[DCART] Re: ARES E-Letter for May 16, 2007

[Dick Flanagan K7VC]

The ARES E-Letter had a bad link for the article from "Emergency 
Management" magazine on "The Ideal EOC."

The article can be read at http://www.govtech.com/em/118641

Thanks to Peter Young for pointing this out.

73, Dick

At 08:47 AM 5/17/2007, Dick Flanagan wrote:
 >The ARES E-Letter
 >May 16, 2007
 >=================
 >
 >Rick Palm, K1CE, Editor
 >
 ><http://www.qrz.com/database?callsign=K1CE>,
 >
 >===================================
 >ARES reports, other related contributions, editorial questions or
 >comments: <k1ce at arrl.net>;;
 >===================================
 >
 >+ The View from Flagler County
 >
 >John Lloyd, K7JL, of Sandy, Utah, wrote: "when you make a reference
 >to an activity in a certain area such as 'Flagler County,' could you
 >please include where it is located?"
 >
 >Your editor resides in, and produces this newsletter in, Flagler
 >county, Florida, located on the north-central east coast between
 >famous Daytona Beach and historic St. Augustine, with 19 miles of
 >coastline, and a rural western aspect of lakes, creeks, and farmland.
 >The county is 485 square miles, with a population of 67,200, mostly
 >along or near the coast. Flagler county is also a potential ground
 >zero for natural disaster, exposed to hurricanes, tornadoes, and even
 >tsunamis. As this is written, smoke wafts in from numerous forest
 >fires around the state.
 >
 >The reason for "The View from Flagler County" is two-fold: one, to
 >present the local ARES group here as a typical program that other
 >groups might identify with, and two, as an Assistant EC for the
 >county, the editor may derive some credibility for producing this
 >newsletter. That is, if I were a reader, I'd like to know that your
 >editor is an ARES member, and not just some keyboard-tapper.
 >
 >________________
 >In This Issue:
 >
 >+ The View from Flagler County
 >+ Kansas Tornado Response
 >+ Northeast Storm Response, Recovery
 >+ NYC/LI ARES Supports Storm Relief Effort
 >+ 2007 National Hurricane Conference A Hit
 >+ Alabama Amateurs Deliver a 1, 2, 3 Training Punch
 >+ 2007 Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications (GAREC)
 >Conference
 >+ EmComm Fair in Hillsborough County, Florida, June 2
 >+ South Texas Joint Exercise Planned
 >+ Rebirth of ARES in Northwest Arkansas Welcomed
 >+ Letters: RVs as Assets, or Liabilities?
 >+ Letters: Texas EC Commends His Team
 >+ Letters: ARC and ARES at the Local Level
 >+ K1CE For A Final
 >__________________
 >
 >+ Kansas Tornado Response
 >
 >ARES responded to the tornado outbreak in southwestern Kansas, May
 >5-6, in which Greensburg was destroyed. Amateur Radio volunteers
 >entered the area Saturday morning and ran communications, according
 >to District 6 EC Godfrey Flax, KC0AUH. District 5 EC Robert Hanke,
 >WG0Q, activated ARES in Pratt, Stafford, Reno and Barton Counties.
 >Hams deployed to Greensburg and Haviland, and net control operations
 >were established in Pratt.
 >
 >According to Kansas SM Ron Cowan, KB0DTI, repeaters that remained on
 >the air were some distance from the affected area. He and other hams
 >were monitoring 3.920 MHz Saturday. The Salvation Army Team Emergency
 >Radio Network (SATERN) was conducting logistical nets each day on
 >that frequency, and HF and 2 meter operations were established in
 >Haviland. Kansas and Western Missouri SATERN Coordinator June
 >Jeffers, KB0WEQ, says SATERN members in Kiowa County supported
 >Salvation Army canteens and the service center in Haviland.
 >
 >The entire town evacuated Friday night, and more than 400 people took
 >refuge in shelters in Haviland and Pratt. On Sunday night, the Red
 >Cross requested radio operators to provide communications between the
 >hospital in Pratt and the shelter in Haviland. President Bush
 >declared Kiowa County a major disaster area.
