1. EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS As the military saying goes, “if you ain’t got commo, you ain’t got jack.” Communications are critical.

4. Earthquakes The New Madrid Fault is 6 times larger than the San Andreas Fault. The USGA in 2014 increased the risk of quakes along the New Madrid Fault During the 2011-2013 period earthquakes in the central and eastern U.S. have quintupled to an average of 100 per year. The largest earthquake in American history occurred along the New Madrid Fault in 1811. Many experts believe that a major quake along the fault will happen every 200 years.

5. Tornado We live in the region where more tornados occur than anywhere else worldwide

6. Cyber Attacks The Bipartisan Policy Center reported one year ago that experts generally agree that the risk of a large-scale attack on our power grid is significant and must be addressed. A large-scale cyber attack or combined cyber and physical attack could potentially lead to even larger costs, triggering sustained power outages over large portions of the electric grid and prolonged disruptions in communications, food and water supplies, and health care delivery.

7. Whenever there is an emergency, amateur radio is the first to provide the communications when phones and other radio systems have failed. Emergency relief field stations require communications independent of cell phones. Amateur Radio is portable and can operate independent of local utilities.

10. Agencies Who Employ Amateur Radio St. Louis County OEM St. Louis County Police Stations St. Louis City OEM Central County Emergency 911 National Weather Service SSM Hospitals BJC Hospitals Other Local Hospitals St. Louis County Department Of Health Veterans Administration Creve Coeur Fire District Maryland Heights Fire District Metro West Fire District Monarch Fire District West County Fire and EMS City of Town and Country Red Cross Salvation Army Nursing Homes MODOT Other State Agencies

11. Agencies Saint Ann Can Communicate With During An Emergency… NONE If normal communications fail our city currently has no way to communicate with any local or state agency

12. ARES, the Amateur Radio Emergency Service provides trained emergency radio operators free of charge to government and other service agencies

13. Emergency Communication Equipment Investment Under $1,000 Dual Band Radio Power Supply Antenna Coax Cable #4 Gage Ground Wire Grounding Rod Antenna Mounting Bracket

14. Emergency Communication Equipment Investment Under $2,050 2 Dual Band Radios 2 Power Supplies 1 Antenna & 1 Portable With Stand Coax Cable #4 Gage Ground Wire 2 Grounding Rods Antenna Mounting Bracket

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