Another forward from the Ventura ACS/ARES groups.io page

Dave Ai6vx

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *Hanson, Robert - W6RH via groups.io http://groups.io* <w6rh= hotmail.com@groups.io> Date: Monday, September 30, 2024 Subject: [vc-acs] Why we do this

From hurricane HELENE FEMA update: (remember these states prepare for hurricanes)

*Health & Medical: Healthcare assessments are ongoing. *

- FL: 54 healthcare facilities without power; 7 facilities damaged; - GA: Public Health Emergency (PHE) declared by the Secretary of HHS. 18 medical facilities on generator power & 5 facilities without water

*Communications:*

- NC: 26.69% cellular systems are operational in the impacted area - 19 PSAPs are down; emergency calls are being routed to other PSAPs (911 center) - SC: 81.7% cellular systems are operational in the impacted area

*Communications remain heavily disrupted, cellular service inoperable, and partial internet services *

*From earthquake preparedness:*

When The Big One hits it’ll take under two minutes for more than 10 million Southern Californians to lose internet, power, and a sense of security.

Listen to “The Big One: Your survival guide” here: *https://laist.com/podcasts/the-big-one https://wabpub.com/sendy/l/u7Z5aJC8928cPsGxgMXWBBLQ/rMPcx0tok892aD25LYNFlKxQ/RxmPpEXQ2M892bWrFnQuPE0w*

After the M 6.7 1994 Northridge earthquake (which the podcast claims will pale in comparison to “The Big One”), two hospitals transferred their patients to a non-functional hospital, thus the patients had to be transferred a second time. This is a situation where Amateur Radio might provide support when other communications infrastructure is impaired.

The mission of EmComm partners is to prevent and/or alleviate human suffering in such situations.

Please stay prepared. Thank you for providing these mission critical communications.

73 Duane WB9RER KPARN Public Website https://sites.google.com/view/kparn-org/home?pli=1 _._,_._,_