TAKE STOCK – EMERGENCY SCENARIO #4

A cyber-attack has been launched on your country. The entire power grid has been taken offline.

To practice this scenario, live a full 24 hours without electricity. You must cook your meals without using electricity. There is no using the internet or cell phones, even if you have solar chargers. You can’t heat or cool your home using electricity. You can use only non-electric light sources.

Otherwise, discuss with your family all the ways your household uses electricity and what would happen if it was suddenly gone.

In North Carolina, most of us have had plenty of practice doing without electricity due to ice storms or hurricanes for a day or two (or more). The area has also experienced substation vandalism that left many households without power. In this scenario though, we can’t just leave home and stay with a friend or relative – the whole country is affected.

How much chaos would your household be in without electricity? How long would you be able to maintain basic needs (eating, drinking, bathing, toileting, etc.)? What supplies and/or skills are you missing that would make your life more livable in this kind of scenario?

This is a more complicated activity so let’s work on it for the whole week. I’ll post the follow up next Monday for you to share what you’ve discovered.

Click! Lights out!