Our Company
SURVIVE-ALL INDUSTRIES, Inc. basic philosophy is to raise the level of awareness of U.S. citizens of the disasters that they might
face and how to survive a natural disaster or other catastrophic event. At Survive-All™ we stress personal safety.
Personal safety does not start at the White House, U.S. Congress, State House, or the local Fire Department; it starts
in your house! You cannot be responsible for the safety of your country, the safety of your city or county, but you can
be responsible for the safety of your neighborhood, more specifically, the safety of your own home -- your children,
your parents, your grandparents. That is your responsibility as a citizen and cannot be delegated to anyone else.
Background
A disaster can be anything that puts your life or family members in peril. A disaster can instantly leave you and your
family homeless, without food, water, and medicine to sustain life. Natural disasters occur all around the world without
warning all too frequently. In the news today, we hear about both natural disasters and orchestrated disasters by devious
persons and terrorist organizations. The day is now here when private citizens need to take a pro-active course of action
to protect their families and loved ones.
Our Vest Product
Our product, SURVIVE-ALL VEST III™, is the first of its kind – a post urban survival vest for a family in a neighborhood
in the city. It is more than a vest worn by hikers, campers, and outdoor adventurers. Surviving the wilderness has
little to do with post urban survival. No vest on the market today even approaches the caliber of the
SURVIVE-ALL VEST III™. The vest is so unique that it has a patent pending.
The vest’s originator is a person who has experience in recognizing and responding to disasters, first, as a paramedic,
then as a police officer, prior to rising to management, and most recently, as an active consultant in business disaster
planning; thus, the underpinnings of Survive-All Industries. All of these experiences have found their way into the
design of the vest.
The name “SURVIVE-ALL VEST III™” was derived by the “three day food and water supply” recommended by emergency professionals
and associations. The vest’s design was carefully planned and the meticulous thought to shape, contents, removable belts,
and mobility are the primary features that have made this a patent pending product. The SURVIVE-ALL VEST III™ is an outer
garment that has attachments that can be easily removed and transported. The removable first aid station is
compartmentalized by injury for easy accessibility and retrieval. It contains six pre-packaged kits for Bleed Care,
Burn Care, Eye Care, Fracture Care, Sprain Care, and Sliver & Abrasion Care. Directions are contained in each kit for
treating that particular injury.
Also, each vest contains three day’s of food and water for emergency survival. Food and water supply has a five-year
shelf life. Total calories are 3,600 (1,200) per day. Each contains three 400 calorie portions per day. They are yellow in color
and taste similar to a lemon cream cookie. The food is loaded with vitamins and minerals, non-thirst provoking.
You can eat one in the morning, afternoon, and evening. Each daily packet also contains four ounces or more of water
that you can clip and drink, no cup is needed.
Vests can be customized with additional accessories as desired for each family member at an economical price.
Vests are custom ordered based on size, upgrades selected, personal ID card, medical alert options,
and more. They are currently available in four adult sizes, children sizes and pet accessories coming soon.
Check back with us often for vest updates and availability. Vests are manufactured in the U.S.
RECOGNIZE DISASTERS
Disasters can strike anytime, anywhere and without warning. There are acts of nature and of man that can turn into disasters.
Acts of nature are generally
more predictable and we often get advance warning. We know where and when the hurricanes
are probably going to strike, where and when the tornadoes are going land, and we have a good idea where earthquakes are
likely to rumble, but never when.
Acts of man, whether intentional or accidental, can occur without warning and where we might never expect. Intentional
acts by man can be terror motivated or committed with criminal intent.
REDUCE LOSSES
Your personal safety does not begin in the White House, the U.S. House, the State House, or in your local firehouse. Your
personal safety begins in your house.
Once you know what disaster you and your family might have to deal with, you can implement changes and response plans
to reduce losses both human and property.
As an example, for home fire safety, you can check the electrical wiring in your home, install a smoke detector, make
sure everyone understands the evacuation plan, drill the plan, cut back the brush and a whole lot more to prevent or
reduce loss.
Falling objects cause most injuries in an earthquake. If you live in an earthquake prone area, make sure wall
decorations, bookcases, and other decorations are bolted securely to the structure. Do not place heavy objects on shelves.
