[BC] Frontline Wireless emergency network

[Robert Meuser]

There was lots of asbestos and other harmful materials in the WTC. There 
are many first responders suffering today because of that.

R

Glen Kippel wrote:

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> That is what I heard.  Midway thru, somebody said "asbestos!  Oh, no!  
> That
> stuff's dangerous!  Can't use it!"  ISTM that having a building 
> collapse is
> more dangerous.  Oh, well ...
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> And I get tired of people ragging on the NYPD and FDNY for not being 
> able to
> communicate.  Their repeaters were on top of the WTC, which they didn't
> exactly expect to come down.  I hope they have some alternate sites now.
> The hams stepped in to provide some communications and helped out a great
> deal.  I saw an article on that in QST.