Communication after the storm

Communication after the storm: "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to which I belong, promotes preparedness in members to weather a personal or area disaster.
Individual members are instructed to store food and water for personal disasters, and the church administers a vast welfare organization that stores commodities in dozens of Welfare Storehouses across the United States for distribution to the needy. These supplies allow the church to quickly react and to provide the very first humanitarian services at any disaster site.
Ability to communicate during an emergency is one important service.
The Huntsville Alabama Stake, a district of the church, has identified about 75 area church members who are Amateur Radio Operators. This band of volunteers has been preparing for a disaster by participating in weekly radio training nets, practicing to set up field stations by participating in the annual worldwide Amateur Radio Field Day exercises, and accumulating specialized equipment that can enable them to travel into the center of a disaster area and quickly set up efficient radio field stations independent of commercial power. "