include your location, such as New York or Australia

Twitter user Andy has found one such instance already in Georgia.

This is one way of promoting zombie safety and awareness and ensuring the world will survive the outbreak.

Stay safe. Stay informed. Stay alive.

No matter the level of preparation, no matter the thought behind your holdout the time will come when you must make a move to safer ground or push for a combined offensive with others to completely eradicate the threat.

        Firstly before you can move you must have a coordinated plan to go to a particular place, preferably two or more if your first destination is overrun or you loss communications with them during the move.  Secondly is to have enough supplies set aside and ready to go at a moment’s notice. Preferably have a place with multiple exits and redundant sets of gear to go so even if one zone is over run you sit have supplies and weapons to bug out with.

Also when on the move there are several things to consider, not the least is the need for rest. If you are a walking zombie then you will be of little use in a fight against them. Also those unrested may miss telltale signs that you are walking into to a zone that you may never walk away from.

1.       Try to sleep at night. The human body has adapted over millennia to sleep during the night. Regardless of the reason keep to relatively normal since the undead hold the night.

2.       Stay up high. Zeds can’t climb, and even if they do manage to get up towards you the racket should be enough to wake the dead. Also placing a few booby-trap to alert you and distract them.

3.       Also when resting noise discipline should be observed. Noise can attract unwanted attention, and at night they can travel even father then in the day.

4.       Also if you happen to be have fellow survivors with you then you should set up a watch system so that you can lessen the chance that you will become that evenings meal.

Since no two places will require the same gear and no two escapes will unfold the same, even if they end in the same place. The majority of pieces of equipment and supplies will be decided by those fleeing for safety. Nevertheless the most important piece of advice that I can afford is to plan for every possible contingency and be ready at a moment to run if the stakes fall out of your favor.

Let’s face it.  Nobody knows where or when the attack will come.  All we know is that one day we will all have to face off against the undead.  The best way to prepare is to consider as many scenarios as possible.  This month’s scenario is a bit more complicated: a totally compromised location.

This scenario involves you at your predefined zombie defense location.  You might be at your home, work, or alternate location and had previously fortified where you are.  Due to the large number of the undead that have gathered around and the elevated level of the outbreak conditions, the doors, windows, baracades, and locks are no longer holding.  The undead start spilling in, wobbling toward you, moaning and hissing.  Most exits appear to be either blocked or have a substantial number of the undead approaching.

What do you do next?

“Zombie Scenario” is meant as a learning and discussion exercise used as a tool for getting your mind thinking about the outbreak.  It should prove helpful to think about a specific scenario and have others review your potential plan.  If you have a scenario you would like to see discussed, contact us.

Stay safe.  Stay informed. Stay alive.

As I sit and wonder what a post-zombie apocalypse world will actually be like, I cannot help but wonder what the human race that is left will be.  Imagine what a person will actually have to do in order to survive a violent outbreak of the undead. I have no doubts they will be changed forever, yet I wonder what characteristics a person must possess in order to survive such a catastrophic event.  Will the criminal element prove to be a survival tool?

• Can you steal a car? You might be asking what that has to do with a zombie outbreak and survival.  The roads might be chaotic, but then again, there might be roads that can be traveled, especially if you are going shorter distances.  Considering you could easily be without a vehicle, how would you go about getting one to use?  Even if you have a vehicle, there is a good chance something could happen to it causing you to seek alternate transportation.  Should you need a car, I doubt calmly approaching someone in the midst of chaos unlike any other and asking them for their keys will work.  Theft might be the only viable option.
• Craftiness: Can you break into a commercial location, residence, or other location with what you have around you?  I am not talking about just throwing a rock through a window, but accessing what appears to be a locked location.  Do you have the knowledge of getting in where you need to?  Hopefully none of us are just sitting around thinking of ways to burglarize a persons home or place of business.  We do not endorse crime here at ZAC.  However, when faced with a charging horde of zombies, being able to enter and secure a building can be quite the needed tool.
• Murder: Are you capable of taking a life?  You might argue that you are not killing something that is already dead.  True.  What about someone who has been bitten and not yet turned?  Is it in you to remove the threat or will your inability to do what needs to be done be your fate?  One might argue that killing someone who is bitten/infected is doing them a favor since they will eventually die anyway.  Another argument is that killing is self-defense is not a crime.  Regardless of your position, you need to be prepared to stand your ground or run really fast.

Not everything above is solely based on a criminal mind.  I could easily foresee arguments that once the dead walk the earth many, if not all, of the rules are thrown out the window.  And the other trick is how long you can utilize the criminal element in order to survive.  Should you continue in those ways, you might find yourself in the moral dilemma discussed here by Kain in “Morals After The Fall“.

