A lot of emergencies do not begin with a foreign enemy, a civil collapse, or some dramatic event on the evening news. Sometimes they begin with a bridge that should have been repaired years ago. Sometimes they begin with a dam that has been patched, inspected, warned about, and ignored. Sometimes they begin with an overloaded power grid that finally meets the wrong heat wave, storm, cyberattack, or equipment failure. Modern life depends on systems most people rarely think about. Roads carry food. Bridges carry commuters, ambulances, school buses, and fuel trucks. Dams hold back water that can erase low…

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