crime prevention programs where established by appropriate law enforcement agencies. History 1962 - A sick infant, a disabled car on a Chicago freeway, and a January blizzard prompted Henry B. (Pete) Kreer to envision using CB radio to get help in such emergencies. By April, REACT was founded, with Hallicrafters Radio as its first sponsor and Kreer as its executive director. 1967 - REACT approached FCC for a designated CB Emergency Channel. 1969 - REACT gained General Motors Research Labs as its new sponsor. 1970 - CB-9 was designated the 'Emergency and Travelers' Assistance Channel' by the FCC. The Ohio REACT Network was created. It worked with Ohio State Police to demonstrate how CB-9 could enhance highway safety. It later became the first REACT Council. REACT signed its first MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) with the American Red Cross. 1973 - REACT's Pete Kreer and Jerry Reese were interviewed on the NBC 'Today' show about the potential for highway safety of CB radio. 1975 - REACT became an Illinois not-for-profit corporation. 1976 - REACT held its first convention in Deerfield, Ill. REACT participated in the White House Conference on CB Radio. 1977 - REACT launched its highway Safety Break program in cooperation with the American Trucking Association. REACT developed the NEAR (National Emergency Aid Radio) safety program for the U.S. government. 1978 - REACT signed an MOU with Special Olympics. 1982 - REACT was honored with the first President's Volunteer Action Award (16 awarded out of 2300 nominations). 1984 - REACT assisted in introducing FRS (Family Radio Service). 1985 - REACT office moved from Chicago, Ill., to Wichita, Kans. 1986 -'REACT Month' was observed for the first time. 1988 - REACT developed its 'Team Topics' newsletter for Teams. REACT introduced the CB-9 road sign to advise travelers of monitoring. 1991 - REACT published the first in a series of 'Team Training Modules' to advance its monitors' skills. 1993 - REACT agreed to Memorandums of Understanding with the American Red Cross, Salvation Army, and National Weather Service. 1994 - Dallas County REACT, at HamCom in Arlington, Tex., became the fourth local group to host remote operation of the ARRL's station W1AW. 1995 - REACT HQ established its first website on the Internet. Rose City Windsor REACT, Ontario, launched the first REACT Team website. Several Teams responded to and assisted with the response to the bombing of the Alfred P Murrah Building (Oklahoma