DHS letters for fuel and facility access

Mon Mar 16 21:26:57 UTC 2020

I get that thanks, wasn’t trying to be snarky just genuinely curious.

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> On Mar 16, 2020, at 4:46 PM, Sean Donelan <sean at donelan.com> wrote:
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> In response to a snarky question offlist.  Yes, the DHS letters are just copies.  Yes, the DHS letters are easy to counterfeit.
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> Not a lawyer, but counterfeiting an official federal document during a national state of emergency likely violates many federal and state laws.
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> DON'T DO IT.
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>> On Mon, 16 Mar 2020, Sean Donelan wrote:
>> On some other mailing lists, FCC licensed operators are reporting they have received letters from the Department of Homeland Security authorizing "access" and "fuel" priority.
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>> Occasionally, DHS issues these letters after natural disasters such as hurricanes for hospitals and critical facilities.  I haven't heard of them issued for pandemics.