Defending The Suburbs during SHTF

A suburban perimeter defense is a security system designed to protect the boundaries of a suburban property.  Many Suburban areas are divided into housing subdivisions with existing roadways, natural or man-made barriers that help to designate your area of defense. This first step in establishing a perimeter defense is to establish what your boundaries are. Boundaries can be physical barriers such as walls, fences, or hedges. 

This is where having an overlay map is important to establish your perimeter.  With Google Maps or some other online map, use the terrain option at 100 meters and start to zoom out to 200 meters per inch to get an overview of your area of operations.   This map will help you to define the boundaries of your property.  Start printing out areas of operation at 200 meters per inch as your starting point for mapping. Include areas outside your defensive area. For more detailed mapping zoom to 100 meters or even 50 meters to get details where you would want to establish defensive points or points of security concern. 

In addition to using the internet a drone with recording capabilities would be an asset in helping to define your area of defensive operations with the latest images of the area. A night time thermal drone can help map the same areas at night to help establish what your defensive perimeter looks like at night. 

A hands-on inspection of your area of defense by walking the perimeter and taking pictures is the final way to help establish what is your perimeter.  Once you have the boundaries established mark them on your maps.

Create defensive security positions with overlapping fields of fire \ on the maps

The first step in establishing a perimeter security plan is to create defensive security positions with overlapping fields of fire. This means strategically placing security personnel or devices, such as cameras or motion sensors, in a way that covers the entire perimeter and creates multiple lines of defense.

This approach ensures that there are no blind spots in the perimeter and any potential intruder will be detected and deterred at different points. It also maximizes the effectiveness of the security measures by increasing the chances of early detection and response.

Utilize established physical barriers  

Physical barriers are an essential component of any perimeter security plan. Fences, gates, walls, and barricades can serve as effective deterrents against unauthorized entry. These physical barriers should be strong, sturdy, and difficult to breach. They should also have appropriate height and width to prevent climbing or jumping over.

The type of physical barrier used will depend on the location and level of security needed. For example, a high-security facility may require reinforced concrete walls while a residential property may only need a tall fence with barbed wire or chicken wire with sharpened spikes.

Find optimal locations for trail cameras both around the perimeter, inside the perimeter and outside the perimeter. Other considerations are for trip wire alerts and using drones to assist with perimeter security operations 

Find points on the map to establish entry and exist check points.  These check points should be on established roadways to control entry and exit into your subdivision.  Also establish roving patrols both inside and outside your defense perimeter.

Find an optimal location to station a Ready Reaction Force. The RRF will responds to potential threats or rescue operations or emergencies both inside and outside the subdivision. 

Establish the location of Defensive Command Post to coordinate defensive operations. 

 Don't not over militarize your Defensive plans. The goal is to protect your subdivision from harm during SHTF.  You will not have the means to create and train military members or military culture 

Establish how many fixed stationary defensive points to ensure a complete 360 degrees of security and to compensate for areas where a point could not be established.   At least two people should be posted to these positions at all times. 

 Each position should have a intersecting fields of fire, a radio to talk to other people and a map so each position knows what area they are defending.  

These positions should be enhanced and upgraded as needed to provider cover (protect from bullets) and concealment (hard to see by eye) 

During night operations, digital night vision scopes and goggles can be utilized. Digital night vision devices are inexpensive and can help see at night. If concealment is not a concern, a powerful flashlight can be used.  

 The defense should have an established challenge and password for roving patrols at night or when others approach the defensive positions.  

Each position should have at least one long rifle with a scope 

If danger approaches, the position should notify the command center to dispatch the Ready Force.   Once engaged with danger, there is no reason for silence, yell and scream to let others know that danger is coming.

  Each Defense position shoulder have a heavy caliber weapon such as 308, 300 Win Mag or 338 Lapua.

Roving patrols will include two or three person teams that will walk around the perimeter of the subdivision, inside the subdivision and outside the subdivision to add an extra layer of protection.  This Roving Patrol can be on foot or on Ebikes or both.

Each Roving Patrol should have an established area of operations but not a established pattern of movement, The Roving Patrol should be unpredictable.  Areas of patrol should also include  locations that can not be easily defended such as behing large walls, over small areas of elevation  and decline  and wooded areas where danger can lurk.  

