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![[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] Baton Rouge, LA, May 24, 2006 - This emergency communications unit called Rapidcom, which provides internet, phone and satellite use, is operating here at the Louisiana State Emergency Operations Center during a full-scale exercise to validate recently revised emergency procedures in preparation for the 2006 hurricane season. Rapidcom can be towed in on a small trailer or put in place by helicopter because of its portability and can operate on either propane or gasoline. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDYvMDUvMjMvaHVycmljYW5lLWthdHJpbmFodXJyaWNhbmUtcml0YS1iYXRvbi1yb3VnZS1sYS1tYXktMjQtMjAwNi10aGlzLWVtZXJnZW5jeS1jb21tdW5pY2F0aW9ucy1mOTg1MzEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/79/webp "[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] Baton Rouge, LA, May 24, 2006 - This emergency communications unit called Rapidcom, which provides internet, phone and satellite use, is operating here at the Louisiana State Emergency Operations Center during a full-scale exercise to validate recently revised emergency procedures in preparation for the 2006 hurricane season. Rapidcom can be towed in on a small trailer or put in place by helicopter because of its portability and can operate on either propane or gasoline. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA")
![[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] Baton Rouge, LA, May 24, 2006 - This self contained, propane or gasoline powered, fully functional, portable communications unit called Rapidcom is one of several recently purchased to provide internet, phone and satellite communications in the event of future disasters. It is being used here during a full-scale exercise to test this apparatus as well as validating recently revised emergency procedures in preparation for the 2006 hurricane season. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDYvMDUvMjMvaHVycmljYW5lLWthdHJpbmFodXJyaWNhbmUtcml0YS1iYXRvbi1yb3VnZS1sYS1tYXktMjQtMjAwNi10aGlzLXNlbGYtY29udGFpbmVkLTY4MzMxMi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/27/webp "[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] Baton Rouge, LA, May 24, 2006 - This self contained, propane or gasoline powered, fully functional, portable communications unit called Rapidcom is one of several recently purchased to provide internet, phone and satellite communications in the event of future disasters. It is being used here during a full-scale exercise to test this apparatus as well as validating recently revised emergency procedures in preparation for the 2006 hurricane season. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA")
