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From: jim@eda.com (Jim Budler)
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Subject: Re: Disaster Communications
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Date: 19 Oct 89 15:09:53 GMT
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ijk@violin.att.com (Ihor J Kinal) writes:

} One of the networks called the CHiP, and they stated that they had
} lost phone communications with most of their sites in the area, so
} they were unable to give damage estimates.

} I WAS SURPRISED THAT THE STATE POLICE DON'T HAVE BACKUP COMMUNICATIONS.

I don't know about the CHP themselves, but the general emergency
services backup system for the area was based on cellular telephones.
It didn't work.

Ref: Two local TV interviews with members of the Emergency Services.


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