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Defense, Safety, Security (DSS) & Protection
A Green Beret’s Guide To Low-Budget Home-Defense Techniques 101: “Early-Warning Systems and Fortifications”
A Few Thoughts on that Nasty "M" word
Defending the Homestead or Home Beyond the Usual
Downloadable Resources on Home and Neighborhood Safety
Operations Security or OPSEC and Why it Matters
Situational Awareness and You
Urban, Suburban & Rural Security Landscaping and Lighting
US Survival Rifle AR-7 Henry Repeating Arms semi-auto 22LR
(
ONLY
US firearm manufacturer that guarantees
100% US made
from raw materials and parts thru to assembly and distribution)
Commit a Minute: 100 Things to Make Your Home Safer
Federal Firearms Regulations Reference Guide ATF & E
2005
Firearm Safety Depends on You
by National Shooting Sports Foundation
Gun Safe - Firearms Safety & Responsibility
How this book can make you Invisible
How to be Invisible
Survival Retreat Operations Manual
(must register at this site to download)
Gas Masks-Respirators-SCBAs and Escape Hoods Info
(as of Feb 2012)
US Dept of Justice Personal Firearms Record
Homestead Declaration-Protect the Equity in Your Home
The Judgment-Proof Society
Home Guard Manual 1941
(British, New Zealand) An invaluable 117 page handbook employed by the ragtag group of men who formed 'Dad's Army' during the Second World War, the Home Guard Manual is as fascinating today as it was vital in 1941.
10 Deadly Mistakes To Avoid A Brutal Home Invasion
10 reasons why I avoid social networking services
2012 (online)
10 Things To Know About Torture
[infographic] Dec 17 2010 (online)
10 things you should do to protect yourself on a public computer
Mar 2008 (online)
21 Cutting-Edge Strategies for Reclaiming Your Privacy
(18pgs)
7 Days to a Safer Home
(2pgs)
A Complete Overview of OPSEC
(80pgs)
A Parents Guide to Kidsafe Homes
(32pgs)
A Universal Guide To PC Security
(online)
Active Assailant Preparedness: What You Can Do
(online)
Alertness Management: Strategic Naps in Operational Settings
1995 (5pgs)
Ammunition Stocks: Promoting Safe and Secure Storage and Disposal
(36pgs)
ANC Briefing on Personal Security and Surveillance
Basic Civil Defense Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization
1959 (64pgs)
Be Alert! Personal Security Handbook
2007 (15pgs)
Become A Skilled Marksman Without Spending A Dime On Ammo
(laser training) (online)
Bicycle Safety-Kids on Wheels
(2pgs)
Booby Traps
FM 5-31 TM-000-001 (130 pgs)
Bury a Gun and Ammo for 15 Years (and be assured everything still works when you dig it up)
2009 (online)
Cheap and Expediant Perimeter Security
(online)
Choosing the Correct Type of Fire Extinguishers for Your Homestead
(online)
Combat Multipliers,
FM 7-8 Chapter 6, Urban Operations, Section IV (online)
Could Your Pet Save Your Life? Animal Sentries
(19pgs)
Countering Aerial Thermal Surveillance
(online)
Criminal Minds: Predatory Mind
(online)
Criteria for a Secure Home
(63pgs)
Defending Your Life - What We Want is What You Got:
Defending Your Life From the People Who Will Stop At Nothing
Dec 9 2013 (online)
Designing and Testing Perimeter Security Elements
(15pgs)
DIY Electromagnetic
(HERF)
Gun Project
(online)
Driveway Safety-Are your kids at risk?
