Time to Prepare for an Extended Power Outage

The President’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC), released a report entitled Surviving a Catastrophic Power Outage, How to Strengthen the Capabilities of the Nation.The United States Air Force also released a report from the Electromagnetic Defense Task Force (EDTF). These reports demonstrate an urgent need to prepare to live without power for an extended time period.

Our government and military both recognize that the power grid is a prime target for attack by nation states and explains: “There needs to be more individual accountability for preparedness”. While they work to improve the resiliency of the infrastructure, we need to do our part and increase the ability of our individual households to live without electricity for an extended period of time.

The introduction to the NIAC report states:

"Introduction: What the Nation Faces

"Across the nation, we experience major threats nearly every year: hurricanes, wildfires, flooding, droughts, and other serious disasters. For these events, the nation has well-established response processes where the federal government serves as a backstop for the robust efforts of individuals, businesses, communities, and states. Even as severe weather increases, the nation has steadily improved its ability to respond to growing disasters and resulting outages—improving planning and coordination, hardening infrastructure, and building strong mutual aid agreements."

"The risk posed by a catastrophic power outage, however, is not simply a bigger, stronger storm. It is something that could paralyze entire regions, with grave implications for the nation’s economic and social well-being. …"

"… imagining an outage that stretches beyond days and weeks to months or years, and affects large swaths of the country. Unlike severe weather disasters, a catastrophic power outage may occur with little or no notice and result from myriad types of scenarios: for example, a sophisticated cyber-physical attack resulting in severe physical infrastructure damage; attacks timed to follow and exacerbate a major natural disaster; a large-scale wildfire, earthquake, or geomagnetic event; or a series of attacks or events over a short period of time that compound to create significant physical damage to our nation’s infrastructure. An event of this severity may also be an act of war, requiring a simultaneous military response that further draws upon limited resources."

How do I prepare to survive an extended power outage that lasts for 6 months to a year?

In this video, we will teach you how to build the physical resources you need including: water and food storage, alternative energy methods for cooking, lighting and heating, sanitation, medical supplies, communications and physical protection.

You an also visit these posts at The Provident Prepper for greater details to help you prepare for an extended power outage:

Water Storage and Disinfection
https://theprovidentprepper.org/how-to-store-water-for-emergency-preparedness/
https://theprovidentprepper.org/emergency-water-17-potential-sources/
https://theprovidentprepper.org/making-water-safe-to-drink-7-disinfection-techniques/

Food Storage
https://theprovidentprepper.org/hunger-insurance-dont-get-caught-without-it/
https://theprovidentprepper.org/8-food-storage-enemies-and-how-to-slay-them/

Check out our personal recommendations for quality long term food storage shelving and suppliers at: https://theprovidentprepper.org/recommended-products/food-storage-and-storage-room-shelving-recommended-products/

Alternative Cooking
https://theprovidentprepper.org/emergency-cooking-12-family-favorites/
https://theprovidentprepper.org/safe-indoor-emergency-cooking-solutions/
https://theprovidentprepper.org/canned-heat-safe-fuel-for-indoor-emergency-cooking/
https://theprovidentprepper.org/recommended-products/emergency-cooking-recommended-products/

Alternative Heating
https://theprovidentprepper.org/surviving-a-winter-power-outage-how-to-stay-warm/
https://theprovidentprepper.org/best-alternative-heat-sources-to-use-during-a-power-outage/
https://theprovidentprepper.org/recommended-products/emergency-heating-recommended-products/

Emergency Sanitation
https://theprovidentprepper.org/prepping-for-basic-emergency-sanitation/
https://theprovidentprepper.org/no-toilet-paper-no-problem-14-emergency-alternatives/
https://theprovidentprepper.org/crisis-laundry-management/

Medical
https://theprovidentprepper.org/basic-medical-prepping-tools/
https://theprovidentprepper.org/antibiotic-stockpiling/

Protection
https://theprovidentprepper.org/protecting-yourself-from-the-darker-elements-of-society/

We urge you to take reasonable steps to prepare to survive a long term power outage and encourage your friends and neighbors to do the same.

Thanks for being part of the solution!