Emergency communications network
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An emergency communications network is designed to provide reliable communications during an emergency.
The term may refer to a military network, such as:
Emergency communication networks may also be used for notifying the public of emergencies requiring action.
It also may refer to a network established by civil authorities, with or without volunteer help:
Frequently, a previously established Emergency communications center provides dispatching of Emergency services and Emergency operations center
capabilities during a severe disaster. In the United States, dialing 911 is the most frequent method of contacting the dispatch personnel.
The term may refer to a military network, such as:
- Ground Wave Emergency NetworkGround Wave Emergency NetworkThe Ground Wave Emergency Network was a command and control communications system intended for use by the United States government to facilitate military communications before, during and after a nuclear war...
- Minimum Essential Emergency Communications NetworkMinimum Essential Emergency Communications NetworkThe Minimum Essential Emergency Communications Network is a network of systems providing uninterrupted communications throughout the pre-, trans-, and post-nuclear warfare environment...
Emergency communication networks may also be used for notifying the public of emergencies requiring action.
- NOAA Weather Radio
- Emergency Alert SystemEmergency Alert SystemThe Emergency Alert System is a national warning system in the United States put into place on January 1, 1997, when it superseded the Emergency Broadcast System , which itself had superseded the CONELRAD System...
- Emergency Public Warning System Emergency Public Warning SystemThe Emergency Public Warning System was a system used in the province of Alberta, Canada until October 2011, whereby local or provincial authorities could warn the public about impending or current emergencies affecting their area...
- National Severe Weather Warning Service National severe weather warning serviceThe National Severe Weather Warning Service is a service produced by the UK Met Office which informs the public of the United Kingdom of severe weather which may damage the country's infrastructure and endanger lives...
It also may refer to a network established by civil authorities, with or without volunteer help:
- Emergency communications center
- Amateur radio emergency communicationsAmateur radio emergency communicationsIn times of crisis and natural disasters, amateur radio is often used as a means of emergency communication when wireline, cell phones and other conventional means of communications fail....
Frequently, a previously established Emergency communications center provides dispatching of Emergency services and Emergency operations center
Emergency operations center
An emergency operations center, or EOC, is a central command and control facility responsible for carrying out the principles of emergency preparedness and emergency management, or disaster management functions at a strategic level in an emergency situation, and ensuring the continuity of operation...
capabilities during a severe disaster. In the United States, dialing 911 is the most frequent method of contacting the dispatch personnel.