Disaster response Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ====Communications==== The [[Government Emergency Telecommunications Service]] supports federal, state, local and tribal government personnel, industry and non-governmental organizations during a crisis or emergency by providing emergency access and priority handling for local and long-distance calls over the public switched telephone network.<ref>[[Government Emergency Telecommunications Service]] was copied from the Wikipedia article about the Government Emergency Telecommunications Service; see that article for references</ref> There is a [[Nationwide Wireless Priority Service]] that allows a user to wait for cellular bandwidth to open.<ref>[[Nationwide Wireless Priority Service]] was copied from the Wikipedia article about the Nationwide Wireless Priority Service; see that article for references</ref> [[Wireless mesh network]]s can be deployed rapidly<ref>{{cite news |last1=Decristofaro |first1=Michael A. |last2=Lansdowne |first2=Chatwin A. |last3=Schlesinger |first3=Adam M. |title=Heterogeneous Wireless Mesh Network Technology Evaluation for Space Proximity and Surface Applications |url=https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2014-1600 |access-date=22 July 2021 |work=SpaceOps 2014 Conference |publisher=American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics |date=2 May 2014 |doi=10.2514/6.2014-1600|isbn=978-1-62410-221-9 }}</ref> to enable Internet connectivity, substitute failed mobile phone networks and [[Emergency communication system|emergency-]] and post-disaster communication β including for disaster response coordination and emergency calls.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hodson |first1=Hal |title=When the internet dies, meet the meshnet that survives |url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22229653-700-when-the-internet-dies-meet-the-meshnet-that-survives/ |website=New Scientist |access-date=22 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Masterson |first1=Andrew |title=Meshnets serve communities when internet fails |url=https://www.smh.com.au/technology/meshnets-serve-communities-when-internet-fails-20140515-zrdqe.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=22 July 2021 |language=en |date=15 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=A mesh network spontaneously erupts in the US and helps connect Puerto Rico |url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/14/a-mesh-network-spontaneously-erupts-in-the-us-and-helps-connect-puerto-rico/ |website=TechCrunch |date=14 November 2017 |access-date=22 July 2021}}</ref> Mesh networks such as [[B.A.T.M.A.N.]] are often developed and deployed [[open-source]] by volunteer communities with little resources. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page