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…
Tag: Emergency Management
(EM Weekly) Blackout: What We Learn From Electric Grid Failures
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…
Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Maria were both “best case scenarios”
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,…
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 learned from their experiences with blackouts is…
Is Emergency Management Ready for a Long-Term Blackout?
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…
VIDEO: Disaster Preparedness and Response After Hurricane Sandy
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…