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Mike Mabee Interview with Frank Gaffney

Frank Gaffney interviews Michael Mabee on the electric grid

Posted on November 13, 2019 by Michael Mabee

  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…

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FEMA Critical Infrastructure Protection

FEMA: Let’s Try Civil Defense

Posted on March 8, 2019March 10, 2019 by Michael Mabee

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…

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Secure the electric grid - long-term power outage preppers

Long-Term Power Outage: There Is No Plan

Posted on October 27, 2018October 28, 2018 by Michael Mabee

The federal government has no plan for a long-term power outage As disturbing as it might be, despite the numerous threats to the U.S. electric grid, the federal government has no plan for a long-term power outage. FEMA recently admitted this at the National Preparedness Symposium on May 24, 2018: “Current planning does not include any contingencies for…

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New England Long-Term Power Outage Summit

New England Long-Term Power Outage Summit

Posted on October 26, 2018November 13, 2018 by Michael Mabee

If you missed it, here are some pictures (click for larger pic)…   (Videos of the New England Long-Term Power Outage Summit coming soon!)   Why You Should Attend The New England Long-Term Power Outage Summit In 2018, our society is moments away from adversity while generations removed from self-reliance. We are completely dependent on the electric grid…

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(EM Weekly) Blackout: What We Learn From Electric Grid Failures

Posted on February 19, 2018October 27, 2019 by Michael Mabee

Blackout: What we learn from electric grid failures   What we learn from history is that we do not learn from history   I’ve always loved this quote from Benjamin Disraeli. But it occurs to me that perhaps what is more dangerous than not learning from history, is learning from history. What most Americans have…

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Hawaii false missile alert - building a culture of preparedness

What we should take from the Hawaii false missile alert

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Michael Mabee

Hawaii false missile alert: “Nobody knew what to do” CBS News, in its reporting of the Hawaii false missile alert, quoted a Honolulu resident: “Clearly, there is a massive gap between letting people know something’s coming and having something for them to do. Nobody knew what to do.” Well said. Besides the fact that there…

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Civil Defense

All Roads Lead to Civil Defense

Posted on January 7, 2018February 22, 2018 by Michael Mabee

All Roads Lead to Civil Defense: Survival is a local Issue. Civil defense is the organizing and training of civilians to play key roles in a community’s survival. Another term for this, coined by Civil Defense Virginia, is “continuity of community.” The concept is simple: A community’s citizens, in partnership with their emergency management and…

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Emergency Preparedness

A Sea Change in 2018 for Emergency Preparedness

Posted on December 26, 2017February 22, 2018 by Michael Mabee

“While each year the hurricane season comes to an end on November 30, the lessons from the response and recovery operations that we are performing this year, under incredibly difficult circumstances, will transform the field of emergency management forever.” – FEMA Administrator Brock Long, November 30, 2017. Building a culture of emergency preparedness is now…

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culture of preparedness

Building a Culture of Preparedness is now the National Policy

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Michael Mabee

Building a culture of preparedness in America President Trump released his National Security Strategy on December 18, 2017. On page 14 is a section entitled: “Promote American Resilience” (see below) which broadly addresses disaster response and resilience. We have already heard FEMA Director Brock Long discuss the need to build a true culture of preparedness…

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pre-disaster mitigation

Pre-Disaster Mitigation: It’s Time to Change the Culture

Posted on December 16, 2017June 13, 2018 by Michael Mabee

  “We have to do more pre-disaster mitigation. Pre-disaster mitigation is the key to becoming more resilient and reducing disaster impact.” – FEMA Administrator Brock Long FEMA says pre-disaster mitigation has to be a whole community effort In last week’s blog post, I discussed Brock Long’s comments to the House Appropriations Committee on November 30,…

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Afghanistan war metrics were manipulated to highlight battlefield success, according to bombshell WaPo report

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Sopko told the Washington Post that the documents it obtained showed “the American people have constantly been lied to” about the state and progress of the conflict.
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U.S. officials misled public about Afghan war, confidential documents reveal — The Washington Post

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U.S. officials constantly said they were making progress. They weren’t, and they knew it.
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