Research and reveal in your report at least five communication tools or capabilities necessary for a functional emergency management center and successful operations.Discuss the following with your group members

• • • Precisely describe each tool or capability selected.
    • What challenges exist for acquiring, using, and maintaining this component or capability?
    • What value does this component or capability add to planned operations?
    • What degradation will there be to the center and/or operations if the team fails to acquire this component or capability?
    • What costs are involved with this component or capability?
  • Remember that costs are not defined only in monetary forms and they may need to be considered well before, during, and after acquisition.
  • Also think about how purchasing or acquiring one item may compel the acquisition of something else, as well, and factor these needs in too.

For example, a communication system has no value without the radio frequencies over which it operates.How does a community secure these?How do you avoid overlap with other users?What if you have multiple requirements (for example, thefire departmenthas one, Law Enforcement uses others,emergency medicalhas another, but there is still additional capability to all talk to each other)?Is there a fee?Does use require a license?Does the license have a fee?What is the fee and do you pay it once, annually, or another way?What laws or regulations must be accommodated (these being other "costs")?