The biggest anxiety for me that morning was NOT KNOWING what exactly had happened and what was going to happen next.
5) radios and ample batteries to stay abreast of news
I don’t have an IPhone, but several members of our department (fire) do and have downloaded an app that allows them to hear all of the fire calls (both locally and anywhere in the country), including communications when the event is moved to an EMS, Fire or Tactical channel. You might want to look into this app which would provide real time information of emergency activities in your area or elsewhere in the country. Often, news stations don’t have the full story and make assumptions as to what is unfolding, so news of this type may not be all that useful.
Pete
Interesting, Pete, thanks.
I am wondering if i-Phones would work any better in a major crisis today than cell phones did on 9/11.
I really have no idea. In a disaster of that magnitude and everyone suddenly wanting to call/e-mail/text everyone and get on the Internet, is the cell/internet infrastructure better or less capable than it was in 2001?
Seems there are bandwidth constraints today in non-emergency times.
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