In a world characterized by increased reliance on electronic systems, the potential of disruption to our daily lives due to a failure of these systems seems an ever more likely and inevitable event.
Electronic systems are not impervious, and we often see the devastating results that hackers can have on computer-controlled operations.
EMPs are a seldom mentioned threat, but given their potential to take down power grids and electronic systems, they represent a threat we must take seriously.
EMPs can be the result of nuclear detonations, malicious attacks, or severe solar activity. But no matter their origin, their consequences can cause chaos and endanger lives.
Specific locations will pose a much higher risk to physical safety in the event of an EMP. Careful consideration and proactive planning will enable you to avoid these places and situations and take measures to ensure your survival.
In this article, we will explore the top dangerous locations to avoid during or after an EMP and offer some ideas on mitigating the risks should you find yourself in the midst of these during or after an EMP.
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The most dangerous places to avoid will invariably be those that rely heavily on vulnerable infrastructure and where the failure of these electronic components can have devastating consequences for public safety. Here is an overview:
Airplanes in Flight
Airplanes depend on electronics for navigation, communication, and flight automation and control systems.
A strong EMP could disable an aircraft’s ability to navigate, communicate, and control certain functions. Avoid aircraft after an EMP until the craft’s safety can be tested and assured.
Airports
Airports are hubs where travelers congregate. They rely on electronic systems for air traffic control, runway lighting, and communication with aircraft.
Failing electronic systems could lead to chaos on the ground, the inability to get flights into the air, standard passengers, and even the threat of airplane crashes at the airport.
Avoid airports after severe EMPs, and if you find yourself stranded at an airport, stay calm, gather information on the severity of the EMP, and try to find a safe place where you can wait safely until some order is restored.
Highways and Major Roads
Traffic management systems, including toll booths, roadside assistance, and traffic lights, rely heavily on electronic monitoring and control systems.
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The failure of these systems due to EMPs could severely disrupt traffic, cause massive gridlock and congestion, and disrupt traffic flow. This could lead to general chaos, increased road rage incidents, and increased accidents. Avoid busy roadways in the aftermath of an EMP.
Subway Systems
Underground trains depend on electronic signaling and electronic systems to keep trains from crashing into one another.
They are also reliant on electricity.
EMPs could cause increased crashes or leave passengers stranded in a dark maize maze of underground tunnels.
Stations and platforms could become chaotic due to panic and stranded passengers.
Avoid these underground transportation networks, and always carry a flashlight and physical map of the tunnel systems, preferably one that shows where escape staircases are located.
Train Stations
Above-ground train stations are also heavily reliant on electronic systems for ticketing, signaling, platform management, and electricity to keep trains moving.
A widespread failure of these systems could lead to an increase in overcrowding on trains and platforms and accidents, causing general panic and mayhem and risks to passengers and staff.
Sports Stadiums and Arenas
Sports stadiums depend on electronic ticketing systems, lighting, scoreboards, and security monitoring systems. An EMP event could disrupt these systems, leading to poor crowd management and creating security threats.
Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities
Many patient care systems depend on electronics.
These include systems for administering medication and monitoring patient health.
Furthermore, electronic systems help with diagnostics and also communicating emergency events.
Widespread disruption of these systems could severely compromise patient safety and the ability of these facilities to function orderly and provide adequate care.
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Shopping Malls and Large Retail Stores
Malls and other retail businesses rely on electronic systems for lighting, air conditioning, escalators, and even security monitoring systems like cameras and theft detection.
With these systems down, general chaos could erupt in malls, leaving shoppers in near darkness and with the possibility of an increase in criminal activity like robbery and looting.
Industrial Facilities
Manufacturing plants rely heavily on electronic monitoring and control systems for operational efficiency and personnel safety.
Widespread disruption of electronics could lead to catastrophic failures in chemical controls, potentially leading to poisonings or explosions.
Processes relying on electricity to stay within safe operation parameters could also destabilize. Avoid industrial facilities where electronic systems control potentially dangerous processes.
Surviving an EMP Event
Here are five essential rules to apply when an EMP strikes:
Stay Informed and Aware
Stay well informed about potential threats in your surroundings.
Look for any signs that a failure in monitoring and control systems could be causing dangerous failures.
