| If you watch the news even as little as once a | | | | situation you would be best served by a bull horn, |
| week, you understand the importance of | | | | walkie-talkies and survival whistles. Being able to |
| communications in an emergency. Whether it is | | | | convey your position through the use of sound is |
| flood, fire, earthquake, hurricane or whatever | | | | invaluable in an emergency. |
| emergency can and may happen, it is wise and | | | | It is smart to have a plan in place with your |
| responsible to have a plan in place. In many | | | | family in the case of an emergency. Tools and |
| emergencies, traditional land and cell phones may | | | | supplies like the aforementioned bull horn, |
| not be functioning. Your electricity may go out. | | | | walkie-talkie and survival whistles are just the |
| How will you plan around these emergency | | | | start of your plan for communications in an |
| inevitabilities? There are tools and supplies, such as | | | | emergency situation. Investing in an am/fm solar |
| battery operated radios and flashlights that can | | | | powered or transistor radio is essential. Look for |
| help you navigate the emergency situation. | | | | models that include speakers so that you can |
| What are your plans for communications in an | | | | stay abreast of news and information about the |
| emergency situation? It is comforting to know | | | | emergency situation. A radio can be a lifesaver. |
| that most people won't be affected by a | | | | Knowing which roads are closed or blocked and |
| hurricane in Florida or an earthquake in California, | | | | where emergency personnel are located can help |
| or a tornado in Kansas. However, it is also | | | | you and your family get to safety as quickly as |
| impossible to predict disaster. Therefore, it is best | | | | possible. |
| to be prepared. Build your emergency | | | | Some battery and solar powered radios are |
| communications kit before something happens | | | | equipped with a siren, which is a good thing to |
| that might necessitate the need for it. In the | | | | have in your survival tool kit. Again, making noise |
| event of a complete failure of land and cell phone | | | | can save your life. It can alert rescue personnel to |
| technology, you will need a way to communicate | | | | your location. The best preparation is one that is |
| with your family, friends and neighbors. In this | | | | thought out before it is needed. |