Daily Blog: A Community of Radio Operators

The remarkable story of Fargo's response to the recent flooding continues to provide great examples of community:

http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/236446/

Once the flooding hit, so too did a makeshift group of radio operators. They set up shop and began helping relay important information. As the article notes:

"But since March 21, when members of the Red River Radio Amateurs club set up their ham radios at 11 locations in the Fargo-Moorhead area, these amateur radio operators have been instrumental in relaying vital information during the flood fight."

In the midst of a crisis, these ham radio operators formed a community: they helped transmit information, helped coordinate recovery efforts and helped save lives.

A crisis often brings people together. And as these amateur radio operators in Fargo have demonstrated, when people form a community, any crisis can be overcome.