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REPEATER FOR A FORMAL LIST OF CHECK INS AND AVAILABILITY OF OPERATORS FOR
DEPLOYMENT TO HOSPITALS, SHELTERS, GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS OR OTHER LOCATIONS
SHOULD OTHER ATTACKS BE COMMITTED.  OUR TIGHTLY KNIT ARES/RACES GROUP
TRAINED EXTENSIVELY FOR A VARIETY OF EMERGENCIES, INCLUDING TERRORIST
ACTIONS.  I CALLED THE AREA HOSPITALS WE COVERED.  SOUTH SIDE HOSPITAL IN
BAYSHORE REQUESTED SUPPORT, SO I IMMEDIATELY DISPATCHED TWO HAMS THERE.
OFFICIALS IN NEW YORK CITY TOLD THE HOSPITAL THEY WOULD TRANSPORT VICTIMS
WHO WERE BAYSHORE RESIDENTS THERE THE NUMBER COULD BE IN THE HUNDREDS.  A
SHORT TIME LATER, OUR SISTER TOWN, BABYLON, ACTIVATED ITS NET.  A FEW
MINUTES LATER, THE TELEVISION AT THE EOC DISPLAYED THE EVEN MORE TERRIFYING
SCENE OF THE TWIN TOWERS COLLAPSING.  EMPTINESS OVERWHELMED ME, AS I
THOUGHT, THERE MIGHT NOT BE MANY VICTIMS TO BE TRANSPORTED TO OUR
HOSPITALS.  I CONTINUED GETTING OUR COMMUNICATIONS PLAN IN ORDER.  I
RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM NEW YORK CITY LONG ISLAND ARES SECTION EMERGENCY
COORDINATOR TOM CARRUBBA, KA2D, WHO HAD BEEN MONITORING OUR TOWNS
OPERATIONS.  SINCE OUR OPERATION WAS PROCEEDING SMOOTHLY, HE ASKED ME TO
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