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The world is dynamic.  Take some time and browse through some of the current issues captured here.   We hope you enjoy our site and take a moment to drop us a line.

FIR Press Releases

FIR will work to be transparent in all activities and keep the public up to date.

FIR's First Press Release!!

New Foundation Announced Today to Protect America’s Critical Infrastructure (pdf)

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FIR Calls for Presidential Action Concerning Drones

Foundation Calls for Executive Drone Take Down Order (F) (pdf)

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FIR Draft Presidential Executive Order on UAS Drones (F) (pdf)

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FIR Releases an Assessment of Critical Infrastructure Sector

CI Press release Mar 2025 (pdf)

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Assessment of Critical Infrastructure With No Grid Power 030325 (pdf)

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News / Current Events

There is much going on around the world that affects or touches our critical infrastructure. We will post items of interest as they occur.

Behavior-Based Energy Efficiency: A Case Study of the Oakland EcoBlock

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https://escholarship.org/content/qt63k9r489/qt63k9r489_noSplash_4d7707c88244be3d395ee55d8b7b9915.pdf

The State of Critical Infrastructure Resilience Evaluating Cyber Threats to

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https://www.semperis.com/wp-content/uploads/resources-pdfs/resources-semperis-ransomware-water-electricity-survey-report.pdf

Nonprofit Group Aims to Expand Use of DC Microgrids that Integrate Renewabl

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https://www.microgridknowledge.com/renewable-microgrids/article/55283004/nonprofit-group-aims-to-expand-use-of-dc-microgrids-that-integrate-renewables

Japan Has Successfully Used Drones to Trigger and Guide Lightning Strikes —

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https://dronesters.org/drones-in-the-news/japan-has-successfully-used-drones-to-trigger-and-guide-lightning-strikes-announcing-a-new-era-of-storm-control-the-daily-galaxy/

Fox News Interview with William Forstchen on Gold Dome and EMP Protection

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https://www.foxnews.com/video/6370654558112

Building Energy Resilience: The Backbone of National Security

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https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/building-energy-resilience-backbone-national-security-dmbse/

Big Tech’s data center boom poses new risk to US grid operators

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https://www.reuters.com/technology/big-techs-data-center-boom-poses-new-risk-us-grid-operators-2025-03-19/

The Prime Suspect Behind California’s Eaton Fire: A ‘Zombie’ Power Line

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https://www.wsj.com/us-news/climate-environment/california-eaton-fire-power-line-c6b07831?st=2gxSaE&reflink=article_email_share

How utilities can accelerate microgrid deployment

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https://www.powerengineeringint.com/feature-articles/how-utilities-can-accelerate-microgrid-deployment/

USAF selects Geothermal Collaboration to Create Microgrids at Military Base

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https://www.microgridknowledge.com/military-microgrids/news/55274369/us-air-force-selects-geothermal-collaboration-to-create-microgrids-at-military-bases?o_eid=1106E1558289C6U&oly_enc_id=1106E1558289C6U&rdx.ident[pull]=omeda|1106E1558289C6U&utm_campaign=CPS250305040&utm_medium=email&utm_source=MICR+Newsletter

Cost Analysis: Protecting the Grid and electronics from an EMP (Domestic

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https://domesticpreparedness.com/articles/cost-analysis-protecting-the-grid-and-electronics-from-an-emp

FIR releases an assessment of Critical Infrastructure with no Grid Power.

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https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/0036af51-ee7e-4f71-a773-05dff2f7ed37/downloads/2b1c46a0-ae55-48a4-afa0-777c93c19470/Assessment%20of%20Critial%20Infrastructure%20With%20No%20G.pdf?ver=1742228924466

Drill, Baby, Drill - But What about the Electric Grid (The American Spectat

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https://spectator.org/drill-baby-drill-but-what-about-the-electrical-grid/

Trump's 'Iron Dome' Viable, Needed (Newsmax, 2015) Ambassador Cooper

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https://www.newsmax.com/henryfcooper/trump-iron-dome-missile-defense/2025/02/11/id/1198697/

A review of Starfish Prime and the EMP threat by Ambassador Hank Cooper

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https://taskandpurpose.com/history/cold-war-starfish-prime-nuclear-test/?utm_campaign=dfn-ebb&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sailthru

Gov. Greg Abbott issued four executive orders to safeguard Texas ...

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How Mossad did the pager and radio deal against Hezbollah

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   https://youtu.be/FLUUUZWjfGk 

Governor of California declares State of Emergency due to Bird Flu

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 https://www.foxnews.com/health/governor-newsom-declares-state-emergency-california-due-bird-flu

2025 NDAA

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 https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20241209/RCP_HR5009_xml%5b89%5d.pdf

The US Homeland Stands Unguarded: An opinion piece from the WSJ

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  https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-u-s-homeland-stands-unguarded-military-defense-d3f16845?st=EKVkUy&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

As fears of World War III spread, U.S gov shares tips on how to survive

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  https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/as-fears-of-world-war-iii-spread-u-s-government-shares-tips-on-how-to-survive-a-nuclear-attack/articleshow/115703770.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst 

A current example of targeting critical infrastructure during hostilities

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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c79zj7rz3l4o

Duke Energy built solar in a mountain town to improve reliability. Helene w

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https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/duke-energy-built-solar-mountain-town-improve-reliability-helene-was-its-biggest-test/H3KAYJ5CNVE3PDMUDCAVJTIH6Y/

FBI thwarts man’s alleged plan to attack Nashville power grid with explosiv

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https://www.foxnews.com/us/fbi-thwarts-mans-alleged-plan-attack-nashville-power-grid-explosive-laden-drone

Foundation for Infrastructure Resilience

News / Current Events in Downloadable Form

Gov. Abbott issues orders to safeguard Texas from CCP threats (pdf)

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Assessment of Critial Infrastructure With No Grid Power 030325 (pdf)

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