Author of The Civil Defense Book
The Government Has Known for Almost 40 Years that Grid Physical Security and Preparedness for a Long-Term Power Outage is Inadequate I have researched and written about the inadequacy of electric grid physical security for a while now. I have also summitted my findings on grid physical security to the Federal Energy Regulator Commission (FERC)…
EMP Protection – Baby Steps in the NDAA for FY 2020 We’re not there yet, but the U.S. has just taken several steps towards EMP protection and civil defense. On December 20, 2019, the President signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020 into law. (Public Law No. 116-92.) The 1119 page…
Secure Freedom Radio – with Frank Gaffney Frank Gaffney interviews Michael Mabee, Author of The Civil Defense Book: Emergency Preparedness for a Rural or Suburban Community. Topics include: The vulnerability of the U.S. electric grid Dissecting recent blackouts in California Why can’t we seem to get a grip on our electric grid The lost art…
The cavalry is not coming On November 6, 2019 Secure The Grid Coalition’s Michael Mabee presented “The cavalry is not coming” to IAEM-USA Region 1 (International Association of Emergency Managers) in a webinar on long-term power outages and how emergency managers can promote individual preparedness. On August 15, 2019 Michael Mabee presented “The cavalry is…
Guest Post By Matthew West Hurricane Rita and Pinehurst Texas: The successful use of a Microgrid On September 24, 2005, Hurricane Rita slammed into the Texas-Louisiana coastline. Rita knocked out power to over 1.5 million customers, caused over 100 deaths, and with a huge unexpected storm surge, inundated petrochemical plants and critical infrastructure. When…
FEMA’s response seems to be a low-level bureaucratic “ignore” I’m disappointed by FEMA’s response to my March 28, 2019 letter which I posted here. As you may recall, I wrote to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) after not hearing from them on a letter I had sent them on March 7, 2018 – a…
A: We became vulnerable gradually. We realized it suddenly. Papa described it perfectly: “How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked.“Two ways,” Mike said. “Gradually and then suddenly.” Ernest Hemingway. The Sun Also Rises. (1926) In 1850 – nine years before the Carrington Event and 12 years before the Civil War – the population of the…
Note: Last year, I wrote a letter to FEMA about building a culture of preparedness by bringing back civil defense. This year, I wrote a letter to FEMA… Click Here for a PDF Copy of Letter March 28, 2019 Pete T. Gaynor, Acting Administrator Daniel Kaniewski, PhD, Acting Deputy AdministratorFederal Emergency Management Agency500 C Street…
On March 7, 2018 (a year ago), I wrote a letter to then FEMA Administrator Brock Long on how we could build a culture of preparedness in America though civil defense. I never received any response. Fast forward to March 1, 2019 and Emergency Management Magazine published an article entitled: Report: We’ve Failed Miserably at…
Randy Powers of Practical Prepping Period recently interviewed me for his show. We talked for a long time. Here is the second part. (for the first part CLICK HERE.) We talk about threats to the electric grid, civil defense and emergency preparedness! Michael Mabee of the Secure The Grid Coalition and Prepping for a Suburban or…