Adapt to new circumstances as information becomes available.
Protect Vital Electronics
When safeguarding your electronics against the looming threat of an EMP, traditional solutions like Faraday cages may seem practical, but they’re cumbersome and not always reliable.
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They don’t restock them often because they’re pretty tough to make, so it literally took me YEARS to finally get one. After hunting around, I found a reliable website to order it from. I recommend you secure your own cloth from here. It’s a rare find and not many people get to own it, which is a shame.
Be Prepared and Ready
Ensure you have essential survival gear that is not vulnerable to electronic or electrical disruption. Map books, binoculars, medical supplies, food, and lighting will be among the most important.
Prioritize Safety and Security
The immediate aftermath of severe disruptions is usually the most dangerous time. Ensure you can stay sheltered and safe during the initial panic and chaos. Focus on maintaining vigilance and helping others, but avoid potentially dangerous individuals.
Maintain Communication and Connectivity
Try to stay in communication with others. This will require battery-operated communication devices in Faraday cages or shielded from EMPs. The ability to gather information and communicate will be invaluable.
You can learn here how to legally turn a CB car radio into a powerful transmitter capable of emitting and receiving communications from hundreds of miles away.
Adapt and Overcome Challenges
Be ready to respond to changes in circumstances dictated by new information or communications. Be flexible, be prepared to adapt, and prioritize problem-solving. Collaborate as far as possible with others, but remain vigilant and avoid blame allocation and arguments.
Knowing the most sensitive and critical infrastructure that can be damaged during an EMP will allow you to assess threats and plan. Here are some of the most vulnerable sectors and processes.
Power Grid
Power grids, with their extensive distribution networks and electronic control systems, are particularly sensitive to EMPs, which could cause widespread blackouts lasting days or weeks, affecting all emergency services, food preparation and storage, and human comfort and safety.
Financial Institutions
All financial systems rely on immediate access to information for transactions to take place. You may be unable to affect payments in the aftermath of an EMP.
Water and Sewage Systems
Water treatment and pump stations rely on electronic and control systems, not to mention the water grid and reservoirs signaling to the pump station to increase throughput. If this stops working, towns may find themselves without potable water or sewage systems.
Healthcare Facilities
Hospitals and other healthcare facilities may lack the means to deliver safe and adequate healthcare services.
Emergency Services
Police, fire departments, and medical services rely on electronic communication systems. They also have dispatching software and navigation equipment that help them streamline operations and get to where help is needed. When these fail, first responders may be unable to respond to calls for help.
While the threat of an EMP may seem highly improbable, the potential consequences could be devastating. Be prepared for any eventuality, and avoid the places mentioned above should a massive EMP event occur.
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Everyday life is a gamble EMP strike or not. We live and die everyday whether back in the pioneer days of avoiding arrows, bandits, poor preps to today.
we got electronics that can go out, like EV’s being hacked, your EV lost control and plunge over a step clip part of the road or smash into a concrete wall.
We take chances everyday of life, it is not if but when EMP happens will we make the right decisions to survive to enjoy our preps”
Correction: plunge over a steep cliff part of the road….
EMP’s are just the begging of woes.
We are slowly getting herded into 15 minute cities where we will own nothing and pay plenty of taxes to support the corrupt deep state politicians.
We think those in charge will suffer the same consequences, maybe smoke some more Chinese fentanyl dope. Those elites will be eating steak an lobster, driving SUV’s, enjoying their vacations.
While Joe Q Public fights it out with those illegals for the last scrap of food, maybe insects. Eat insects as the United Nations want us to.
Defund the UN, vacate the tin pot dictator and pedophile UN off American soil. Dismantle the UN building, thank you.
Ask God for help to rid of the UN on American soil.
Good article on EMP what to do article.
Referring to last Friday comments; Cheap and Easy fire starters, April 26, 2024
Paul Denk, Critical n political replies, Scott, Prepping been around way before the 1970’s.
Mailpouch, You believe there was no gas shortage in the 1970’s, are you kidding?
Ask the Americans that lived through that period about the hoax.
The three big chicanery’s of the 20th & 21st centuries we can relate to. Was the Oil embargo, gas shortage, the Carter hostage crisis that Reagan fixed and the great Covid reset of America & the world.
