Pāhoa, Hawaii, May 24, 2018 – Tom Lawless, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Region IX Coordinator (left) and Jacob LaDuke, FEMA Mobile Emergency Response Support (MERS) Information Technology Specialist (right) test satellite connectivity in remote areas affected by the Kīlauea volcanic eruption. MERS’ primary function is to provide communications support during disaster response operations. Photo: Grace Simoneau/FEMA

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Keywords: communications, earthquake, fema, hawaii, mers, volcano, īlauea