 >
 >+ Northeast Storm Response, Recovery
 >
 >Another Nor'easter prompted ARES activation, April 18. "This was a
 >long-duration event that impacted the region for several days," said
 >Eastern Massachusetts SEC Rob Macedo, KD1CY, who is also ARES SKYWARN
 >coordinator for the Taunton NWS office.
 >
 >New Hampshire ARES backed up landline service, including 911, between
 >Nottingham and the New Hampshire Bureau of Emergency Management.
 >ARES, RACES, SKYWARN and MARS volunteers monitored river levels for
 >authorities. Numerous rivers were involved, as was coastal flooding.
 >Motorists had to be rescued.
 >
 >SKYWARN provided some 500 to 600 reports of snowfall, rainfall,
 >flooding, wind damage and wind-speed measurements. More than a dozen
 >repeaters served formal and informal SKYWARN gatherings.
 >
 >Western Massachusetts SEC John Ruggiero, N2YHK, reported localized
 >ARES activity. Shelters opened in Greenfield and Leominster to house
 >flood victims; ARES provided communications.
 >
 >In Connecticut, ARES supported the Red Cross and the Department of
 >Emergency Services and Homeland Security. A SKYWARN net gathered
 >reports of flooding, high water levels, power outages and rainfall
 >totals. Connecticut SEC Brian Fernandez, K1BRF, said ARES volunteers
 >staffed emergency management facilities in two of the state's five
 >regions, and ARES volunteers also staffed selected EOCs and shelters.
 >
 >
 >In Northern New Jersey, DEC George Sabbi, KC2GLG, in Bergen county
 >reported Bergen Amateur Radio Association volunteers supported
 >communication for a Red Cross shelter in Lodi, which housed some five
 >dozen clients.
 >
 >+ NYC/LI ARES Supports Storm Relief Effort
 >
 >New York City, April 18 -- In what many have called the worst
 >rainstorm in a hundred years, NYC/Long Island ARES responded. SEC
 >Mike Lisenco, N2YBB, reported "ARES members were placed on stand-by
 >on Saturday in expectation of the Nor'Easter that was due." In New
 >York City, the Red Cross of Greater New York called DEC John Healy,
 >KA2ABV, to staff an expected nine shelters. Salvation Army SATERN
 >also asked that NYC District ARES place themselves on stand-by.
 >Shelter operations began at 8 AM Sunday morning at the request of the
 >New York City Office of Emergency Management. By the time the
 >shelters opened, Healy said "my five Borough ECs were able to fully
 >staff the shelters, as well as the EOC at the Red Cross. We put
 >together a staff of 30 ARES volunteers for the first 24 hour period,
 >with more to come if needed." More than eight inches of rain fell on
 >New York City.
 >
 >In Nassau County, DEC Jim Mezey, W2KFV, explained that "Nassau ARES
 >ramped up on Saturday with a check of our communication systems at
 >the Nassau Red Cross Chapter." "We were lucky as this storm did not
 >wreak the havoc that was expected." Rain totals were three to five
 >inches, with winds and coastal flooding, and power outages. The Red
 >Cross set up three shelters staffed with ARES personnel. Some Fire
 >Battalion EOCs were also staffed. Nassau OEM was staffed, and all
 >ARES frequencies were monitored. OEM was briefed with updated
 >conditions throughout the day and night.
 >
 >In Suffolk County, DEC Bill Scheibel, N2NFI, said that although ARES
 >was placed on stand-by, they were allowed to stand down quickly as
 >there was no communications mission. His 10 township ECs were
 >alerted, however.
 >
 >ARES communicators are to be commended. -- Mike Lisenco, N2YBB, New
 >York City/Long Island ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
 ><n2ybb at arrl.net>
 >
 >+ 2007 National Hurricane Conference A Hit
 >
 >Amateur Radio at the 2007 National Hurricane Conference in New
 >Orleans was a hit. The ARRL had the entire afternoon on the second
 >day, with media, hams and non-hams filling the room. Steve Ewald,
 >WV1X of ARRL HQ moderated the Amateur Radio session. Speakers
 >included Gary Stratton, K5GLS, Louisiana SEC, Mississippi DEC Tom
 >Hammack, W4WLF, Alabama Section Manager Greg Sarratt, W4OZK, New
 >Orleans EC Joel Colman, NO5FD, and TS Cedric Walker, K5CFW.