Really look at the history of prepping in today’s modern terms, as many people have been born after the 911 NYC disaster. Many have no real clue of past history American or world history due to public unionized education. Heck many don’t know about the Boston Tea Party, WW I & II, The Forgot War; Korean, Vietnam or Desert Storm.
So in reference to this past article posting we are only dealing in this recent decade. Don’t get your panties or tighty-whities in a bunch, please. Since Carter, Clinton, Bush, Obama, Trump persecution, Biden the open border, begging for oil from enemies, yes prepping ties into politics, ask other preppers.
Yes technically prepping was done way back in the Stone Age of human survival to our 21st century now prepping movement as we know it.
There was no shortage of gas or diesel fuel in the 70`s supposed shortage i can tell you for a fact. At the time i was working for heavy equipment operators-owners who would go directly to a local refinery and buy all the fuel they wanted i asked about the supposed shortage and they said there is no shortage you can to the refinery and buy all you want and no long lines either. You are free to believe it or not but it is the truth.
We are also free to believed Covid was only a drill, a bat flu or bird flu.
We also believed the Dr Fauci funding Wuhan lab of the Covid VAX mandate was to keep us safe, it did not. Masks don’t work either.
The military personnel that got the vaccine are having health problems such as heart conditions.
Some people get their news from TikTok, PBS, NPR and the lame stream news media of misdirected information too.
Preps are important to us and our family members. The problem is in EMP situations how do we help or not help others without exposing our preps.
For example what happens in an EMP and we have to pay property taxes, or pay the mortgage or rent. Will the landlord or the bank who owns the mortgage title allow us to stay in our homes?
Will we be kicked to the curb?
What about all those Biden illegals getting a free ride on us American taxpayers, will they get special perks over us Americans?
It is not only what happens after an EMP happens and what preps we have left.
If Americans get kicked to the curb, what about all those preps we had stored in our homes or apartments, no where to store them.
We see it’s not just the EMP but what other issues get involved into the EMP disaster, FEMA or other city department may confiscate our preps sitting on the sidewalk for the unprepared.
Everyone worries about one part of what would happen in an EMP. That just depends on where we are at the time. In the city, suburb, rural, in the home, apartment, open area, camping away from our preps.
Many things we may have not considered to prep for besides the food and water part we focus on in these articles lately.
EMP happens to a point of does the current political will in Washington DC continue to tax us during an EMP, does the IRS still collect the taxes on us?
Us retired seniors would be in trouble being on a fixed income to pay the IRS in an EMP attack. What are the plans the Biden administration has for us Americans after an EMP?
The cash in the bank ATM won’t work and we are hungry, the local cafe can’t use the debit card reader to purchase food or a cup of coffee.
Not everyone is 100% prepared in preps, we think we are but not. There is no way, we can cover the basics to get over the hump for a short period.
We not forget God is still in charge and pray for his guidance in our time of need.
God bless America.
SO WE SHOULD CARRY A CHUTE IN OUR CARRY-ON SO WE CAN JUMP IF NECESSARY?
Yes Ron or Ricky Schroeder,
We have soft generations or snowflakes growing up in the land of woke.
Disneyland is what the smartphone gamester crowd believes America should be. The helicopter parents have created spoiled brats.
Generations ago people rode bicycles without a bike helmet an survived the scraps and falls.
We got too many ambulance chasers filing frivolous lawsuits. Those ambulance chasers should get disbarred.
We got too much over regulations, laws, fees, taxes and red tape of the local want to be political dictators to be worried about a little old EMP.
We cause our own problems.
If the EMP happens there will be ripple waves of panic, like when tornado’s, hurricanes happen. The tough prepared or not Americans will manage to survive.
EMP who really cares?
Besides the EMP, why does the US government instead of paying millions of dollars rent to keep China’s panda bears in the park zoo’s around the USA. Why not give the pandas amnesty, freedom to be legal residents to stay over the illegals crossing our Biden open southern border?
These bears are on loan from China under a fee agreement for a short visit. Some breeding programs have pandas born on American soil. Just like the illegal’s anchor baby is done and the whole illegal family and daisy chained relatives get to stay for decades and get welfare benefits.
