Disaster Communications Tools IIIC In this report, you will learn about commercial two-way radio communications equipment. We will review, and provide links for additional information for: Personal Radio Services: Citizen Band Radio (CB) General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) Family Radio Service (FRS) And Amateur Radio, also known as HAM Radio. What we will not cover … Read more
Week 4 September 22-30 Get Involved in Your Community’s Preparedness https://www.ready.gov/september Knowing the preparedness levels of your community can greatly enrich your preparedness efforts. You can get started at your county office of emergency management. This is also where you learn about the hazards, that will more than likely affect your community and how to … Read more
I have a question. Do you have an answer? I have been asked to do an article as a guest blogger. I am thinking about one of the two subjects. Emergency Evacuation Disaster Stress Tell me, which one would you like to learn more about? Post your preference below. I’ll pick the … Read more
National Preparedness Month Week 3: September 15-21 Teach Youth to Prepare for Disaster I see it as, teach our children to prepare for disasters. During the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake my oldest daughter was with her mom out of state visiting relatives, she was 3 years old at the time. I was very glad that … Read more
Disaster Communications Tools IIIB In this report, you will learn about commercial satellite communications equipment. We will review, and provide links for additional information for: Satellite Phones Satelite Wi-Fi Hotspots Two-Way Satellite Messengers What we will not review are Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs). Or, Cell-based Mobile Hotspots. PLBs transmit on a single international frequency to … Read more