 >
 >The conference filled several large meeting rooms of the downtown New
 >Orleans hotel. The exhibits combined for a grand show of emergency
 >and disaster resources, management, coordination and supplies. Many
 >of ARES' served agencies and hundreds of manufacturers and suppliers
 >were featured.
 >
 >Major speakers included the FEMA Director, American Red Cross
 >President, and National Hurricane Center Director. Attendees heard
 >about the "New FEMA," the "New Red Cross" and hurricane predictions
 >for this season. The message was these agencies are evolving and
 >Amateur Radio will have to adapt to their new strategies. About 2500
 >people in the disaster and emergency fields were in attendance. The
 >hospitality of the local amateurs was tremendous and greatly
 >appreciated.
 >
 >FEMA Director David Paulison outlined the "New FEMA," as an agency
 >that will be more responsive, deploy more quickly, build better
 >relationships and enhance training. FEMA now has directors in all 10
 >regions and plans to be at 95 percent staffing when the hurricane
 >season begins June 1.
 >
 >Interim American Red Cross President Jack McGuire spoke on what the
 >Red Cross has done to better prepare for larger disasters, including
 >updating memoranda of understanding and hiring more permanent staff
 >and placing them in critical locations within FEMA regions. "The Red
 >Cross has purchased new technology and food, water and clean-up kits
 >and have staged them in critical hurricane areas."
 >
 >The Tuesday afternoon Training Session at the Hurricane Conference
 >focused on Amateur Radio's role in disaster communications, and it
 >gave radio amateurs who experienced Hurricanes Katrina and Rita first
 >hand a chance to discuss their experiences, share their best
 >practices and lessons learned. Thanks to Tom Miller, AC5TM, for
 >organizing and operating the ARRL and Amateur Radio exhibit booth at
 >the conference in cooperation with Citizen Corps.
 >
 >There has been big progress on many fronts in the New Orleans area --
 >especially in the downtown business district, the famous French
 >Quarter and other tourist attractions -- where activities are going
 >"full steam ahead."   Some parts of New Orleans, however, are still
 >struggling, and it may take years for these areas to recover or
 >re-gain what it had been like before Hurricane Katrina. -- Reported
 >by Greg Sarratt, W4OZK, Alabama Section Manager, and Steve Ewald,
 >WV1X.
 >
 >+ Alabama Amateurs Deliver a 1, 2, 3 Training Punch
 >
 >It was a busy month for Alabama amateurs as they supported the March
 >1 State EMA Pandemic Exercise, the March 8 State EMA, Industry and
 >Alabama Homeland Security Mobile Communications Functional Exercise,
 >and the March 14 Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program
 >(CSEPP) Exercise.
 >
 >Amateur radio operators from all over the state found themselves
 >providing Emergency Management communications support for real life
 >exercises. From delivering Pandemic supplies across the state,
 >supporting communications vehicle upgrade test and evaluation, to
 >providing vital communications support for a large-scale mock
 >chemical spill disaster, they did it all. Amateurs gained valuable
 >experience from these exercises.
 >
 >The March exercises were kicked off with an actual disaster on March
 >1: The deadly tornado outbreak that covered most of Alabama killed
 >nine people in Enterprise. Amateur radio played vital roles on this
 >day supporting the exercise and actual emergency communications. For
 >exercise reports and more details, contact Greg Sarratt, W4OZK,
 >Alabama Section Manager <w4ozk at arrl.org>
 >
 >+ 2007 Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications (GAREC)
 >Conference
 >
 >The ARRL Alabama Section and the Huntsville Hamfest Association are
 >proud to announce that the 2007 Global Amateur Radio Emergency
 >Communications (GAREC) Conference will be held in Huntsville,
 >Alabama, on Thursday, August 16, and Friday, August 17, 2007. GAREC
 >will be held in connection with the 2007 ARRL National Convention at
 >the annual Huntsville Hamfest, August 18 and 19 at the Embassy Suites
 >Hotel, 800 Monroe Street, Huntsville, Alabama, Tel: +1-256-539-7373
 >Fax: +1-256-539-7374 Rate: $119. Group/Convention code: HAM. Other
 >hotels are also available.
