I have been reading some at the Civil Defense website and they have a lot of good information on preparedness. You can join the Civil Defense for free and download back issues of their Journal for free. The journals contain a lot of information on EMP events, nuclear preparations and other potential disasters. I often wondered why our government did away with Civil Defense programs and facilities till I realized that they really don't worry about protecting citizens and we are certainly on our own.
Take a look at their site and tell me what you think about it.

Ravenwood