Public agency resources will become overloaded, private resources will fail, and volunteer agencies will not, or cannot, react properly. There will be a serious communications short-fall. Right now this resource is in disarray. Hundreds, if not thousands, of qualified operators in California are available but do not have proper coordination or training. Local emergencies can be handled but regional or state-wide emergencies still cannot be adequately addressed.
Some Sections are just another statistic waiting to be entered into the casualty log.
Still others have the potential to be a part of the solution instead of being part of the problem. The ACS concept is a very viable answer. Bringing all volunteer communications resources under one roof is a good idea. The problem is that this solution is often not being implemented and there appears be some leadership issues. This will be the main topic of discussion in September.