The Cliff-Notes version of this post is basically to ask this: are you prepared to do everything you need to do to survive?

Stay safe. Stay informed.  Stay alive.

Run! Zombies are coming!

Let us promote zombie awareness with these new shirts.  Having ordered one and verified the quality of the company, these shirts are now ready to hit the streets.  These shirts are 2-color front and 2-color back designed.  A few initial offerings are available, such as short sleeve, ringer, and long sleeve.  If you are curious about the price, the shirts are marked up a massive $2.  The money will be placed back into the site to help cover hosting costs. More importantly, many unaware citizens will be exposed to the importance that is zombie safety, knowledge, and how to effectively plan for when the dark day comes.

Joseph Lancellotti, 67, told authorities he did not know the suspect, later identified as Mario Vargas, 48, or why he was attacked in his front yard.

Lancellotti was gardening at his home in the 4400 block of Kawanee Avenue about 2 p.m. when he noticed a man walking toward his house, shouting angrily, the report said. Lancellotti said he couldn’t understand the man because he was yelling in Spanish. But when the man got within two feet, he slugged Lancellotti in the head, the report said.

Lancellotti said he tried to defend himself with a garden rake. As the men struggled over the rake, the stranger bent over and bit Lancellotti on his right forearm, the report said. Lancellotti’s flesh ripped away as he fell to the ground. The man then got on top of Lancellotti and began choking him, the report said.

It was then that neighbor Chantal Lorio, a podiatrist and director of the Wound Center at East Jefferson General Hospital, came out to check on Lancellotti. Lorio said Monday that she first thought Lancellotti was having a heart attack and the other man was trying to help him.

The stranger was still gripping Lancellotti as Lorio noticed her neighbor was lying in a pool of blood. She didn’t learn what happened until she began dressing the wound — with the stranger still clutching her neighbor’s shirt.

“He said, ‘He bit my arm, chewed the flesh and swallowed it in front of me,’ ” Lorio recalled. She said the bite measured almost 3 by 1 1/2 inches, and was less than 1/4-inch deep.

The pair tried to calm the stranger, who never made any attempt to run away. He eventually let go of Lancellotti and walked two blocks to a parking lot, where he hovered near an empty police car, the report said. The suspect was still standing there when deputies arrived and took him into custody.

Vargas, of 724 Camp St., New Orleans, was booked with second-degree battery. He was being held Monday at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna in lieu of $25,000 bail.  Lancellotti’s wife, Bonnie, 60, said Monday that her husband was recovering from the bite, physically and mentally. She said his sense of safety in his neighborhood has been shaken.  With all the bacteria involved, Lorio said a bite from a human is worse than an animal bite.

Bonnie Lancellotti also has concerns about the suspect, who apparently had been treated at East Jefferson General Hospital earlier in the day for a finger injury. Vargas was released 45 minutes before the attack, according to the incident report.

Bonnie Lancellotti wondered whether hospital staff noticed anything amiss while treating Vargas. “This person’s clearly lost his sense,” she said. “I mean, what else can you say, eating people’s skin?”

Keith Darcey, spokesman for the hospital, said, “We cannot comment on any individual patient because of privacy laws. But as a matter of general hospital policy, the emergency department has behavioral health nurses available to help diagnose patients who might require mental health assistance.”

There is no further reports as to the extent of the outbreak and naturally, officials are not labeling this as an attack from the undead.  Our contacts in the area are reporting that the information about being transferred to a mental institution is a government cover-up so that the outbreak can be effectively contained without more panic from the general public.

The original article above was written by Michelle Hunter, East Jefferson Bureau, which appears online here.

Let’s face it.  Nobody knows where or when the attack will come.  All we know is that one day we will all have to face off against the undead.  The best way to prepare is to consider as many scenarios as possible.  This month’s scenario is simple: your home.

This scenario involves your home and those in it.  For this discussion, you find yourself asleep in bed.  It is the middle of the night.  Odd sounds can be heard from outside the house.  Sounds you immediately recognize as the moans of the undead.  As you get out of bed, your mind is racing as to what to do.  Sirens can be heard in the distance.  You look out of the nearest window and can see several of the undead, but are not sure as to how large the threat is.  Do you go mobile?  Is your home ready for a long-term stand-off?  Are there others you need to worry about inside your home?  Are you in an upstairs apartment or ranch style home surrounded by woods?  This scenario should really help get the wheels turning in regards to how prepared your home is in addition to how quickly you could put your plan into action, especially in the middle of the night.

What do you do next?

“Zombie Scenario” is meant as a learning and discussion exercise used as a tool for getting your mind thinking about the outbreak.  It should prove helpful to think about a specific scenario and have others review your potential plan.  If you have a scenario you would like to see discussed, contact us.

Stay safe.  Stay informed. Stay alive.

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