[Rhodes22-list] In Case of Emergency

[michael meltzer]

you know I blame this all on you. :-) I am sure these
guy much rather blow up airplanes, but the TSA for
what is worth has place FUD(fear doubt and
uncertainty) into any airplane plan that they have
moved to softer targets. Now the problem is they will
keep moving, pubs, supermarkets, churches etc....
Their is no way to win playing defense..... I hate to
admit it but I keep get reminded of the french
underground myth from WW2, their was no residance, The
Nazi had a habit of shooting everyone in the town if
anything happened. -mjm


--- brad haslett <flybrad at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Michael,
> 
> Welcome to my world.  I have to show my ID before
> the
> ramp personnel will give me the necessary paperwork
> to
> fly the jet, I've been fingerprinted by the FBI
> twice
> in the last three years, and a few months ago I was
> questioned by security in Newark for having a pilot
> uniform in my suitcase.  "Why do you have a pilot's
> uniform?"  "Because I'm a pilot."  "Why aren't you
> wearing your uniform?"  "Because its easier to buy
> beer in civilian clothes."  "Why do you have an
> airline ID?"  "Because people accuse me of
> impersonating a pilot without it."  My three year
> old
> could do as good a job as the TSA.  SHE PROFILES! 
> The
> guns and bag checks on the subway are all "eye-wash"
> for the public.  As far as leaving the city, you'd
> still have to dodge rednecks and deer.
> 
> Here is an article on the ICE campaign from the
> Idiots, ur, I mean Washington Post.  Brad
> 
> 
> washingtonpost.com
> 'ICE' Cell Phone Plan Would Help Rescuers
> Idea to Designate Next of Kin in Electronic Address
> Book Is Gaining Popularity
> 
> By Sam Coates
> Washington Post Staff Writer
> Monday, July 18, 2005; A06
> 
> 
> 
> To its owner, the cell phone is an indispensable
> lifeline at times of crisis, reuniting loved ones
> separated by unforeseen events at the touch of a
> button. But for members of the emergency services
> making life-and-death decisions, the cell poses a
> conundrum: Which of the numbers stored in its
> electronic address book should they call to reach a
> casualty's next of kin?
> 
> Now a simple initiative, conceived by a paramedic in
> Britain, has gained momentum on both sides of the
> Atlantic to try to solve this problem. Cell users
> are
> being urged to put the acronym ICE -- "in case of
> emergency" -- before the names of the people they
> want
> to designate as next of kin in their cell address
> book, creating entries such as "ICE -- Dad" or "ICE
> --
> Alison."
> 
> At least two police forces in the United States are
> considering the idea, according to the initiative's
> British-based promoters, who say there has been a
> flurry of interest since the recent bombings in
> London.
> 
> Paramedics, police and firefighters often waste
> valuable time trying to figure out which name in a
> cell phone to call when disaster strikes, according
> to
> current and retired members of the emergency
> services,
> who said they must look through wallets for clues,
> or
> scroll through cell address books and guess. Many
> people identify their spouse by name in their cell,
> making them indistinguishable from other entries.
> 
> "Sometimes dialing the number for 'Mum' or 'Dad'
> might
> not be appropriate, particularly if they are
> elderly,
> suffer from ill health or Alzheimer's," said Matthew
> Ware, a spokesman for the East Anglian Ambulance
> service, which is promoting the ICE initiative.
> "This
> would give paramedics a way of getting hold of the
> appropriate person in a few seconds."
> 
> The idea was conceived by Bob Brotchie, a clinical
> team leader for the ambulance service, after years
> of
> trying to reach relatives of people he was treating.
> He began the ICE initiative in April, but it gained
> momentum only after the bombings in London, when
> information about the plan spread by e-mail. Ware
> said
> the East Anglian Ambulance service received 500
> inquiries in six days, from South Africa, Canada,
> Israel, Germany, and several organizations in the
> United States, including a security company from
> Utah
> working on the London bombings, police departments
> in
> Florida and Texas, and a company in Ohio.
> 
> Lt. Robert Stimpson, acting police chief of Madison,
> Conn., was one of those who contacted Ware. "I think
> it's a great idea. . . . It's so simple I can't
> believe that other people haven't thought of it
> before. Not only does it help emergency workers
> identify a responsible party when they come upon an
> unconscious person, it also helps identify the
> owners
> of lost cell phones," he said in a telephone
> interview.
> 
> Several next-of-kin contact systems were set up
> after
> the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, such as the nonprofit
> National Next of Kin Registry established in January
> 2004 that shares information provided to state
> agencies in the event of an emergency. The registry
> was set up by Mark Cerney, a disabled Marine who
> noted
> that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
> reported that in 2003, 900,000 emergency room
> patients
> could not provide contact information because they
> were incapacitated.
> 
> Ware said that although there are such databases,
> some
> charge as much as $200 a year to register. The ICE
> initiative is available free to the 192 million cell
> users in the United States.
> 
> Kathleen Montgomery, deputy press secretary for the
> Department of Homeland Security, said she did not
> have
> any comment on the matter because it was not the
> department's idea. Instead, she recommended that
> citizens look at the department's emergency
> preparedness site, Ready.Gov. The site recommends
> that
> next-of-kin details and other emergency information
> be
> kept on a "family contingency plan" sheet that can
> be
> downloaded from the site.
> 
> The site offers wallet-size cards that can be
> distributed to family members with space for details
> about next of kin and additional information such as
> neighborhood meeting places, out-of-town contacts
> and
> other important telephone numbers.
> 
> Erin McGee, spokeswoman for the Cellular
> Telecommunications and Internet Association, which
> represents the wireless industry, said her members
> welcome the ICE initiative. "I think it has the
> potential to catch on. From what I've read, it seems
> to be already spreading beyond Britain."
> 
> Clark L. Staten, a senior analyst for the Emergency
> Response and Research Institute, a Chicago-based
> consultancy and think tank for the emergency
> services
> and military, said he thinks it sounds like a good
> idea, but could have a couple of pitfalls.
> 
> "There may be some privacy concerns: firstly, that
> the
> next of kin or the address or phone number could be
> accessed by someone other than a member of the
> emergency service," he said. "Secondarily, the
> information could become out of date, and the
> designated next-of-kin number is disconnected or you
> change your next of kin altogether. The worst -- you
> don't want them to call the ex."
> 
> © 2005 The Washington Post Company
> 
> 
> 
> --- michael meltzer <michaelmeltzer at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > I am not so sure about this, if my wallet (that is
> > alway in my pants pocket) was not useable, I am
> > pretty
> > sure the only phone call that is going to be
> needed
> > is
> > the life insurance commpany, said by someone who
> > take
> > a train and subway twice daily, Did is mention the
> > dogs, state tropper, national gruard, swat
> teams....
> > that are riding with me latly, The side arms ar
> not
> 
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