Five years ago, the Bertschi Road Fire burned in Klickitat County in rural Washington state. The terrain was unforgiving, the flames unpredictable, and the first responders faced the added danger of having little to no cellular coverage. Communication was spotty at best, and without it, coordination can collapse, putting lives in danger. The post Op Ed: Public Safety Does Not End at the City Limits appeared first on National Grange (of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry).
