I'm kind of curious about this myself. With the recent wildfires in Northern California, there was plenty of confusion on the ground as residents groped for a s

I'm kind of curious about this myself. With the recent wildfires in Northern California, there was plenty of confusion on the ground as residents groped for a solid news source. The local radio stations (KSRO, in particular) were key communications infrastructure for citizens and first responders. As much as we like to think we've got the technology thing figured out, your smartphone becomes a useless brick when the cell towers start melting. Don't take your infrastructure for granted. One by one, with the exception of AT&T (salt water battery backups anyone?), the wireless networks and cable TV went down. When you've got your bags packed and you're ready to bug out, you tune in to the local radio station because the spotty overtaxed 4G and Satellite TV can deliver only so much relevant information.