TO: ALL WOOD COUNTY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AMATEURS
ALL NON-WOOD COUNTY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AMATEURS
FROM: KEN HARRIS WA8LLM
WOOD COUNTY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS INCORPORATED
WV ARES BULLETIN NR 13.20 DATE: May 19, 2013 SUBJECT: WHAT IF?
These two words should be used all the time when planning for emergencies. To plan for any emergency you should have an idea what could happen. Here's an example of how to use the words. Just sit down and come up with something that could happen.
Ask yourself, "What If" the tower that supports the major part of the Public Safety Radio communications in the area was to fall down, or hit by lightening and the equipment inside made inoperative.
"What If" a car or truck was to hit a utility pole and damage the cable providing telephone service to a whole section of town.
"What If" a Tornado touched down, breaking off a utility pole and breaking the Fiber Optic Cable supplying telephone service to a remote area of the county. (This one happened at Dallison, Wood County) in January, 1998).
"What If" the telephone equipment office was destroyed by fire, and it does happen, it happened in New York about 25 years ago.
"What If" all the 911 trunk lines were disabled by some kind of mishap. What could you do to provide back-up and over-load communications, or could you provide a place for the public to report their emergencies until regular service could be restored?
"What If" there were no back-up or over-load communications?
Ken Harris WA8LLM
WCEC
Wood County WV