Every emergency responder has heard the stories about the “Big One”, that event that challenged and taxed their agency to the maximum. It could have been a bank robbery, warehouse fire or a 15-car pileup on the highway and each of these events have a common thread; they must have had a lot of radio communications during these events. I can think of a number of large-scale events that can easily challenge any department’s radio communications. I am going to take a look at a number of these events and talk about some ways in which you should be plan for similar events with training and equipment.
15 Questions to Answer before the next Flood and/or Wildfire
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Paul Calderwood on May 19, 2017
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Topics: heavy rains, flooding, ECC, EOC, radio system, telephone communications, emergency management agency, ARFF