We have always had hurricanes. We always will. In one very important way, Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Maria were both best case scenarios. Prior to Hurricane Katrina hitting New Orleans in 2005, we knew that the levy system was only built to handle a category 3 hurricane. And prior to Hurricane Maria hitting Puerto Rico,…
The second edition of The Civil Defense Book is out and available on Amazon! Updated and expanded with new material, this is the only plan available for communities to survive when they are on their own. According to the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security in 2017, millions of Americans—perhaps the majority of the population—would…
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 learned from their experiences with blackouts is…
Is Emergency Management in the U.S. – and in your community – prepared for a long-term loss of the electric grid? Here is FEMA’s definition of Emergency Management: it is the managerial function charged with creating the framework within which communities reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters. Emergency Management protects communities by coordinating…
“Planning for EMP and High-Impact Disasters.” InfraGard National EMP SIG Sessions of the Dupont Summit, December 6, 2013. Published by the Center for Security Policy. (Time: 40:59) Speakers: Dr. Richard Andres, Chairman, Energy Security Program, NDU BG (NYG-Ret) Kenneth Chrosniak Ambassador Henry F. Cooper, Chairman, High Frontier MG (Red) Robert Newman, US Army retired and…
Steven Bucci: Disaster Preparedness and Response One Year After Hurricane Sandy. NOTE: One reason this video interests me is that we don’t appear to apply lessons learned from past disasters. If we are this unprepared for regional disasters. we are most certainly unprepared for a national catastrophe, such as a long term loss of the electric grid. Recorded Friday…
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