Communications & Warning Systems

Communications and Public Warning are an essential part of emergency response to a natural or man-made disaster. Properly done, a Public Warning system will provide you with the most time to react as is practical. Communications is necessary to provide a command and control network that will support responders and allow rapid and efficient dissemination of information. Many circuits are used to reduce a single point of vulnerability.

EMD's Communications systems consist of:

• Amateur Radio
  
• Public Safety Radio Networks
  
• Private Radio Networks
  
• HF Non-Amateur Radio Networks
  
• Governmental and Military Affiliate Radio Systems
  
• Portable Field Deployed Radio Kits
  
• Redundant Public Safety Dispatching Facilities
  
• A Memorandum of Understanding with the ECA
• (Communications system training nets are conducted on Monday evenings)

EMD's Public Warning systems consist of:

• Outdoor Warning Devices
  
• Critical Facility Alert Receivers
  
• Cable Emergency Alerting System
  
• Emergency Alerting System
  
• NOAA Weather Alert Receivers