Northern California Earthquake Concept of Operations

I found the following communications plan in the NHQ Annex to the All Hazards Plan for Northern California:

Communications
Communication after an event of this magnitude will be difficult. Landline and cell phone service will be disrupted for a period of two weeks or more. We will utilize the following four methods of communication until phone service is restored:

1. California Chapters all received satellite phones several years ago. These phones will be tested and provided with maintenance service if necessary. The Service Area will provide a satellite phone roster to each chapter.
2. Five V-Sat kits will be strategically placed in Northern California (locations TBD)
3. Chapters will utilize local agreements with HAM radio operators.
4. National Headquarters will deploy ECRVs into the affected area as soon as possible.

Worth noting here is that NHQ is expecting us to rely heavily on Ham radio operators.