(2pgs)
Electric Bells Annungiators and Alarms
(108pgs)
EZ Camoflauge
(online)
Securing Your Computer to Maintain Your Privacy
(online)
Farm Safety Starter Guide
(18pgs)
Farm Safely & You Will Farm Well
(34pgs)
Farmstead Security-A Security Tour of Your Farm
(8pgs)
Female Self Defense: Situational Awareness
(online)
Field Fortifications
(
Obsolete Field Fortifications) FM 5-15 (February 14, 1944 )
Firearm Safety Depends on You
by National Shooting Sports Foundation (17pgs)
only the 6 page version is still
online
Gas Mask FAQs
(online)
Gun review for the Disabled Shooter
(online)
HackerProof: Your Guide to PC Security
(53pgs)
Handbook of the Chinese People's Liberation Army
by Defense Intelligence Agency 1984 DDB-2680-32-84 (142pgs)
HANDS OFF! Self-Defense for Women
(a 1942 75 cent booklet) (49pgs)
Home and Personal Security Handbook
NNWI (32pgs)
Home Invasion Prevention
(23pgs)
Home Perimeter Security
-Burglary Tips and Information (4pgs)
Home Protection Exercises
MP-2-1 1958 (16pgs)
Home Security & Safety Checklist
Home Security Handbook
(15pgs)
Home Security Methodology
1.2 Vacation Guide (20pgs)
Homemade Pepper Spray
(online)
How Much Ammunition Is Enough?
Dec 2009 (There are 2 online articles:
CheaperThanDirt
&
SelousScouts
)
How To Hide Your House From Google Maps
Oct 2013 (online)
How to Hide Your Stockpile
(online)
How to protect your privacy on Google,
A step-by-step guide to managing your public profile (online)
How to Safeguard a Home Without an Alarm
(online)
How To Survive A High Intensity Firefight
(online)
ID Theft
(tri fold)
Improvised Towers
(16pgs)
Invisibility When You Need It
(online)
Keeping Kids Safe on and Around the Road
(2pgs)
Kids in and Around Water
(2pgs)
Kill or Get Killed
by Gen Applegate 1943 (182pgs)
Kill or Get Killed
FMFRP 12-80 USMC 1991 (440pgs)
Long Term Firearm Storage Underground
2004 PS Group Defense (5pgs)
Marine-Tested Camouflage Tricks That Will Keep You Alive
(online)
Mums the Word: Using OPSEC with Preps
(online)
9 Major Ways Criminals Use Facebook
(online)
Online Banking Bill Paying and Shopping-10 Ways to Protect Your Money
(winter 2009) (8pgs)
no longer online and government doc so here it is
OPSEC: Beyond the Halls and Walls;
Why OPSEC’s Role in Planning is Imperative (online)
Pedestrian Safety-Kids need a hand in traffic
(2pgs)
Personal Home Security
(online)
Personal Security -
At Home, On the Street, & While Traveling
(25pgs)
Physical Retreat Security
(online)
Poisonous Plants to Avoid
(2pgs)
Predator-Proofing the Place
(
Or as Close as One Can Get
) (online)
Prepper Dogs- Retreat and Home Security Dogs
(online)
Private Property: Control and Patrol
(online)
Protect Your Perimeter-
How To Keep Your Property Safe In Uncertain Times
Protecting Your Finances If a Disaster Strikes:
Are You Prepared?
(online)
Psychological Preparedness for Combat Survival
Concealed Carry Mag Vol 1 Issue 03 Aug 04 (5pgs)
Radiological Defense Preparedness
CPG 2-6.1 Apr 1978 (51pgs)
RadWatch
project brings near real-time radiation data to the public
Jun 2014 (online)
Reloading – A Beginner’s Guide
–
Part 1
(online)
Requirements and Methods for Improving Local Civil Defense Training
Jul 1963 AD 410515 (166pgs)
Retreat Security:
I Am Your Worst Nightmare
(online)
Rural crime prevention-Community Safety
(20pgs)
Scientific Principles of Improvised Warfare and Home Defense
Vol 1-Basics
1996
Scientific Principles of Improvised Warfare and Home Defense
Vol 3-Explosives
1996
Scientific Principles of Improvised Warfare and Home Defense
Vol 5-Chemical Weapons
1996
Secret Chambers And Hiding Places
by Fea (326pgs)
Securing Your Wireless Network
(4pgs)
no longer online and government doc so here it is
Self-Defense Nerve Centers and Pressure Points
(107pgs)
Snooping 101
(online)
Step By Step Instructions to Make Your Home Burglarproof
(
Part 1 of 2
) (online)
Steps In Keeping You & Your Family Safe From Home Invasion,
Starting Today (27pgs)
(I got this from MySafeHomeToday.com back in 2009 but can't find the site now; I don't see a copyright so here it is)
Survival Ammunition: How To Make Your Ammunition
(39pgs)
Survival Psychology: Hello the Camp
(online)
Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape
(SERE)
Student Handbook
D E-2D-0039 (Rev 1-99) (97pgs)
Tactical Ready Guide
Level 1 (14pgs)
The Alarm, Sensor & Security Circuit Cookbook
(296pgs)
The Big Book of Secret Hiding Places
by Jack Luger (132pgs)
The Fortified House: A Review
(8pgs)
The Nationalist Handbook
(28pgs)
The Science of Self-Defense for Girls & Women
1929 (37pgs)
The Top 10 Things Every Woman Should Know about Personal Safety
(online)
Tips for Securing Your Bug-In Location
(online)
To Break A Tyrant's Chains:
Neo-Guerrilla Techniques for Combat (144pgs)
US Civil Defense before 1950: The Roots of Public Law 920
(civil defense operational organization) Study S-212 May 1966 (191pgs)
Weapons Security – Bug In Or Bug-Out
Aug 6 2014 (online)
Government, Military & Misc Manual and Handbook Links Resource List
(multi-tab Excel workbook) last validation of links Jan 2014)
12 Tips For Movement During Evasion
15 Tactics for Self Defense that Can Save Your Life
17 Common Home Security Mistakes
3 Tips To Improve Home Security
30 Things You Need to Know About Body Armor
4 Burglar Deterrents For Your Home Security
4 Deadly
(And Easy-To-Make)
Self-Defense Weapons
5 Affordable Products You Need to Keep Your Home and Family Safe
(5pgs)
7 Ways How To Hide From Drones
7 Ways To Prevent Home Burglary
9 Dirt-Cheap, Clever Ways To Secure Your Home
9 secrets from a veteran cop to protect your home from burglars
A Green Beret’s Guide To Low-Budget Home-Defense Techniques 101:
“Early-Warning Systems and Fortifications”
Ammunition: You Get What You Pay For
Are Drones a Viable Tool for Preppers Now That You Have To Register Them?
Basic Safety Tips for Women
Church Safety and Security
City Dwellers Safeguarding Your Emergency Essentials and Firearms during an Outbreak
Common Sense Strategies for Teaching Gun Safety: Guns Are a Big Deal
Common Sense Strategies for Teaching Gun Safety: Never Underestimate the Stupid Factor
Defending Your Bug Out Location: Security 101
Defensive Tactics When Under Fire
Developing a Security Plan during a Crisis
Disarmed? How to Create DIY Self-Defense Tools With Items in Your Home
DIY TripWire Alarm Very Simple and Outrageously Loud
(High Security Perimeter)
Do It Yourself Prepper Security
Drone/Thermal Evasion Cloak
Drones, Drones, and more Drones
Gun Fighting Secrets –
Straight From The Wild West
Home Burglar Security Precautions
Home Defense
Home Defense during a Crisis
Home defense tips to keep you safe when the worst happens
Home Invasion Defense 101
Home Protection on a Budget
Home Safety & Anti-Breakin Checklist
How To Block IR Infrared Thermal Imaging
How to defend your bug out/in location:
Preparing your battlespace
How to defend your home — without firing your gun
How To Erase Your Home From Google, Yahoo And Bing Maps
How to Escape and Evade Forced Captivity
How to Hide from Drones/Thermal Imaging
How To Survive If You Cannot Call The Fire Department
How to Use a Flashlight in a Tactical Situation
How To Win The Battle With Creosote
(And Prevent A Chimney Fire)
How US Special Forces Handle Home Perimeter Security When SHTF
How-To Defend Your Retreat Location
Improvised Weapons Using Everyday Objects
Is Your Home Safe? 10 Ways to Defend Your Apartment
Keeping Your Powder Dry
—How to Store Ammunition Using a FoodSaver
Max Velocity and the Importance of Training:
You “Don’t Know What You Don’t Know”
More Crime Prevention Tips from a Veteran Cop
Moving As A Group When the SHTF
Moving by Vehicle in High Threat Environments
Navigating Effectively and Quietly In the Dark When the SHTF
Neighborhood Defense:
People, Weapons and Supplies
Neighborhood Watch on Steroids
Night Time Patrols: Guarding Your Perimeter
OPSEC Before and After a Major Emergency
Perimeter Defense: Beyond the Basics
Preppers and Drones, the Good the Bad and the Ugly
Preppers Home Defense: Offense, Defense or Both
First Line of Defense: The Front Door
Basic Security Awareness
By Geraint Jones & Computer Security & Intelligence (c4i)
Basic Security Awareness
By Geraint Jones & Code Name Insight
Gun Safety Activity Page for children on If You Find A Gun
Interested In Personal and Professional Privacy
?
