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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - The response by emergency workers following a tornado that ripped through Greensburg recently shared at least one thing with the reaction to a massive ice storm in January that downed power lines for days in the same region.
Both exposed the vulnerabilities of the cellular phone system — and particularly the dependence by emergency responders on cell phones during a natural disaster, officials said. In the critical first days following both disasters, communications were hampered by a lack of landline phones, coupled with spotty or nonexistent cellular service.
"We have to figure out a better safety system," Gov. Kathleen Sebelius said just after the tornado hit.
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