Americans are born suckers when it comes to helping others in foriegn countries. When the whole Bidenomics world is at our open border feeding off the American taxpayers forced compliance of the corrupt leadership.
Would an EMP be a blessing in disguise for the American taxpayers?
Can we get our America back from the corrupt thieves we have in the EMP bankrupt blue sanctuary states and the deep state in Washington?
EMP should not be feared but accepted as part of the modern world.
Imagine meeting the person who lives in your own house when the emp takes out their phone. Imagine the wailing and torment humans will have detoxing from electronics. Try it for one day. No electronic devices. Watch how many try to sneak out for a fix. The only thing you can have is an emergency radio. Watch and just imagine it’s for real. People will be breaking in just to text if you have any way to do that. Imagine the four-year-old who is given a tablet. They are far more in love with that tablet than with Mom. The freak out won’t be people breaking in steal food. They’re on the hunt for Facebook. If you think I am kidding, try springing it on everyone first thing when they get up. Take their tv, phone and shut the computer off. watch what happens. I think this note comes with a CAUTION! DANGER! warning.
Right on as usual. No electronics, internet. For the older generations it’s a peace of mind thing. The woke snowflakes might jump off the freeway overpass bridges.
EMP can be freedom or a curse to people.
Pray to God for help, EMP is nothing for him, bless America.
No matter how an emp happens you should already be prepared with food, water, medications etc. After that the ONLY thing you should do is STAY HOME OR AT YOUR BUG OUT LOCATION. PERIOD. If you aren’t already prepared then START NOW. During and right after an EMP is NOT the time t start preparing. Everyone has a little extra space in their hoe to store at least SOME preps like food and water. Like under beds or little used closet or cupboard. If you think about it and look around you will find SOME space even if it’s not enough to store things for a year or more. SOME stores are better than none. Personally I already stay away from all of the places mentioned for the most part anyway. I used to fly a lot but now I will never get on another airplane is one example of places NOT to be. Most, maybe all, of the locations mentioned I avoid like the plague. Cas money? Everyone should have a stash of cash at home because you won’t be able to use the ATM’s and even going to one could become dangerous. Cash will be king. For a while until businesses figure out they can’t use cash to pay for things either. That’s when gold and silver will take over or just plain bartering. Yes it may take a while for metals to become common exchange for goods but it WILL happen. Because it will likely take years for electronic payments or anything else electronic to come back on line. Very little of our infrastructure is protected against ANY KIND of EMP. I’m not sure whether it will be from a nuke or CME but I kind of lean more towards the CME. But there could be a country or terror group who would use a CME to launch a nuke strike that creates a 2nd EMP. Remember that Putin, Kim, Iran and China probably think they could “win” a nuke war especially if our electronic systems are down. And WE have a leader who can’t find his way off a stage and is owned by China and the Mullahs in Iran. So take the safer way and STAY HOME UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
EMP bugout locations maybe?
The question on bugout locations or locations bought and paid for may have illegal squatters on your properties not used by the preppers.
It may pay to check on your property or bugout locations just to make sure we don’t get a surprise when we need that site.
It may become a bloody bath because of Biden’s interior plane flights into America’s interior and the Chinese nationals secret bioweapon labs and pot farms laced with fentanyl.
Police protection and 911 will be nonexistent when needed or defunded.
Good luck on the firefight if you have illegals on your bugout location!
God bless!
How does one get to their bug out location without a vehicle if that is how you get there?
Now you know why horse thieves got their neck stretched.
You are correct Sister Mary. There will be no calling 911. Know where all your local hog farms are located.
Good thinking about what happens after the EMP and what maybe in the crystal ball of predictions afterward. We really don’t have past history of an EMP to know what happened. Yes there where nukes exploded during the cold war and WWII on Japan to end the war.
The EMP phenomena is a recent outlook of what can happen to modern societies as we have been used to all things made electronic. Back in the day more or less electronics were vacuum tubed and cars did not have onboard computers and sensors that may fail in an EMP.
We have gone from the analog way of life into the digital world of depending on fragile electronics, LED lights and digital surveillance cameras placed everywhere.
Maybe an EMP is a welcomed blessing of getting out of the digital world.
The digital currency is another fiat money system based on banks of computer farms mining digital coins, useless.
