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Woodside fire district acquires satellite phones

Original post made on Oct 30, 2017

In a community disaster such as a wildfire or major earthquake, first responders in and around Woodside and Portola Valley may need to connect with each other at a time when their regular communications networks are overloaded. They have satellite phones.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Sunday, October 29, 2017, 7:09 PM

Comments (4)

Posted by Liam
a resident of Woodside: Mountain Home Road
on Oct 30, 2017 at 2:19 pm

I'll bet they use them for their personal use. That money could have been used more wisely.


Posted by Menlo Voter.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Oct 30, 2017 at 4:57 pm

Menlo Voter. is a registered user.

"I'll bet they use them for their personal use."

You know they probably ALL have cell phones, right? Troll


Posted by PV Res
a resident of Portola Valley: Westridge
on Oct 30, 2017 at 8:44 pm

[Post removed; stick to the topic.]


Posted by Jon Castor
a resident of Woodside: Woodside Heights
on Oct 31, 2017 at 12:06 am

Jon Castor is a registered user.

Glad the Foundation chose to fund these. In a major earthquake or wildfire, information and the ability to coordinate action is critical. As the author and the Fire Chief point out, during such events traditional comms are often overloaded or service is outright unavailable. Smart move to invest in satellite phones.


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