Say Hello to 2nd Amendment TV & Security During A Crisis
US Basic Course for Civil Defense for Instructors
(IG-3-2) Feb 1955
Davids Tool Kit A Citizens Guide to Taking Out Big Brothers Heavy Weapons
by Ragnar Benson
Field Manual of the Free Militia
How to Start and Train a Militia Unit PM 8-94
1994 by Maj. George Westmoreland USMC Ret. Re-Formated in 2010
How to Start and Train a Militia Unit PM 8-94
orig. 1994 format by Maj. George Westmoreland USMC Ret.
Long Range Recon Patrols and Operations Cente
rs For Survival Groups
Standard Operating Procedure for Minuteman Civil Defense Corps
The Official Minuteman Civil Defense Corps Volunteer Training Manual
The 21st-Century Militia State Defense Forces and Homeland Security
21 Things Your Burglar Wont Tell You
10 critical computer security habits you should be doing (but aren't)
Jun 2014 (online)
10 Firefox features you should know about
(online)
10 security, privacy issues you might not know about your car’s auto-location services
Jan 7 2014 (online)
10 Things You Can Do to Avoid Fraud
(2pgs)
10 Tips to Secure Your Personal Computer
13 Things An Identity Thief Won't Tell You
Aug 12 2010 (online)
5 Ways To Keep People Off Your Doorstep When SHTF
(online)
7 Steps to Personal Safety
(245pgs)
A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety
(7pgs)
A theoretical study of the requirement for a critical-skills inventory catalogue for Civil Defense
May 1 1962 (98pgs)
Am I being spied on? Low-tech ways of detecting high-tech surveillance
(DEFCON 22) by Philip Polstra Aug 9 2014 (online or if registered can download PDF)
Ammunition Storage – Cool, Dry, Dark, and Portable?
Sep 22 2011 (online)
Army Ranger Handbook
SH 21-76 Jul 2006 (327pgs)
Basic Phone Security: Making and Breaking It
(online)
Basic Security Awareness
Be Your Own Bodyguard Personal Safety Tips for the Home, the Street and the Workplace
(39pgs)
Best Practices for Keeping Your Home Network Safe
(8pgs) (
no longer online and government doc so here it is)
Breaking and Entering
(18pgs)
Breaking and Entering
(8pgs)
Camouflage,Concealment, & Decoys
FM 20-3
Children & the Internet Parents Guide
Civil defense urban analysis, Technical Manual
TM 8-1 1953 (114pgs)
Combat Skills of the Soldier
(300pgs) FM 21-75Aug 1984
Core Competencies for an Army of Preparation
(6pgs) Feb 2014
Crime Prevention on Farms: The Opinion of Farmers
Jun 2014 (16pgs)
Cybersecurity for Kids Online: A Parents' Guide
Defending Your Property from Fire: Prepare and Actively Defend
by Australia FireReady (28pgs)
Defending your retreat
(online)
Disabled, not Defenseless
(online) Feb 2012
DoD Contractor's Safety Manual for Ammunition and Explosives
DoD 4145.26-M Mar 2008 (235pgs)
Essential home security in an unsafe world
(online)
Family Day Care Safety Guidelines
(63pgs)
Farm and Ranch Safety Audit
(12pgs)
Farm and Ranch Security
(2pgs) (
I can't find this at the tamu.edu site, so here it is)
Female Self Defense: 5 Weapons You Need to Survive
(online)
Field Fortifications
US Army FM 5-15 (August 9, 1968)
Firefighting and Fire Prevention-Facilities Instructions, Standards, and Techniques
(28pgs)
Five steps to ultimate Firefox security
(online)
General Principles of Firefighting
Chapter 1 (12pgs)
Gun Safety
(8pgs)
Hand to Hand Combat
(Deal the First Deadly Blow) FM 21-150 (1971) (157pgs)
Handloading Your Own Ammunition: A Long Term Investment
(online)
Heat Stress in Cars-Kids in Cars
(2pgs)
Home Invasion Family Survival Tips
(online)
Home Invasion: Preventative Security Layers to Protect the Home
(online)
Home Protection Exercises-A Family Action Program
OCD MP-1 1961 (16pgs)
Home Security in Hard Times
(online)
Home Security Systems
[infographic] Oct 2013 (online)
How Much Ammo Do You Need?
