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Local government can empower citizen preparedness and self-reliance through the General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS)
Local government can help its community members prepare to help themselves during natural disasters by creating the infrastructure for a community-wide GMRS radio system.
How a government-supported repeater system can help GMRS radios save lives
The tragic fire that devastated Lahaina, Mauai in Hawaii resulted in the deaths of more that 100 people. It is now clear that there was a tragic absence of situational awareness and community self-reliance and sufficiency when a diasister of this magnitude occurred. GMRS radios might have saved many of their lives by giving them enhanced situational awareness.
Apocalyptic events and policing
An apocalyptic event refers to any catastrophic event with the potential to bring about the end of our world as we know it. This could range from natural catastrophes, like supervolcano eruption or meteor impact, or man-made catastrophes, like nuclear warfare or pandemic pandemic; all of these have one thing in common - severe disruption or collapse of society's fundamental structures such as governance, economy and public safety mechanisms like police.
The rapid intensification of hurricanes: knowledge cops don’t know they need
Recent years have been witness to an upsurge in hurricane intensity, drawing great concern from meteorologists, emergency management professionals and public safety leaders alike. Hurricanes, often challenging storms to prepare and respond to under the best of circumstances, become even more so when their intensities surge unexpectedly in short spans of time. Understanding its consequences of “rapid intensification” is essential when considering public safety and resource allocation decisions.