APRS certainly looks like something quite interesting for the HAM amateur. Its a little weird though to think that it is a possibility that emergency data communications could one day rely on the amateur HAM geek with an interest in 30 year old fall back digital communications technology, his/her soldering skills and a charged 12V car battery.
It's common where I live for first responders to ask amateurs to help with communications for large incidents. It's not so much a possibility as it is something the local RACES group trains for regularly and gets to do for real every so often.
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