{"id":28231,"date":"2017-09-10T07:06:22","date_gmt":"2017-09-10T11:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=28231"},"modified":"2017-09-10T07:06:22","modified_gmt":"2017-09-10T11:06:22","slug":"zello-transformed-holly-from-onlooker-into-dispatcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/zello-transformed-holly-from-onlooker-into-dispatcher\/","title":{"rendered":"Zello transformed Holly from onlooker into dispatcher"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As a follow up to our previous post about the PTT “radio” app Zello<\/a>, SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Aaron Kuhn shares this story from The Houston Chronicle:<\/p>\n

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I downloaded an app. And suddenly, was part of the Cajun Navy.<\/h3>\n

After watching nonstop coverage of the hurricane and the incredible rescues that were taking place, I got in bed at 10:30 on Tuesday night. I had been glued to the TV for days. Every time I would change the channel in an attempt to get my mind on something else for a few minutes, I was drawn right back in.<\/p>\n

I finally turned off the TV and picked up my phone to do a quick check of email and Facebook. I read an article about the Cajun Navy and the thousands of selfless volunteers who have shown up to this city en masse. The article explained they were using a walkie-talkie-type app called Zello to communicate with each other, locate victims, get directions, etc. I downloaded the app, found the Cajun Navy channel and started listening.<\/p>\n

[…]As I was listening, I quickly figured out that there were a few moderators on the app that were in charge and very experienced in using this method of communication during emergencies. One in particular, Brittney, was giving directions, taking rescue requests, and prioritizing calls and rescues. At one point, she said something that made me realize she’s a nurse, so I immediately understood why she was so effective in this situation.<\/p>\n

A couple of other women (who were working from other parts of the country, not Houston) who had been taking calls from victims and logging in the information came on the line around 12:30 and said they had to sign off so they could get to bed. They asked if there was anyone who could work through the night to keep taking rescue requests and log them.<\/p>\n

I sat up and turned on my light. I timidly pushed the “talk” button and said, “I can.”[…]<\/p>\n

Click here to read the full article at The Houston Chronicle.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As a follow up to our previous post about the PTT “radio” app Zello, SWLing Post contributor, Aaron Kuhn shares this story from The Houston Chronicle: I downloaded an app. And suddenly, was part of the Cajun Navy. After watching nonstop coverage of the hurricane and the incredible rescues that were taking place, I got […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2509,3],"tags":[5367,6495,6488],"class_list":["post-28231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-apps","category-news","tag-aaron-kuhn","tag-the-houston-chronicle","tag-zello"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-7ll","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":28189,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/zello-a-ptt-push-to-talk-app-surges-in-popularity-with-hurricane-irma\/","url_meta":{"origin":28231,"position":0},"title":"Zello: A PTT (push to talk) app surges in popularity with Hurricane Irma","author":"Thomas","date":"September 8, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: The Washington Post via David Korchin) As Hurricane Harvey dropped anchor over Southeast Texas last week, Zello became the go-to app for rescuers working to save thousands of people trapped by floodwaters. 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