At the last meeting Tom J. led the discussion on reviewing the draft Inclusive Purpose Consent Query (PCQ) document. Nearing the end of that call a question was raised, what happens when the internet is taken down by a hurricane, or tornado? What might be a fallback network, or infrastructure, FEMA or FirstNet, or is there some other possible solution?
The forgoing became real for me during the recent hurricane that visited Florida and North Caroline. Florida was bad but NC was devastating. My dear friends, who live nearby, have family and friends there, as did I, but they suffered the loss and had injuries. Within two days, my friends stocked up their RV and headed to NC and were shocked at the destruction. Several days later, they sent me the message (below) that raised the communication challenge that Tom raised two months ago and again earlier this month. [Here is the message I received from NC:
"Private retired military personnel from Florida are desperately trying to find private helicopters to rescue victims. In other words the government is not only helping but are trying to prevent others from doing so (no way to communicate). For those interested, this link is a video by SEAL Shawn Ryan about several rescue teams in NC mountains now: https://youtu.be/KgPYPEnmYnc?si=0bxMPDvxydsxaP-s
Please find attached an updated PCQ draft, (Inclusive Purpose Consent Query, Version 7, KI-RUIP-WG draft-Date 2024-10-15) which is updated for your review and input for our November 5th meeting. Yes, please vote, and please review the document so you are ready to contribute to the WG discussion. Have a good week and thank you.
Be well,
JIm