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We Must Protect America’s Emergency Alerting Systems

We Must Protect America’s Emergency Alerting Systems
First responders search for bodies in a riverbank after Hurricane Helene in Asheville, N.C., on Oct. 6, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
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As former heads of the Federal Emergency Management Agency from the Clinton and Trump administrations, we have witnessed firsthand the devastation wrought by hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, and other natural disasters. We have seen communities brought to their knees by the sheer force of nature. Yet, amid this chaos, when power grids, cell towers, and other communication networks often go down, one constant has remained: AM radio.

Pete Gaynor was administrator of FEMA for the Trump administration.