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   firefighter, said that while this situation resolved quickly, it could   
   have just as easily gone in another direction, escalating into an   
   emergency as the day went on. He told Newsline in an email: [quote]   
   "Imagine how things could go if stuck in the wilderness in the winter   
   and the sun goes down!...I learned very early in my career that an   
   emergency to someone...is any situation that an individual has found   
   themselves in that has gone beyond their capabilities to handle." [end   
   quote]   
      
   A good reminder for the year ahead from Mike: Amateur radio is a lot of   
   things - but such calls should be serious business to all of us.   
      
   This is Ralph Squillace KK6ITB.   
      
   (FACEBOOK, MIKE NESTER, KL7KTP)   
      
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