Each person on patrol should have a long rifle, radio, and carry a small backpack for supplies such as food and water. Other items to carry are extra batteries and a means to detain someone if danger lurks. Members should be know what the challenge and password of the day is.  If resting, the patrol should rest out of site from others and practice noise and light discipline.  Members of Roving Patrol should carry an extra pair of socks and mole skin.  At any given point during a down period, only one person should have their boots off to tend to their feet and to have only one boot off at a time.  The Roving Patrol can establish Cache  sites to secretly place items not presently needed but to have quick access.  Members of the Roving Patrol should be able to run at least half a mile to respond to danger, so physical fitness is important component. 

If possible, the Roving Patrol should have digital night vision devices, flashlights and consider having entry level thermal devices to help detect when danger lurks 

The Ready Reaction Force responds to emergency or operational needs when so called upon. The Force should consist of at least 10 people to as many as 30 people who at the go and ready to respond to a need. 

The Force should be divided up into teams of 5 people. One member should be a medical expert. The medical expert should be able to provide care to those in need and coordinate a triage if multiple people are wounded. The medical expert should have a packed medical bag at the ready and a litter or other means to transport an injured person from harm to safety.   A mechanical expert should be on the team to help fix or stable a automobile or other mode of transportation that is not working that is urgently needed. The mechanical expert should carry gear that can urgently fix a mechanical issue on a vehicle such as a engine or a blown tire. The team should also have a tactical expert to engage in operations when something hostile is going to happens or responding to a threat when notified by the Roving Party or defense perimeters. 

 Each team member should be carrying weapons that can fire the same type of ammunition.  The other person on the team should be the radio person who communicates to others and carries the radio and supplies for the radio. The final member of the Ready Reaction Force should be a operational coordinator of the team who assists the tactical expert in training of the team, coordinate activities with other members of the defense force and be involved in intelligence gathering aspects of the team. The operational coordinator will also be the person to fly the drone that the team will have. 

 The Tactical expert will be first in charge of the team, the Operational Coordinator is second in charge, followed by mechanical operation then the medical expert and lastly the radio person. 

When not engaged in ready force operations, the teams should conduct internal training to learn more skills include and not limited to, defensive and offensive operations, security patrols far outside the area of the subdivision, working as liaisons or diplomats with other subdivisions to form understandings and mutual security concerns or even lending a helping hand with gardening tasks or other required tasks for the subdivision. 

Initially during SHTF the Ready Reaction Force will conduct rescue and recovery operations inside the subdivision and assist those who have deceased to have a proper burial.  

The Ready Reaction Force is not the same as a Quick Reaction Force of the military. These are ordinary people who have been trained and are continuing to learn the tactical, mechanical, medical, administrative and diplomatic skills that are needed. They also help with the day-to-day operations of the subdivision to ensure everyone thrives.

When called upon the engage in a activity, there will always be a RRF at the ready, that is why at least two RRF teams are needed.  Each team of the RRF should have a heavy caliber weapon such as 308- or 300-Win Mag. The team should be either on foot, Ebikes, Vehicle or a mix of each.

Check points are fixed security points along main roads that enter and exit the subdivision. These points should have a least three people operating them.  During SHTF, it is important to have these check points to ensure the safety of the subdivision. 

 Persons entering the subdivision who do not have legitimate business should be turned away. Blocks in the road which will force drivers to turn and slow down should be established. It is these Check Point where drifters should be turned away. 

  Next to the Check Point should be a Visitor Point where people will go to wait for members of the subdivision to approach and account for these people.  The Check Point should be staffed with at least two people. 

Visitors who want to enter the subdivision who are not recognized as having an alliance with should not be allowed to carry a firearm into the perimeter of the subdivision.  Runners will   notify members of the subdivision that they have visitors and should meet them at the Visitor Point.

The Visitors Center will be the location where bartering of items will occur between the subdivision and outside members of the public.

Needless to say, that operators at the Visitors Center and Check Points will have long rifles for security. Members who are bartering at the Visitor Center should be armed as well. 

There should be an established protocol of what specific caliber and grain of bullet will be the common defensive round for the subdivision.  Each Check Point should have a very heavy caliber that is capable to disabling an engine such as 338 Lapua or 50 BMG.