title: A WiFi public address system for disaster management.
abstract: The WiFi Bullhorn is designed to assist emergency workers in the event of a disaster situation by offering a rapidly configurable wireless of public address system for disaster sites. The current configuration plays either pre recorded or custom recorded messages and utilizes 802.11b networks for communication. Units can be position anywhere wireless coverage exists to help manage crowds or to recall first responders from dangerous areas.
authors.affiliation: Jacobs School of Engineering and the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Techology, University of California, La Jolla, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.forename: Douglas A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: Leslie A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Lenert
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D004190:Disasters; D004631:Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems; D013685:Telecommunications