Global & Disaster Medicine» Blog Archive » Harvey: Some of the volunteer boat rescues in Texas were being coördinated on a walkie-talkie app called Zello. Trapped people unable to get through to a 911 operator were trying Zello’s “Cajun Navy” or “Texas Navy” channels, and asking for help from citizen dispatchers and boaters. Early this afternoon, the requests for help—most of them less than thirty seconds—were relentless; there was rarely any dead air.

Harvey: Some of the volunteer boat rescues in Texas were being coördinated on a walkie-talkie app called Zello. Trapped people unable to get through to a 911 operator were trying Zello’s “Cajun Navy” or “Texas Navy” channels, and asking for help from citizen dispatchers and boaters. Early this afternoon, the requests for help—most of them less than thirty seconds—were relentless; there was rarely any dead air.

August 30th, 2017

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