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DISASTERS AND OTHER EMERGENCIES.  THIS IS A MAJOR STEP TOWARD THE
RECOGNITION OF THE NEED AND USEFULNESS OF AMATEUR RADIO AND OTHER
COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES IN OUR NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS, SAID ARRL DIRECTOR OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT JOSH JOHNSTON, KE5MHV.  IT ALSO GIVES OFFICIAL
GUIDANCE TO PAVE THE WAY FOR FUTURE TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF VOLUNTEERS IN
ARRLS ARES, JOHNSTON ADDED.  THE NIMS ICT GUIDE IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.  FEMA.
GOV/ SITES/ DEFAULT/ FILES/ DOCUMENTS/ FEMA ICT FUNCTIONAL GUIDANCE. PDF
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