 >
 >Presentation information contact: Hans Zimmermann, F5VKP/HB9AQS, IARU
 >International Coordinator for Emergency Communications
 ><hb9aqs at arrl.net>
 >
 >Additional and updated information:
 ><http://www.arrl-al.org/GAREC07.htm>
 >
 >+ EmComm Fair in Hillsborough County, Florida, June 2
 >
 >Hillsborough (Florida) ARES/RACES will be sponsoring an EmComm Fair
 >on June 2 from 10 AM to 1 PM at the Hillsborough EOC in Tampa. The
 >goal is to stir interest in the ARES/RACES program on the eve of
 >hurricane season. Special presentations and a panel discussion on the
 >ARES/RACES role in EmComm will be featured. Contact Fred Nassar,
 >KD8AQ, ARES/RACES Officer, Hillsborough County, 813-785-7950
 >
 >+ South Texas Joint Exercise Planned
 >
 >Planning is under way for a joint exercise involving Amateur Radio
 >operators, South Texas Navy-Marine Corps MARS radio operators and a
 >local unit of the Civil Air Patrol. This exercise will involve
 >deploying radio stations at a field location while teaching the CAP
 >cadets how emergency communications is carried out by working
 >side-by-side in the erection of several types of emergency field
 >antennas, putting several stations on the air and operating on both
 >MARS and ham frequencies. Other areas which will be covered are:
 >calculating air time versus battery power, how to properly hook up
 >and use generators, running cables from the antennas to the stations,
 >how to use tuners, logging, passing traffic, how to operate HF
 >radios, "running split-frequency" and basic camping and field
 >procedures. It is hoped that this exercise will bring MARS, Amateur
 >Radio ops and CAP closer together in the event of an emergency
 >requiring joint cooperation in South Texas. -- Bob Hejl, W2IK,
 >NNN0KIS, NNN0GBY2, South Texas NAVY-MARINE CORPS MARS ECOMM
 >
 >+ Rebirth of ARES in Northwest Arkansas Welcomed
 >
 >Washington County, Arkansas continues to rebuild and organize its
 >ARES group. A year-long project to bring three "paper" repeaters back
 >on-line to support local Amateur Radio operators and emergency
 >communications received a huge boost with the return to the air of
 >the 146.70 MHz unit. Operating under the club call sign of Washington
 >County ARES, WC5AR, the 146.70 machine joins the 146.76 machine to
 >provide east and west county full coverage. The repeaters complement
 >a full Amateur Radio station at the county's EOC, which includes a
 >pair of HF and 2-meter/440 MHz radios and seats within the
 >communications room.
 >
 >While the new equipment represents a financial commitment toward
 >bringing hams into the EOC loop, a welcoming attitude toward the ARES
 >members and new training for operators is making the difference in
 >participation. District L DEC Bill Smith, K1ARK, recently conducted
 >the first quarterly training at the Washington County EOC. Smith
 >presented the group with a new training ladder, which serves as a
 >guideline for new and established hams to advance their skills for
 >emergency communications. The training levels incorporate local
 >training, NIMS, ARRL emcomm certification courses and advanced FEMA
 >courses. The level system provides a framework endorsed by the local
 >served agencies - starting with Washington County's Department of
 >Emergency Management and its director John Luther, W5LED, and
 >Washington County EC and communications officer Larry Rankin, WX5AR.
 >NIMS training, specifically IC 100, 200, 700 and 800, are required
 >early in the system along with ARRL EC Level 1 and other emergency
 >communications courses. Coming out of a highly successful 2006 Field
 >Day and SET, the Washington County ARES plans a 24-hour operation run
 >for WC5AR in the upcoming 2007 Field Day. The result is increasing
 >membership for ARES in the county, and a spillover effect with served
 >agencies both within Washington County and neighboring counties. --
 >Dr. Bill Smith, K1ARK, District L DEC, Washington County
 >
 >+ South Dakota Multi-County Multi-Agency Drill
 >
 >On May 5, the Hughes/Stanley county (South Dakota) Emergency
 >Management hosted a multi county-multi agency drill aimed at testing
 >emergency preparedness while concentrating on communications. At 5:45
 >AM, the weather spotters (from the Pierre Amateur Radio Club) were
 >called out by Jim Zahradnicek, KD0S, to begin the scenario of a
 >tornadic thunderstorm approaching the area. At 6:20 AM, a spotter
 >reported a tornado on the ground near the Spring Creek-Cow Creek area
 >and reported damage as well as fires and injuries. This started the
 >other agencies' participation in the drill. Operators set up a
 >command post and established a communications system. As fire,
 >police, and other rescue services commenced operations, the hams
 >released command to the Sully County Sheriff at 8:00 AM.