Aug 20 2014 (online)
How secure is your home?
(online)
How to Create Spy Gadgets Out of Household Items
(online)
How to Make a Sensor Alarm
(online)
How to Make a Tripwire
(online)
How To Reinforce An Entry Door
(online)
How to Secure Your Windows Computer and Protect Your Privacy with Free Software
Feb 2008 Ver 1.2 (28pgs)
Identity Theft: You Should Be Worried
[infographic] (online)
International Ammunition Technical Guidelines
1st Edition (1A) Dec 16 2012 (26pgs)
Keeping Laptops from Getting Lost or Stolen
(2pgs)
no longer online and government doc so here it is
Kids on Farms
(2pgs)
Lifeguarding Manual by American Red Cross
(300pgs)
Making a Rock Hurler
(online)
Manual of Independent Counterterrorist
-
Survival, Evasion, and Fieldcraft
(769 pgs)
Minimizing the Effects of Malware on Your Computer
(4pgs)
NSW Police Force
Farm Security Assessment
(18pgs)
Opening A Secret Bank Account
(online)
OPSEC & Family/ Retreat Security
(online)
OPSEC for Children
(PowerPoint)
Party Popper Tripwire Alarm:
The Poor Man's Perimeter Security System
(online)
Perimeter Security Standardization
(a publication of the ANSI Homeland Security Standards Panel) (27pgs)
Personal Safety Tips
(6pgs)
Personal Self Defense
(online)
Police Reserve and Home Defense Guard Manual
by Home Defense League of NY 1918 (176pgs)
Privacy vs Safety
(Sep 17 2001) (online)
Protect Your Perimeter
(40pgs)
Protect Yourself the Secret of Unarmed Defense
(85pgs)
Protection From Fire and Thieves
by Chubb (198pgs)
Protection of Civilians (PoC) Military Reference Guide, Peacekeeping & Stability Operations
January 3 2013 (237pgs)
Do a search on "
Protection of Civilians (PoC) Military Reference Guide, Peacekeeping & Stability Operations PoC_Military_reference_guide_Final pksoi.army.MIL
", follow the
pksoi.army.mil
link and document will download
Reading The Signs: Survival Situational Awareness
(online)
Reloading, A Beginner’s Guide
Part II
(online)
Residential Burglary Prevention
(PowerPoint)
Retreat Barriers
(online)
Rural Crime Prevention General Farm Security
(2pgs) no longer on the WA state web site so here it is
Scientific Principles of Improvised Warfare and Home Defense
Vol 2-More Basics
1996
Scientific Principles of Improvised Warfare and Home Defense
Vol 4-Incendiaries
1996
Scientific Principles of Improvised Warfare and Home Defense
Vol 6-Biological Weapons
1996
Secrets of Street Combat
(72pgs)
Selecting a Handgun that is Right For You
(25pgs)
Simple Guide for Buying & Carrying Self Defense Handgun
(9pgs)
Special Forces - Caching Techniques
TC 31-29
Step By Step Instructions to Make Your Home Burglarproof
(
Part 2 of 2
) (online)
Strategic Relocation
(online)
Street Sense
(3pgs)
Stress Control: Willpower
(online)
Survival Guns & Personal Self Defense Weapons, Tactical Gear
Survival Reloading
(online)
Tactical Firefighting:
A Comprehensive Guide to Compartment Firefighting & Live Fire Training
(CFBT) (127pgs) 2003
Terrorism Response: A Checklist and Guide for Fire Chiefs and Community Preparedness Leaders,
3rd Edition Aug 26 2011 (29 pgs)
The defendable 200 yards of road-frontage
(online)
The Problem of Panic, Civil Defense Technical Bulletin
TB 19-2 June 1955 (6pgs)
The Secrets of Street Self-Defence
(59pgs)
The US citizens defense corps
(who can join, qualifications, schools, duties, insignia, equipment) 1942 (36pgs)
Urban Survival Barter & Negotiating Skills
