Joseph Pred (San Francisco, CA) is a trained EMT, firefighter, and disaster-management specialist whose expertise also encompasses public health, outdoor survival, and firearms safety. He is the head of all public safety and emergency services for the annual Burning Man festival, an ongoing experiment in outdoor survival.
Outdoor Life magazine draws upon over 100 years of the magazine's authority in all things outdoorsman--plus author Joseph Pred's extensive knowledge in emergency response and first aid. Outdoor Life provides monthly articles on hunting and fishing, wilderness savvy, and guns and gear to a readership of 800,000.