 >
 >Amateurs were placed with each of the agencies to help with
 >communications back to Incident Command and the EOC. At 8:50 AM all
 >commercial radio communications went down and Amateur Radio was used
 >for communications between SAR teams as well as for traffic back to
 >the EOC where hams relayed requests for equipment and supplies to
 >officials. They also served as a liaison with St. Mary's hospital,
 >relaying victim counts, medical conditions and their transport
 >status. Amateurs passed 141 pieces of traffic during the drill, used
 >APRS tracking of the hams at the drill as well as the Fire Rescue
 >boat where another ham provided communications.
 >
 >EOC officials were pleased to be able to view the locations of the
 >PARC members and the rescue boat on an aerial view map in near real
 >time. The drill was brought to a close at 11:00 AM when debriefing of
 >all agencies was held and lunch for over 100 disaster exercise
 >players was served by the American Red Cross. -- Jim Zahradnicek,
 >KD0S, Pierre, South Dakota
 >
 >+ Letters: Ham Shack as EOC
 >
 >This month's issues of "Emergency Management" magazine has a great
 >article "The Ideal EOC". It's available to view on-line at:
 >
 ><http://www.emergencymgmt.com/story.php?id=105338&utm_source=em&utm_medium=enews&utm_content=story>

[ Please see http://www.govtech.com/em/118641 ]

 >In many ways, an Amateur Radio "shack" can be considered an EOC. Many
 >lessons about designing your space for effective communications can
 >be inspired by looking at well run EOCs.
 >
 >After Katrina, we took several steps to improve our shack, including
 >creating "Fax Message Forms" based on IC-213 format. Now, next to the
 >fax machine, there is a red folder with a dozen of these forms ready
 >to go. Inside that folder is a list of the state EMA offices, with
 >fax numbers. During the Katrina response, we were often able to send
 >faxes to the Louisiana State Police or the Mississippi EMA office in
 >minutes.
 >
 >We also added battery-powered emergency lighting, installed a headset
 >for the landline telephone, set up extra J-Pole antennas in the attic
 >in order to "harden" our installation against storm damage and stay
 >on the air.
 >
 >We've also recently installed a steel tornado shelter, added to our
 >stockpile of food and water, camping gear, etc. A television set was
 >added with both cable TV connection, and a set of rabbit ears as a
 >backup. Small generators, safely operated outside provide backup for
 >electrical power and large gel cell batteries keep us on the air, and
 >the computer working during short term blackouts.
 >
 >Hams can't afford the GIS (Geographic Information System) software
 >tools that professional emergency managers use, but you can add
 >things like "Gibson Ridge," a very affordable weather radar suite
 >that rivals the tools used by the pros, and Google Earth can be used
 >to help locate streets or addresses during an incident. We've added
 >these software tools and many others to our new shack.
 >
 >As noted in the article, a good scanner/printer/copier is an
 >essential tool for the shack-EOC, as well. Extra batteries, office
 >supplies, etc. is all part of a well rounded emergency communications
 >station.
 >
 >And if you only have one radio, then consider purchasing a second. As
 >my father used to say, "If you don't have a back up, then you don't
 >have a plan". -- Les Rayburn, N1LF
 >
 >+ Letters: RVs as Assets, or Liabilities?
 >
 >Based on reports I've heard from Amateur Radio operators who were
 >dispatched to the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina, I think the
 >suggestion that RVs be used as ARES assets [last issue] poses some
 >problems.
 >
 >Rolling into a disaster area with an RV may be inappropriate. If you
 >have responders on the scene who are sleeping on cots and eating
 >MREs, the appearance of a palatial RV on the scene will make some
 >wonder why the guy with the RV thinks he's better than everybody
 >else. RVs also pose a logistical problem at a disaster scene because
 >they take up a lot of space relative to the number of people they can
 >accommodate. They will also require fuel that may already be in short
 >supply.
