The so-called prepper community has a long list of concerns—and for quite some time Ebola has been near the top of it. Experts, though, are split on whether the confirmation that the disease has ...

Inside a church on 189th Street, the New York City Preppers Network gathers for its monthly meeting. About two dozen men and women sit on plastic chairs facing a whiteboard. Jason Charles, a ...

TOLEDO — Curt La Haise has put up with plenty of razzing from friends over the years, friends who have called him paranoid for stockpiling an eight-month supply of food in his basement and having ...

Emergency Services Director Jerry VeHaun has led Buncombe County’s disaster preparedness and response for 43 years. Photo by Virginia Daffron Preppers — those who focus on preparing themselves and ...

Editor’s Note: Arianna LaPenne is a documentary filmmaker from New York City who has directed Emmy-nominated, and Peabody and Edward R. Murrow award-winning work in more than 50 countries. Her recent ...

NOTE: My blog about Doomsday Preppers touched a lot of nerves in the prepper community. When I apologized, I offered space for preppers to describe who they are, what they do and how they do it. This ...

What exactly is a prepper? It’s anyone who anticipates a calamity resulting in some degree of social collapse, and makes plans—or prepares—to survive independently. Behind that definition lies a gamut ...

TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING: In the aftermath of surviving Tropical Storm Helene, a surplus of goods — once a source of pride for preppers — now seems unmanageable and superfluous. Image design by Xpress ...

As the number of global coronavirus cases continues to rise, people across the country and the world are beginning to stock up on food, medicine and other supplies. While fears of the virus spread ...

Fortitude Ranch sells disaster preparedness like a vacation timeshare. Founder Drew Miller says that the panic around coronavirus has led to a "huge surge in interest" in the business's offerings.

There is a serious downside to the recent demonizing of preppers in the media, and that downside has a direct effect upon emergency management personnel. Before I go into why that is the case, we need ...