Things To Know About Emergency Communication Equipment

By Elena McDowell


At an early age, everyone is taught to prepare for any emergency. An emergency is defined as any situation with immediate ramifications to property, health, life, or environment. Some emergencies require agency or government intervention to keep the situation from worsening, while some just need assistance on the aftermath of the event. In these situations, emergency communication equipment is often used.

Emergencies can be grouped into natural or man-made. Natural emergencies are calamities like tornadoes, earthquakes, and typhoons. Man-made ones, on the other hand, include bombs, fires, riots, and terrorist attacks. Some government offices are responsible for defining the means to manage, communicate, and minimize death by using a number of equipment.

Of course, these tools aren't just for the government and responders. Civilians, businesses, and families can benefit from having a means to send and receive information in times of disaster. Understanding the situation can help people feel more in control, and aid them in dealing with any disaster.

Emergency communication equipment comes in various kinds. These include cross link systems, radio signaling and dispatch equipment, ham radios, weather radios, short-wave radios, and 2-way radios. These are meant to endure instances where there is no power available and no phone lines are working.

Police, fire, and medical departments depend on having radio communication as a means of coordinating and pinpointing the proper location. Failing to communicate may turn life to death in some instances. Repeaters are useful in these specific agencies in cases where the phone lines aren't working and a time bound incident is present. Repeaters can be run in UHF and VHF bands, not easily water damaged, can record important messages, and can be run using electricity and batteries.

Although the usual means of communication is the mobile phone, due to its accessibility and wide-spread use, it requires a mobile network signal for it to work. Chances are you wouldn't even have a signal if any broadcast tower fails. In dire instances where lives may be lost, people normally call loved ones to see how they're doing. This tends to congest network, consequently reducing chances of successful communication. In these instances, weather radios, two-way, and short-wave radios are more efficient.

A short-wave or amateur radio allows people to communicate through the use of radio waves. It runs on electricity, solar power, and batteries. People can exchange safe zones, changes in the situation, and updates if they have the correct frequency. Like short-wave radios, 2-way radios also make use of radio waves. These can be used by complete amateurs as they are easy to figure out and normally runs on battery. A major disadvantage, though, is that its use is limited by range.

There are other kinds of emergency communication equipment invented as the years go by. Buildings, streets, and public areas normally have strategically placed public address systems or PA systems. As such, a huge area can be covered by a single broadcast. Putting up LED signs is another way to communicate information, often in places where explosions can happen and reduce a person's hearing capability. Huge audio systems similar to the ones found in manufacturing and military facilities, as well as digital signage that show up in large televisions are other communication types.




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