COMMUNICATION TOOLS

Share with your team the communication tools you have available. The success of your emergency response (as well as your preparedness and planning efforts) will often hinge on how well you communicate. Consider these possibilities:

• Communication Tools
• Digital Telephones
• POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) Telephones
• Cell Phones
• CB Radios
• Ham Radios
• Pagers
• Palm Pilots / Blackberries
• Walkie-Talkies, intercoms, public address systems
• Computer connection: Cable, DSL, satellite, T1, dial-up, etc.
• E-mail, listserves, etc.
• Websites, intranets, etc.
• Fax Machines/WinFax