1. Emergency Communications in the Public Domain By Dr. Eamon P. Doherty Fairleigh Dickinson University doherty@fdu.edu

2. Free Emergency Data and Voice Communications  There are a variety of organizations that provide limited service regarding emergency data and voice communications without cost to local and state governments in New Jersey.

3. Emergency Service Organizations RACES – Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service http://www.races.net/  “Recently the State of New Jersey, Office of Emergency Management, in conjunction with the New Jersey State Police conducted a Simulated Emergency Test, SET.  This exercise had amateur radio operators at their local Emergency Operation Centers (EOC), sending simulated emergency messages through the State of New Jersey. “  http://www.officer.com/article/article.jsp?siteSection=3&id=32995

4. Amateur Radio Emergency Service ARES  ARES and RACES work together with FEMA. ARES is part of the SKYWARN system too  http://www.qsl.net/n3xgr/ http://www.qsl.net/n3xgr/ A Middletown NJ, RACES group http://www.n2pvp.com/mtoem/mtraces.htm

5. Military Amateur Radio Service http://www.ares.org/groups/mars/index.htm  The Mission of the MARS system is to:  1. Provide auxiliary communications for military, federal and local disaster management officials during periods of emergency or while conducting drills in emergency procedures.  2. Assist in effecting normal communications under emergency conditions.  http://navymars.org/

6. Used at Katrina to provide emergency medical communication http://www.aeanet.org/aeacouncils/Unisys.asp