Foreign Systems are being assaulted daily by Various man-made and natural threats These critical yet fragile systems that We rely upon each and every day without Even realizing their importance until The grid goes down are for lack of Better words under attack and it's no Longer a question of when one of these Systems will fail in your area but it Really has become a question of how long Once it fails and how many other systems Will be impacted with each new dramatic Feeling we're only learning how delicate And intricately laced these systems are In this video we're going to take a Quick look at what our infrastructure Systems truly are assess some of the Weak points highlight a few of the high Profile attacks that have been in the Headlines and more importantly try to Answer the question what can you do Today to keep yourself and your family From being a victim and how to survive If the grid goes down for a prolonged Period of time and I intentionally use That word survive as most don't realize That if the gray were to go down for an Extensive amount of time in your region The results could live really be Catastrophic for many if you watch any Video this year to the end I hope it's This one as there's a lot that we're Going to try to cover and do it quickly
Download the start preparing Survival Guide to help you prepare for any Disaster I'll post a link in the Description and comments section below Or visit cityprepping.com forward slash Get started for a free guide to help you Get started on your journey of Preparedness What is infrastructure we Banner about The word infrastructure quite a bit but Many need to realize the full extent and Meaning of the phrase it's a very General phrase applied to a vast range Of structures and services the exact Definition is the basic physical and Organizational structures and Facilities Buildings roads power supplies needed For the operation of a society or Enterprise it seems simple but let's Take a deeper look at it for a moment When Russia links cyber criminal Ransomware attackers lock down the Colonial pipeline for four days in May Of 2021 they squeeze off the vital flow Of fuel which resulted in runs on gas at The point that filling stations ran dry It led to a shutdown of nearly half of The gasoline and jet fuel supply Delivered to the east coast planes were Grounded deliveries were stopped some Manufacturers even had to temporarily Slow production to keep products from Overfilling their warehouses this was an Infrastructure attack
Also in 2021 a hacker breached a water Treatment plant computer in Oldsmar Florida and boosted the level of sodium Hydroxide in the water supply to 100 Times higher than average sodium Hydroxide also known as lye is the main Ingredient in liquid drained cleaners in This case an operator at the plant Witnessed the remote hacking and fix the Problem also alarms testing for that Specific chemical irregularity would Have been tripped at some point if they Weren't hacked as well but what if other Sensors were hacked and spoofed and no Operator was at their terminal Physically monitoring this what if the Hundreds of thousands of chemicals at Water treatment plants don't routinely Check for There are ppcps pharmaceutical and Personal care products that range from Carcinogenic chemical drugs to fentanyl To Prozac to polym210 there are simply Too many chemicals to test for in most Water treatment plants solely focus on Ammonia pH fluoride chlorine bacterial Levels and a few others as once cyber Security Professionals said if you could Imagine a community center run by two Old guys who are plumbers that's your Average water plant Many of the 50 000 plus drinking water Facilities in the United States Especially rural locations are
Non-profit entities with barely any Staff especially not much of a cyber Security I.T Department Water is an infrastructure system it's As vulnerable as arrests from chemical Contamination to busted pipelines or Pumping stations roads Bridges tunnels Airports Subways and all public Transportation are part of our Infrastructure communication and Computer networks are as well these are All types of infrastructure from cell Phones to Human Resources online Pace Systems Banking and Financial systems Are infrastructures our food production Chains are a form of infrastructure as Well even recreational facilities are Considered infrastructure it's a wide Range of tightly woven systems we rely Upon every day we seldom realize how Dependent we are upon them right now Until the roads are impassable the light Switch or tap doesn't work our paychecks Don't hit our bank account on payday or We can't find eggs in the store anymore Constant attacks the most recent Headline grabbing incident of an Infrastructure attack was a Moore County North Carolina substation attack on December 3rd of 2022 the more power Substation was severely damaged by Gunfire at around 7pm Shell casings were recovered at the Scene the second substation in West End
Was damaged by gunfire just a little Later thousands were left without power In winter weather authorities enacted an Immediate curfew and all citizens were Required to be in their homes by the Curfew between 9 pm and 5 a.m we Realized many things from this attack Versus obvious are a critical Infrastructure systems are poorly Hardened off from those that would seek To do damage to them second we Collectively realized this attack was at The first of its kind according to one Report there were over 100 physical and Cyber attacks on Electrical Utility Equipment just in the first half of last Year Just a month before power companies in Oregon and Washington reported physical Attacks on substations using hand tools Arson firearms and metal chains possibly In response to an online call for Attacks on critical infrastructure and Recent attacks criminal actors bypass Security by cutting the fence links Lighting nearby fires shooting equipment From a distance or throwing objects over The fence and onto equipment Make no mistake about it our Infrastructure is under attack every Moment of every day but who's Responsible are these well-trained Elite Saboteurs who have infiltrated from Other countries are they domestic
Terrorists are they amateurs out for a Good time are they neo-nazis Accelerationists anarchists or Socialists the answer is yes no or maybe Depending upon which specific incident That you're referring to this willful Desire for the DraStic intensification Of capitalist growth technological Change and other social process in order To destabilize existing systems and Create radical social transformation Otherwise known as acceleration the Philosophy calls for any hacking or Infrastructure attacks that would reap Chaos and sow a lack of faith in our Systems confusion and violence as I said Earlier who is responsible depends on The specific case because there are Quite a few domestic actors to which we Could describe blame only a select few Have ever been caught or prosecuted in May of last year vandals who thought They were being funny shot a water tower The resulting leaks streamed roughly 180 000 gallons of water onto the Generac Generator and ground below just that one Bullet costs a Tiny Town of Kingsland Arkansas almost ten thousand repairs and Lost resources but that may seem small But it's a substantial chunk of change For a town with a population of only 344 While this wasn't a huge event it Underscores how vulnerable these systems Really are any flatland with the town on
