Do you manage a data center, a disaster recovery site or an emergency communications center? Are you confident that your mission critical facility would survive an intentional electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack or super solar storm causing the loss of the power grid? If not, then you should consider the admonition of the US Congressional EMP Commission, the Congressional Research Service, the Department of Defense and protect your critical assets from EMP. The coalition of companies that comprise the Affiliated Market Partners (AMPs) of Instant Access Networks, LLC (IAN) can help you:
Evaluate your mission critical infrastructure in light of new threats
Design your mission critical facility
Protect your critical infrastructure from EMP
Assure compliance to fire codes and federal regulations
Help design your COOP plan to meet FPC 65 requirements
Ensure that your 9-1-1 center survives EMP attack and meets NFPA 1221
Ensure that mission critical and on-demand services are protected
Review alternative power generation and communications potential
Contact us to see how we may help you protect even the most robust Tier 4 mission critical facility or emergency communications center from disabling EMP.
The Nature and Growing Likelihood of the EMP Threat
The US Congress created an Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Commission of leading experts to look into the likelihood and magnitude of this inherently multiple hazard threat and released an executive summary of their final report in 2004. Their conclusions show that the probability of such an attack is greater now than ever and demands the full attention of all who manage mission critical facilities in both the public and private sectors:
"The electromagnetic fields produced by weapons designed and deployed with the intent to produce EMP have a high likelihood of damaging electrical power systems, electronics, and information systems which American society depends. Their effects on dependent systems and infrastructures could be sufficient to qualify as catastrophic to the Nation. … Depending on the specific characteristics of the attacks, unprecedented cascading failures of our major infrastructures could result. In that event, a regional or national recovery would be long and difficult and would seriously degrade the safety and overall viability of our Nation.
The primary avenues for catastrophic damage to the Nation are through our electric power infrastructure and thence our telecommunications and other infrastructures. These, in turn, can seriously impact other important aspects of our Nation’s life including the financial system; means of getting food, water and medical care to the citizenry; trade; and production of goods and services.… A determined adversary can achieve an EMP attack capability without having a high level of sophistication." (Report of the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack, 2004. Volume 1: Executive Report, 2004)
The Commission is being renewed now in order to follow through on recommendations made in their 2004/5 reports. The Congressional Research Service affirmed the Commission's findings in its own independent report on the topic, as did the Department of Defense.
The Extent of the Vulnerability
These reports affirm that utilities and commercial electronic systems have little to no protection against electromagnetic pulse. (Report of the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack, 2004. Volume 1: Executive Report, 2004, p. 9)
Projecting the effects of EMP can be very complex. For more information, see our section on EMP survivable networks and white papersection. If you would like help in assessing your EMP or other mission critical facility needs, see www.safe9-1-1.com for information about our pilot project or contact us at our e-mail address: Inquiries@stop-emp.com.
Do you manage a data center, a disaster recovery site or an 
"The electromagnetic fields produced by weapons designed and deployed with the intent to produce EMP have a high likelihood of damaging electrical power systems, electronics, and information systems which American society depends. Their effects on dependent systems and infrastructures could be sufficient to qualify as catastrophic to the Nation. … Depending on the specific characteristics of the attacks, unprecedented cascading failures of our major infrastructures could result. In that event, a regional or national recovery would be long and difficult and would seriously degrade the safety and overall viability of our Nation. 
The primary avenues for catastrophic damage to the Nation are through our electric power infrastructure and thence our telecommunications and other infrastructures. These, in turn, can seriously impact other important aspects of our Nation’s life including the financial system; means of getting food, water and medical care to the citizenry; trade; and production of goods and services.… A determined adversary can achieve an EMP attack capability without having a high level of sophistication." (Report of the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack, 2004. Volume 1: Executive Report, 2004) 
These reports affirm that utilities and commercial electronic systems have little to no protection against electromagnetic pulse. (Report of the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack, 2004. Volume 1: Executive Report, 2004, p. 9)