The wave of megafires since 2018 in northern California has led to new interest in emergency management communications using radios. This is because amateur radio systems have long been able to function completely independently of internet and cellphone systems, a feature that is useful during wildfire and other disasters when communications towers may go down.  ...

SSCRA was the first organization to bring a screening of this award-winning documentary to Lake County, and the first presenter in the country to organize a pre-event reception for county and nonprofit agencies in association with the occasion as well as a post-event discussion panel.