The Defense Civil Preparedness Agency began an informational campaign in 1972 called Your Chance to Live. As part of the campaign, a series of films was released along with a companion book. Each installment covers a different disaster scenario, including tornadoes, blizzards, earthquakes, forest fires, blackouts and a nuclear disaster. The California Department of Education helped produce the films and hosted a workshop of educational professionals to discuss the best ways to present the desired emergency preparedness information to school age audiences. The process was filmed and assembled, along with clips from each production, and distributed as an Instructor's Guide in 1975.

It Takes a Flood
It Takes a Flood

The 11th Hour
The 11th Hour

Fire Front
Fire Front
The Blizzard of '49
The Blizzard of '49

Tornado, a year later
Tornado, a year later

Riding Mower Safety
Riding Mower Safety

The ABCs of Safety Part I
The ABCs of Safety Part I
Gulf Stream and the Next Ice Age
Gulf Stream and the Next Ice Age

Cooked: Survival by Zip Code
Cooked: Survival by Zip Code

Alcohol, the Brain and Behavior
Alcohol, the Brain and Behavior

Emergency First Aid Series: Accidental Poisoning
Emergency First Aid Series: Accidental Poisoning

Ambush - Tool of Terror
Ambush - Tool of Terror