What Emergency Response Taught Me About Staying Calm During a Disaster
I have written before about the night a radio transmitter died on air. Emergency services work taught me something deeper about staying calm when things go properly wrong.
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The Radio Gear That Actually Matters in a Real Emergency
Mobile networks are the first thing to fail in a real disaster. Here is why old-fashioned radio communications quietly remain the backbone of emergency response.
Inside an Incident Control Centre: What the Tech Actually Looks Like
No flashing screens or movie-style war rooms. Here is what the technology behind real incident management actually looks like, and why the boring version works better.
When a Drone Found What a Search Team Could Not
Ground crews had walked the area twice. A thermal drone found the missing person in under ten minutes. Here is what that taught me about combining old and new methods.