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THE RED CROSS ROLE THE RED CROSS OPENED A COMMAND CENTER IN ITS BROOKLYN
HEADQUARTERS, WHICH BECAME A STAGING AREA FOR THE RED CROSS EMERGENCY
RESPONSE VEHICLES OR ERVS AS WELL AS FOR VOLUNTEER PERSONNEL AND SUPPLIES.
A DOZEN RED CROSS SHELTERS SOON WERE UP AND RUNNING AROUND THE CLOCK, WITH
AMATEUR RADIO PROVIDING OPERATORS, EQUIPMENT AND EXPERTISE.  IN THE EARLY
HOURS AND DAYS OF THE RESPONSE, FINDING VICTIMS TRAPPED IN THE RUBBLE WAS
FOREMOST ON EVERYONES MIND.  HAMS WERE ASSIGNED TO RED CROSS HEADQUARTERS,
THE VARIOUS SHELTERS AND OTHER SUBSIDIARY RED CROSS SITES AROUND THE AREA,
INCLUDING THE FIVE NEW YORK CITY BOROUGHS MANHATTAN, QUEENS, BROOKLYN,
STATEN ISLAND AND THE BRONX PLUS NEW YORKS WESTCHESTER, NASSAU AND SUFFOLK
COUNTIES AND ACROSS THE HUDSON RIVER IN NEW JERSEY.  ARES STAFFED NETS
PROVIDED THE NEEDED COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT, COORDINATING SHELTER HEALTH AND
WELFARE TRAFFIC AND LOGISTICS.  CARRUBBA SAID THE HIGH CALL VOLUME
CONTINUED TO TAX THE TELEPHONE SYSTEM IN LOWER MANHATTAN.  TELEPHONE
SERVICE WAS AVAILABLE, BUT IT OFTEN TOOK 15 OR 20 TRIES TO GET A CALL
THROUGH, SO HAM RADIO WAS BRIDGING THE GAP.  AMERICAN RED CROSS
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Connecticut W1CTN 1,154,844 1156 333 B KM5YL 278,208 483 192 B W1AZT
114,210 282 135 B W1TS 90,480 232 130 B W3TB 71,508 202 118 B KA1SZP 16,632
84 66 B KQ2M 5,467,770 3945 462 C K1VDF 1,065,216 1387 256 C W1WEF
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