It's been a good opportunity to see all of this stuff and see the different departments. In today's situation, an emergency is going to involve several other fire agencies other than your own, |
New Orleans is, of course, our next thrust, and we're going to have to have to staff recovery efforts down there, but it'll be a different kind of recovery effort, ... We'll be supporting the EOC in Baton Rouge with temporary communications until the National Guard can get in. |
Things are settling down, |
We have had praise from one end of Louisiana to the other about Amateur Radio operators, ... There was a communication to the EOC in Baton Rouge from FEMA that said, 'Ham radio is our prime communications with you, and they should get anything they need,' so FEMA recognizes the importance of ham radio. |