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Communications system for mass medical response in a natural disaster. MANET mesh network for SAMU team coordination, search and rescue with Theon thermal cameras, and Zetron unified dispatch. Lessons learned from INDECI's NATIONAL SIMULATION 2026 exercise.
Peru is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire with the highest seismic risk in South America. A magnitude 8.0 Mw earthquake on the Lima fault is estimated to generate 50,000-200,000 casualties with collapse of conventional telecommunications infrastructure. The operational bottleneck is not medical care itself — it's coordination without communications.
(1) Dependency on fixed repeater infrastructure — 40% simulated failure eliminated communications for ground teams. (2) No shared operational picture — each agency on separate radio channels with 15-30 minute delays. (3) Limited night search — SAR teams lost effectiveness after dark without thermal cameras.
TrellisWare TSM-X network: 80 TW-950 + 8 vehicular CHAOS nodes. Self-formed in 4 minutes. <2% communication loss vs 23% in 2025.
Zetron MAX unified dispatch: Single console integrating all 80 MANET channels, conventional VHF to hospitals, VoIP with MINSA, and real-time digital map with all team positions and victim markers. 3 coordinators instead of 8.
Theon Thermis for night SAR: Detects human heat signatures through 40 cm of rubble. Transmits real-time imagery over MANET. 94% victim identification vs 61% without thermal cameras.
First response time: 38 min → 14 min. Team communication loss: 23% → <2%. SAR victims identified in 2h: 61% → 94%. Ambulance assignment time: 22 min → 6 min. COE coordinators required: 8 → 3.
EMAR SYSTEMS provides configurations for SAMU brigades, SAR units, institutional COE consoles, and INDECI exercise equipment loans.
In the first 60 minutes post-earthquake, the absence of communications determines whether rescue teams reach victims or disperse in the field. Rolatube CFRP masts allow INDECI, Fire Brigade, and FFAA teams to establish a communications node at any point in the territory in under 5 minutes.
Technical analysis of TrellisWare's TSM-X protocol for self-forming networks without fixed infrastructure. Configuration, range, and operational applications in the Peruvian theater (cordillera, VRAEM, border).
Technical criteria for choosing between Gen 2+ image intensification, uncooled thermography, and multi-spectral fusion. Comparison by sector, budget, and operating conditions in Peru.
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