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Resident describes neighborhood emergency radio drill and urges city coordination
Summary
A community member told the Benton City Council about a recent emergency communications exercise using GMRS and ham radios that tested door‑to‑door checks, resource matching and relays during storm conditions and urged formal ties with Benton County Emergency Management and local schools to distribute preparedness materials.
At the Feb. 18 Benton City Council meeting, a visitor described a neighborhood emergency communications drill that relied on GMRS and ham radios to relay needs and match local resources when cellular service and some infrastructure were disrupted.
The speaker, introduced as Shane during the meeting's public‑comment period, said the exercise allowed volunteers to contact every household across West Richland and Benton City within about three hours and highlighted practical outcomes: locating someone with a chainsaw,…
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