Never put yourself or your family in a position of jeopardy.
RESPOND APPROPRIATELY
If you have recognized your potential disaster then you can draft appropriate responses. You evacuate your home during a
fire and get to safety. During an earthquake, experts advise you stay inside and get under a table or under a doorway.
Get yourself and your family to high ground if the flood is coming. Do not drive on flooded roads.
Sounds like common sense but every year, people perish because they did not have a plan and choose poor options.
You cannot depend on others in a time of disaster or post-disaster to help.
Even if others wanted to help they may be taking care of themselves during a disaster and the emergency medical
responders may not get to you immediately. We hope you have planned so well the emergency medical responders triage
you and move on to help others.
You must be prepared to take care of yourself your family and loved-ones.
This is a responsibility you cannot task to someone else.
Knowledge is power. You can have the power to save yourself and your family from possible serious injury or death if
you know what to do. Your confidence level will increase and you will be less likely to panic if you have a plan to
respond.
Someone has to remain calm and take the leadership role.
And, oh yes, have a disaster kit with tools, supplies, first-aid kit and a three-day supply of food and water for each
family member and be able to evacuate if necessary. The SURVIVE-ALL VEST III™ is designed to answer this situation.
RECOVER QUICKLY
Your recovery and return to normal will be much faster than that of the person who did not recognize the potential
disaster, reduce losses or respond appropriately.
In any event, you and your family may suffer from various levels of stress and depression post incident. We highly
encourage you to contact professional help and participate in post-traumatic stress debriefings.
Many times the mental trauma lasts long after the physical injuries have healed.
We hope you never have to use the SURVIVE-ALL VEST III™. But, if you do, we are confident it will help you in your
time of need so you have less to recover from.
BUSINESS DISASTER PLANNING
Business disaster planning is really not much different than disaster planning at home. There is a sequence of steps you
must take in a prescribed order.
First, you must make a commitment to do it. Second, you do a disaster risk assessment and identify everything that could
adversely affect your business. This includes loss life, loss of income, loss of proprietary information, loss of
credibility or the loss of your business.
Next, you have to build in safety barriers to prevent or reduce any losses. You then develop contingency plans on how
you and your employees will respond to an event.
You teach your employees and rehearse the plan to ensure they all understand and to see if the plan is physically possible.
Post disaster you put into play your recovery plans that you identified and developed in the early planning stage so you
can get back to business as usual.
Unlike at home, there are a lot more people who would be affected such as your customers, business partners, employees
and investors.
As a business owner, you may wish to comply with the 9/11 commission’s recommendation that every business have a
disaster and business continuity plan.
As a small business owner myself, I recognize the challenge of having to learn, digest, prepare and present to my
employees a whole new practice we must set into new policy.
It is even a more difficult decision to reassign an employee from their internal responsibility to take on a project
that produces no income.
That is why I, like many other business owners, outsource some projects and tasks to trusted and proven contractors.
I do not want to take away from my core business, neglect day-to-day operations, loose the productivity of one of my
employees or take my eye off the company’s goals.
At SURVIVE-ALL INDUSTRIES, Inc. we provide a comprehensive business disaster and continuity plan in compliance with
the American National Standards Institute and the National Fire Protection Association.
Please contact us if you are interested in developing, preparing and implementing a disaster and business continuity
plan for your business. We would be pleased to provide you with a presentation and a proposal if requested.
Recommendations
The SURVIVE-ALL VEST III™ is recommended by the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Association
(FEMA), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), OSHA, and IBHS & SBA, a joint program titled “Open for Business”, Disaster
Planning Tool Kit for the Small Business Owner. IBHS members include most insurance companies and financial institutions.
Survive-All™ is a privately held company headquartered in San Diego, CA. Founded by Frank Bucheit, who has over 30 years’
experience in law enforcement, medical emergency, surveillance and security, Survive-All™ and its flagship product,
SURVIVE-ALL VEST III™, is the culmination of Mr. Bucheit’s experiences in these industries.
Frank also serves on the San Diego County Healthcare Disaster Council and is Vice President of the Association of
Threat Assessment Professionals.
