Reading Maps and Using a Compass

Finding Your Way When Everything Else Fails When GPS stops working and your phone becomes nothing more than a flashlight, one ancient skill suddenly becomes priceless, knowing where you are, and how to get where you need to go. Maps and compasses have guided travellers, explorers, and soldiers for centuries. They do not rely on … Read more

Water Collection and Filtration

Finding and Making Safe Water When It Matters Most When everything stops, power, supply chains, transport, one need rises above all the rest: water.Without it, the human body begins to fail in a matter of hours. Dehydration affects the mind first, dulling thought and decision-making. Soon, the body follows. In any crisis, the first question … Read more

Securing Your Home or Apartment

Making Safety Practical and Real When crisis strikes, your home becomes your first line of defence.It is more than four walls and a roof. It is the place where your family rests, where food and water are stored, and where your safety depends on what you do before trouble arrives. Whether it is civil unrest, … Read more

Nuclear Strike and Fallout:

Understanding the Reality and What to Do Few words carry the same weight as nuclear strike.It is a phrase that feels distant, almost unreal, something that belongs to history books or old black-and-white films. Yet the truth is that nuclear weapons still exist in active arsenals today, and the possibility, however small, is not zero. … Read more

Situational Awareness:

The Skill That Keeps You Ahead Of Trouble Imagine walking through a busy street, lost in thought or scrolling through your phone. You barely notice the faces around you, the tone of the crowd, or the quiet change in atmosphere when something feels off. Most people move through life this way, comfortable, distracted, and unaware. … Read more

Surviving an EMP attack

Few disasters would change daily life as completely as an electromagnetic pulse, or EMP. One moment everything works, the next, silence. No phone signal, no light, no transport, and no explanation. In a world built on electricity, an EMP is the invisible hammer that knocks it all down. Unlike most emergencies, there are no flames, … Read more

The First 24 Hours After Disaster

When disaster strikes, it rarely looks like the films. There is no dramatic music, no clear sense of what has happened, and no one arriving with a plan. There is confusion, noise, and silence all at once. Power is gone, phones stop working, and the air feels heavier somehow. Those first hours decide almost everything … Read more

About Me: The Mindset Behind First 24 Survival

My name is Daniel, and I am the founder of First 24 Survival. I served in the military for over a decade, specialising in combat survival and field training. During that time, I completed multiple tours in Somalia, Afghanistan, and several other high-risk environments where preparation, awareness, and adaptability were not just useful, they were … Read more