She saw that following the storm's destruction,
even emergency responders were having trouble communicating.
Not exact matches
But unless you work as an
emergency responder (in which case you already have a radio), there are very few
emergencies that can't wait for half an hour, or
even a couple of hours while you unplug.
Harlin McEwen, chair of the Public Safety Spectrum Trust (PSST) Corporation — formed in 2007 by the FCC to work with industry to develop the national wireless public safety broadband network — gave a more pointed reason: the companies bidding for the space wanted priority access to the D block space over first
responders,
even in times of
emergency.
The death toll would be
even higher, were it not for
emergency responders» heavy reliance on naloxone as an antidote that rapidly reverses the effects of overdose.
Even better, FireSat would notify
emergency responders within three minutes of detection that help is needed.
«At one time they had both ends of the road blocked,» said Murphy, adding he is concerned that in an
emergency situation first
responders may be delayed or
even prevented in reaching the area.
If the at - fault driver drives off before the
emergency responders can get to you, you may not
even know who it was who hit you.
Even very healthy travelers encounter medical issues and accidents and giving your
emergency responders as much information as possible in an easy format could prove crucial to your survival.