It probably also has a water tower to Provide pressure and keep the water Flowing to homes most of those are Susceptible to being brought offline With a single bullet that's a foreign Threat as well this usually comes in the Form of state-sponsored cyber attacks Where ransomware locks out control of Systems until a multi-million dollar Price is extorted even then there are no Guarantees however it is just as easy For foreign entities to take advantages Of the Civil divisions and physically Attacked our infrastructure knowing that Americans will continue to turn on each Other to point the finger ablane some Foreign governments and terrorist Organizations may have already adapted This strategy knowing that while we Shout out accusations of culpability any Criminal or counter Espionage Investigations won't be affected and They will remain undetected it's also Known that media coverage of these Events Sparks copycat occurrences so we May see an increase of them in this year We rarely see the number of suicides in The United States unless it's a notable Celebrity because attention to it Provides some with the idea and Reporting suicide statistically Increases them how many people saw what Happened in North Carolina and wondered If they could do the same in their
County not all your neighbors Harbor Good intentions just as we are Evaluating how vulnerable these systems Really are so we can individually Harden Ourselves on from them someone is Probably watching this and wondering how They might attack these systems is there An agent of the Federal Security Service Or the Russian Federation watching the U.S news and formulating a covert Operation right now we just don't know Because a list of potential and actual Actors is too great If that wasn't enough of a threat we Also realize how old and outdated many Of our infrastructure systems are Because of extreme weather events and Other natural disasters the failure to Insulate equipment in Texas led to Almost the entire State being without Power in 2021. high winds in California Frequently result in live wires sparking Deadly wildfires that have wiped out Whole communities in mere minutes Rodents chewing on wires in an Electrical box in Waterton Canyon Colorado sparked a wildfire that was Fortunately contained in Boulder Colorado Sparks from a power line were The cause of a massive wildfire that Destroyed nearly 1100 homes in mere Minutes and left many citizens running For their lives you may have also heard Of the pump systems filling in Jackson
Mississippi forcing a boil order that Lasted for weeks What can you do as individuals we have Two choices we can spend all our time Assigning blame though we may lack all The actual facts and details or we can Accept that these systems will fail and Chart a personal course that will allow Us to navigate a future with these Systems maybe down for days for weeks Months or dare I say forever as a Prepper the first step is to assess your Power needs I did a video over a year Ago where I tried to explain this as Practically as possible and I'll provide A link in the description in the cards Up above and I'll also put it at the end Of this video there are several options On the market for backup power ranging From a few hundred dollars such as a Standard gas or propane generator up to A whole home solar and battery backup System and I've covered both ends of the Extreme and everything in between again I'll link to a playlist and videos that I'd recommend in the description section If you want to learn more about your Options now the second step is to secure Your food and water requirements for Each person and pet in your household Old for no less than two weeks and Preferably three months at a minimum now Most in this community they aim for one Year of backup food and other resources
While that may seem daunting it's far Easier than you might think I'll drop Links to videos for each of these Periods of times of goals that you can Set in the comments below FEMA they Recommend an absolute minimum a Three-day Supply but I think that's not Nearly enough in an age of poly crisis New compounding catastrophes three days Is barely just a bare minimum and most People don't even have that in their Pantries covers or refrigerators most People will be desperate for food by the Time dinner time arrives after any Disaster grocery stores at best only Have a few days food supplies for the Communities they serve on hand and They'll be completely depleted of food Within the first few hours if a disaster Strikes we've all seen empty store Shelves and buying limits on everything From me to toilet paper to baby formula To eggs enjoy just the last few years It's time to really wake up and Understand how vulnerable this Infrastructure of food chain systems Really is Additionally you need to have The means to purify filter and treat Water to make it drinkable if you Anticipate Water Systems spilling for Any period longer than two weeks you Should also know how to collect how to Harvest and how to treat water from the Wild in the comments below I'll link to
Several videos that we've done over the Years on these water toppings many Seasoned Preppers still don't have water Stores prepared which is a huge Oversight you may live in an area where There's a lot of water abundantly but What if it's contaminated I would Encourage you to begin to really Consider this in your preparedness Journey you may be able to hobble along Without power for a while and you may be Able to suffer through hunger pains or Forage enough food sustenance to survive The aftermath of a disaster but without Clean drinking water you would be dead Within about three days please give that The seriousness in your prepping that it Deserves America It's really under constant attack at This moment our infrastructure systems Are being assaulted daily by various Man-made and natural threats it's no Longer a question of when one of these Systems will fill in your area but it's Become a question of how long once it Fails and how many other systems will be Impacted with each new dramatic filling We're only learning how delicate and Intricately Lacy systems are you can Either be a victim of the failing a Statistic where you can take Serious Steps today to evaluate your level of Dependency and secure resources and Means to ensure the Three core preps of
Energy food and water are in line This Doesn't have to be a fear crippling Situation for you and I'm not here to Stoke the Doom and Gloom so apparent to Us all instead I'm providing you with an Honest well-thought-out solution in the Form of multiple videos which I'll link To below please take charge of your Future today by watching those videos And implementing some of the prepping Practices that you'll find there if You've already been prepping for a while Watch these videos with a keen eye on Any vulnerabilities in your current Preps do you have enough food water and Energy stored away and means to harvest These items if you have a story where You face an infrastructure disaster and You made it through because of your Preps consider sending your story to Story at cityprepping.com again the Story at cityprepping.com and we'll Change your name and edit it to share With our community what you learned and What you did to survive and this is Important if you've made any mistakes or You found holes in your preps or things That just did not work out please share Those things as well that's often some Of the most valuable information as Always stay safe out there Foreign