(online)
Using Social Media to Enhance Situational Awareness
Jan 2013 (online)
Water Sources for Fire Protection in Small Communities
AEX-424-01
10 Ways To Deter Burglars
10 Ways to Fool the Authorities and Escape Martial Law
11 Steps Toward Being Ordinary
(blending in)
14 Homemade Survival Weapons
(17pgs)
3 Essentials To Prevent Home Invasions
3 Home Security Things You Can Do To Prevent A Burglary
35 Personal Security Tips
5 Bad-ass Perimeter Defense Lessons From A Vietnam Vet
5 Body Language Signs That Reveal If A Person Is Dangerous
5 How-To-Do-It Articles For Defending Your Home And Retreat Against Looters, and Jackbooted Thugs
7 Mistakes That Burglars Love, Even With A Home Burglar Alarm
Best DIY Home Security Review
2015
Blending In With Your Surroundings Is A Must When SHTF
Buying Body Armor: Expert Reveals Best Tactical Gear
Camouflage and Evasion:
Staying Hidden While on the Move
Can You Defend Your Location from an Attack
Castle Doctrine and Stand your Ground Laws by State
Child Self-Defense:
Keeping Them Safe When You’re Not Around
Children And Firearms: Prepare, Teach, And Apply
Common Sense Strategies for Teaching Gun Safety: Take Advantage of Experts & Their Resources
Common-Sense Strategies for Teaching Gun Safety: A Gun is No Big Deal
Communities During WROL Situations
Concealment Strategies Against Social Unrest, Theft, or Confiscation
Cover vs. Concealment
Critical Steps To Survive A Firefight
Defeating Drones: How To Build A Thermal Evasion Suit
Defending an Apartment After A Major Disaster
Drones… on a Wire
Essential home security in an unsafe world
Extreme Defense:
Turning Everyday Items Into Deadly Weapons
Fireground Tactics: Offensive vs. Defensive
(firefighting)
First Line of Defense: The Front Door
Getaway-Driving Techniques for Escape and Evasion
(47pgs)
Guide to the Selection and Location of Portable Fire Extinguishers and Fire Blankets Apr
2007 (29pgs)
Home Security And Safety
Home Security Hardware
(3pgs)
Home Security Hedgerows
Home Security Systems That Cost Less
Home security thoughts for women living alone
Home Security Tips For Your Outside Perimeter Layer
How Criminals Use Google Maps Street View to 'Case The Joint'
How much ammunition should be stored?
How To Hide Your House From Google Maps
How to Lock Out Crime Home Security—Doors
(10pgs) (no longer online so here it is)
How to Protect Your Privacy in the Age of NSA Surveillance
How To Remove Your House From Google Street View
How to Secure your Rural Homestead on a budget
How To Survive A Violent Home Invasion
Keeping Your Preparation Secret:
5 Ways To Keep Lowlife Scum Off Your Doorstep
Kill of Get Killed
FMFRP 12-80 USMC 1991 (440pgs)
Know Your Rights
– Infographic
Legal and Social Norms for Your Security Preps
Living Fences:
The Low-Cost Answer To Security And Privacy
Long-Term Security and Defense
Looter Defense Tactics
M.D. Creekmore’s
Defensive Strategies for Home and Retreat Defense after the SHTF
Non-Lethal Self-Defense
Observation Skills for Survival
Offense and Defense
ADRP 3-90 (124pgs)
Online Weapons Manual Resource
Operational Security
(OPSEC)
And Communication Security
(COMSE)
OPSEC and PERSEC for Military Families
Prepping 101 – Home Security
Prepping Security:
Covering All the Bases When the SHTF
Private Property: Control and Patrol
Protect Your Home With These Military and Law Enforcement Techniques