Recognizing the increasing importance of emergency response efforts after disasters strike, The Salvation Army and the Southern Baptist Disaster Relief of Texas and Florida recently conducted joint training exercises in Dallas and Tampa. These comprehensive, simulation-based training exercises took place to educate Salvation Army disaster professionals on how to set up, maintain, and demobilize specialized equipment used to establish modular centers of operation during a disaster response.

During the exercises, disaster relief personnel were trained on how to use the Starlink connectivity system to broadcast information and images from the ground after a disaster hits. The Salvation Army’s EDS team is dedicated to continually improving its response and communication strategies during emergency situations and is leading relief groups in evolving the way information is disseminated during disasters.

To learn more about The Salvation Army’s emergency disaster services visit

https://disaster.salvationarmyusa.org/