Ex-FBI boss urges Americans to take emergency stockpile warnings seriously as he reveals key tech items
A former FBI boss is urging people to heed warnings to the US population to stockpile at least three days worth of food in case of an emergency.
Dan Bongino, who is a former deputy director of the FBI, spoke about the need for Americans to create an emergency stash of food on an episode of his podcast, The Dan Bongino Show, where he said: “Have yourself an emergency radio, have yourself some batteries, get yourself some emergency food, get yourself a rain collection and water filtration, some filtration tablets.”
The podcast describes itself as delivering ‘no-nonsense analysis of the day’s most important political and cultural stories’, which claims to cover ‘exposing government overreach, defending constitutional freedoms, or connecting the dots the mainstream media ignores’, featuring ‘sharp commentary, deep dives into breaking news, and behind-the-scenes insight you won’t hear anywhere else’.
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Bongino added: “Get your stuff today. Please. Do it for your family. The best day of your life, you don’t need them. And in 10 years, you’re like, ‘Ah, I wasted $1,000 or whatever’. The worst day in your life is your kids looking you in the face like, ‘Hey Dad, Mom, where’s the water?’ And, ‘Well, we don’t have any’.
“Please, do it for everyone. Your neighbors are not going to have any extra food.”
Why does the former FBI boss want people to stockpile food?
The US federal government, through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Ready.gov, is advising households to prepare by stockpiling a basic disaster supplies kit with enough food, water, and emergency gear to last for at least three days, and ideally up to two weeks for sheltering needs.
This includes up to one gallon of water per person, per day for drinking and sanitation, as well as a multi-day supply of non-perishable foods like canned goods, protein bars, and peanut butter that can be eaten without cooking.
Other items the government wants you to keep close to hand are a hand-crank or battery-powered radio, batteries, a first aid kit and supplies of prescription medication.
It is also advisable to have a map, power banks, plastic sheeting and duct tape.
Bongino went on to say: “The Pentagon’s doing its job to keep our national security safe and make ‘Fortress America'. You have to make ‘Fortress my house', ‘Fortress my apartment’.”
Pentagon chief spokesperson Sean Parnell told Fox News: “We don’t want to rely on standard civilian municipal infrastructure to run our national defense.”