Gold and silver are kings of the the world’s economy and oil and coal are the queens. That is why many countries like China, Russia have been buying up gold an silver than American fiat debt bubble.
Time to restore our US dollar back on the gold standard very soon before Bidenomics bankrupts us all.
God is watching us to do the right things.
After a severe EMP strike that takes out the majority of the electronics and the electric generating facilities we’ll have more important things to worry about than whether we can make that next mortgage payment or not. Electricity runs everything and everyone will be in survival mode. By now those of the prepared mind should be ready to ride out almost any emergency. If you aren’t then you haven’t been doing enough to prepare. What the author is basically saying is to stay away from where large crowds gather and anything that uses electricity as its prime mover like subways. If you’re in a subway when the strike occurs obviously get the hell out of there as quickly as possible and make your way back home if at all possible. I have heard that most large commercial airlines will not fall out of the sky if an emp hits. They’re basically a faraday cage to begin with. If an airliner can survive a lightning strike it SHOULD be able to survive an emp even if it has to do an emergency landing somewhere. Wouldn’t like to put it to the test though. If you’re in an airplane over an ocean when the emp hits then you’re out of luck if the plane has to ditch. Whole other kettle of fish. 😉 Because of the escalating situations with the ongoing wars it may be prudent for everyone to put their travel plans on hold that involve flying. For the time being keep stacking as much as you can. Stay safe and good luck to everyone.
Jets are like a bullet when power goes out on commercial flights. These planes have poor glide ratio to land safely. A better chance to survive are the prop planes a little better glide to a crash. The C130 prop planes is much better to survive a crash of the above examples. It does depend where and when the situation and terrain that is encounter at that time of the EMP.
Also people living in the plane flight routes may take in consideration what their escape plan will be in an air plane crash overhead and the fire afterwards.
Maybe take the bus or car next time.
Biggest fear : people places and gatherings , where you find the mass’s trying to figure out life and what s next .
gullable , unstable, insecure and unaware of situations to come
many will suffer , and many will take, steal , try to kill so they can have for tommorrow
just like many movies
When mankind gets in panic mode, or fear mode they dont think about consequence
yes there is alway s a consequence for everyones actions , later maybe , but will come
best to avoid crowds or places of gathering s
there will alway s be types of people who want to be in charge , no matter the consequence and those who have a chip on thier sholder and cannot seem to get past it.
Only True Peace and source of solitude will be , peace from a right relationship
God , thru Jesus Christ , and forgiving one another , and extending the hand of help, friendship, forgiveness, love , kindness , and willingness to get past the disaster .
This is True Religeon , loving your neighbor thru hardship , True Spirituality , giving with out expectation of return , True Peace Praying with out ceasing , True Repentance , turning away from old selfish nature , and starting new . Read 1 peter , 2 peter , 1 john thru 2 john in bible , niv or nas or esv your going to see , running and hiding will never solve the issues , Unified relationship with your creator will , thru acceptance of Jesus christ and the forgiveness of your sin , not someone else , only your s
We need to exercise caution in giving without expectation of return.
Next time they maybe expecting more than they received from us the last time.
People cannot be trusted as much as it was back in the last century, today we got illegals in the mix from countries that hate America.
As we see on American universities, protesting everywhere. The 2024 Summer of love could be another antifa and BLM riots worse with these radical Islamist hatred.
If there’s a true EMP, disruption to traffic because of “The failure of these systems due to EMPs could severely disrupt traffic, cause massive gridlock and congestion, and disrupt traffic flow.” is non-sensical. 99% of vehicles will fail anyway.
That traffic congestion happens everyday in major cities during rush hour traffic. This time it will be permanent and possible news homes for the already homeless in the major cities.
If vehicles are going to stop operating dead in their tracks on roads the isn’t it the same for aircraft while flying?
I’m thinking so…
If it’s a nuclear EMP, it will be followed by retaliatory strikes … and retaliations for the retaliation. Full nuclear war about ten minutes after the EMP, so pretty much everywhere will be a place to avoid. Welcome to 4000BC.
The fact is if an EMP is strong enough to take out the internet, there will be a total collapse of almost everything., almost all business dealings are done over the internet, and as far as control power plant planes all depend on the computer. you will not need to worry about any one place, because all will be in the same boat.