[BC] Re: FCC must ward off FEMA

[Mike McCarthy]

That's an automatic presumption..... Management's stress level is off the 
charts in comparison.

MM

At 11:26 PM 8/30/2006 -0500, Ron Cole wrote
>I would also say that being off the air creates an extremely high level of
>anxiety in Station Managment as well and disrupts an otherwise normal cash
>flow.  But I might be wrong...
>
>Ron
>
>On 8/30/06, Mike McCarthy <Towers at mre.com> wrote:
>>
>>It's those areas which we would least expect it, rural areas.  But in
>>relative terms of reactive resources needed, a much larger drain on the
>>local environment is required than a larger metro area which has a much
>>higher level/capacity to respond to intrusions or other
>>actions.  Remote/rural areas often will require more resources in a mass
>>response than a similar action a urban area. In a large medical event,
>>hospitals/acute medical care is MUCH father away, thus requiring many more
>>ambulances and longer trips to critical care facilities. In that fashion,
>>it's the classic distract with a number of small incidents, then hit the
>>intended target when the otherwise dormant near-by resources are diverted.
>>
>>FEMA is accurate when they state emergency preparation is for
>>everyone.  It
>>includes necessary protection of infrastructure for prominent and/or
>>functionally important businesses so they can continue to provide services
>>during unusual occurrences and conditions.  Radio stations are just
>>that...a prominent business providing a service.  Being off the air
>>creates
>>an extremely high level of anxiety in the impacted area because the
>>population simply takes for granted that radio stations will be there. If
>>the local stationS are down, the population looses a stabilizing staple of
>>their daily life and disrupts an otherwise normal life flow.
>>
>>Been there...when the public notices you are down for a longer than normal
>>period of equipment failure and repair, it's a VERY uneasy feeling.  Being
>>on the air calms the nerves...even if it's simply music on the air.  The
>>locals at least know someone else is around...
>>
>>MM
>>
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