How a spade can helpful in various hazards?

A spade is useful in many types of emergencies:

• in spills they allow you to dig pits to hold liquids or block access to streams
• in shooting events you can dig a foxhole or make a barrier to hide behind
• in fires you can cover the burning material with dirt to extinguish the flames
• in WW1 they were an essential weapon in trench warfare
• you can build a soddy (hut made of sod) if living on the prairie and need shelter
• in droughts you can dig down to water
• in famines you can create gardens
• in zombie attacks you can remove the attackers heads