 >
 >Hams with RVs should think seriously about whether taking their house
 >with ham station on wheels into a disaster scene serves the disaster
 >recovery or merely serves the ham who owns the RV. -- Bob Burns,
 >W9RXR, Hendricks County, Indiana RACES/SKYWARN
 >
 >+ Letters: Texas EC Commends His SKYWARN Team
 >
 >I have coordinated the SKYWARN program in McCulloch County, Texas,
 >for several years, and have often wondered what would happen if
 >severe weather were to threaten at a time when I was not available to
 >lead. My question was answered in a positive way recently.
 >
 >I was away when the Brady Police Department dispatcher called to tell
 >me that a tornado warning was issued for the County. I gave her the
 >names and phone numbers of SKYWARN contacts, and started for home.
 >
 >Before I had driven a mile, I heard a McCulloch County operator
 >passing weather information with the NWS meteorologists in San
 >Angelo. Others had also activated, following our SKYWARN training
 >protocols. They hardly noticed my absence, and that's the best
 >compliment that I, as their leader, possibly could have received.
 >
 >In short, my hat is off to all of the volunteers in McCulloch County
 >who have attended the SKYWARN training classes, and who are
 >disciplined to carry on vital communications for the safety of the
 >community, even when their leader is away. Thank you for making my
 >job easier. -- Rick Melcer, Assistant Coordinator, McCulloch County
 >Emergency Management, ARES Emergency Coordinator, McCulloch County,
 >Texas
 >
 >+ Letters: Red Cross and ARES at the Local Level
 >
 >It was opined in the last issue that the Red Cross needs to
 >coordinate with local ECs upon arrival at a major disaster scene. The
 >problem is the Red Cross is already there, and when national
 >reinforcements arrive it is too late to start trying to coordinate.
 >Red Cross doctrine is that the Local Chapter staff will be the lead
 >in any disaster; this means the local EC should have already
 >approached the local chapter long before any incident and established
 >a relationship.
 >
 >In our area the local EC assigns an individual ARES member to be
 >stationed at, and as liaison for, each major local served agency.
 >This is so the agency knows who to contact with questions, and who
 >their operator will be long before they are needed. And the operator
 >becomes familiar with the agency's needs and what operating
 >conditions exist so they are better prepared.
 >
 >In my case I am assigned as our local Red Cross liaison. The Red
 >Cross in turn made me their Communications Section Lead and a Red
 >Cross Supervisor. This means that the local Red Cross Chapter not
 >only knows who we are and what we can do, but also that their
 >communications plan directly integrates with the ARES plan. We play a
 >part in their drills and training, and when "the big one" hits we
 >will already know how to work together. National reinforcements who
 >arrive for communications would report directly to me; I then contact
 >our local EC to see where they are needed and what repeater resources
 >they can be assigned if they don't join the current net directly. --
 >Brian Cook, KI4HLW, EmComm Forum, <www.emcommforum.org>,
 ><ki4hlw at gmail.com>
 >
 >+ K1CE For A Final
 >
 >The last issue featured an observation by South Texas SEC Jerry
 >Reimer, KK5CA, about the efforts of the TSA (part of DHS) to get its
 >employees licensed to operate amateur stations placed at key airports
 >along the Gulf coast for emergency communications. Jerry felt this
 >effort may be transcending the Army MARS-TSA agreement
 ><http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2006/07/27/100/?nc=1>. (Jerry was a
 >member of the ARRL National Emergency Response Planning Committee,
 >whose opinions I trust. He is a savvy emcomm guy).
 >
 >Upon publication, I received a phone call from an Army MARS official
 >who explained that the reason behind the effort to get TSA employees
 >licensed is expediency in that they already have security clearances.
 >Once licensed, the employees would then join Army MARS and
 >participate under the terms of the agreement. The official assured me
 >there was no attempt on the part of the TSA to end-run the agreement,
 >nor usurp Amateur Radio for governmental purposes as part of some
 >nefarious plot; rather, that this was simply an effort to gain
 >licensees and new Army MARS members efficiently who already have
 >certain needed security credentials.
 >
 >See you next month! 73, Rick K1CE
 >
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