Let’s take a few moments and just ask ourselves a few simple questions, to get us thinking about communications in an emergency. From here we can evaluate what we will need to be prepared. After you’ve worked through this assessment, come back and our next post will focus on the very first line.
Assessment:
- Do you have a written emergency communications Plan?
- If yes, do you practice your plan frequently?
- Who are you primarily going to communicate with during a crisis?
- What is the purpose of your communication?
- What is the longest distance you are going to need to communicate? (this is critical)
- What type of environment do you live in? (circle)
- Urban
- Suburban
- Rural
- Isolated
- Other: (Describe)
- What is the terrain like where you live? (circle)
- Mountains
- Forest
- Desert
- Water
- Other: (describe)
- Are you going to be in one location, mobile, or a combination of both?
- What kind of power supply do you plan on having for your equipment?