BSE 099: Why This Matters — FIR Orientation

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The universal prerequisite for all FIR training. 8 hours across 4 blocks. Covers infrastructure vulnerability, the four-party ecosystem threat, personal readiness fundamentals, and the historical precedent that proves these solutions work. Free enrollment.

Course Content

Block 1 — Infrastructure Vulnerability
Lesson 1.1: The Six-Tier Dependency Model
Lesson 1.2: Mutual Dependency Deadlock — Why Nothing Recovers Alone
Lesson 1.3: The Cascading Failure Timeline — Hour by Hour
Lesson 1.4: What 30 Days Without Power Actually Means 1 Quiz
Block 2 — Threat Landscape
Lesson 2.1: The Four-Party Ecosystem — Who Is Doing This
Lesson 2.2: Volt Typhoon — Inside the Infrastructure
Lesson 2.3: Physical Attacks, EMP, and the Combined Scenario
Block 3 — Personal Readiness Requirement
Lesson 3.1: The Get Home Problem — Can You Get Home?
Lesson 3.2: Building Your Get Home Bag — Eight Categories
Lesson 3.3: Route Planning Without GPS
Lesson 3.4: PACE Communications — Your First Radio Plan
Block 4 — Historical Precedent: This Has Been Done Before
Lesson 4.3: Model 1 — European City-States
Lesson 4.4: Model 2 — American Frontier Forts
Lesson 4.5: Why This Applies Post-BSE 1 Quiz
BSE 099 Comprehensive Assessment (Final)