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From left. ARRL General Counsel Chis Imlay, W3KD;
ARRL CEO Dave Sumner, K1ZZ; ARRL Emergncy
Preparedness Manager Mike Corey, KI1U; ARRL
President Kay Craigie, N3KN; FEMA Administrator
Craig Fugate, KK4INZ, and FEMA Chief Technology
Officer Ted Okada. (FEMA photo) |
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Craig Fugate, KK4INZ, Administrator of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), told ARRL officials at a March meeting that
he was looking forward to operating during Field Day this month and to have an
opportunity to "test my own field gear." He did not indicate whether
he would be operating on his own or with a group. According to the
ARRL
Letter, Fugate met with ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN; Chief Executive
Officer Dave Sumner, K1ZZ, General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, and Emergency
Preparedness Officer Mike Corey, KI1U, to discuss amateur radio's role in
public service and disaster communications. Fugate has long been an outspoken
advocate of amateur radio as a communications resource "when all else
fails."
