[K3PZN-List] County Emergency Preparedness Exercise this Saturday evening

[Keith Krichinsky]

Excellently prepared e-mail posting....Another reason you are a good P.I.O.!

Keith

On 3/28/06, n3sb at qis.net <n3sb at qis.net> wrote:
>
> Greetings Friends;
>
> REMINDER: The county's emergency preparedness exercise is being held this
> Saturday evening, starting around 6:00 PM. If you have a scanner, there will be
> TONS of interesting things to hear, as local Police, Fire, Ambulance, and other
> services are going to be VERY BUSY! If it's anything like last year's exercise,
> there will also be newspaper and television coverage. The county has been
> planning this exercise for months. This is a major event, and it WILL have
> surprises.
>
> What's REALLY neat is that the county NEEDS US to participate! This is our
> opportunity to show the community how we can provide a valuable service, and
> why we deserve to have millions of dollars worth of spectrum space and those
> big antennas in our back yards.
>
> I expect that EVERY CLUB MEMBER will at least CHECK INTO THE NET, so that we can
> show the county how many hams can be available when disaster strikes.
>
> If you've never been involved in ARES, or helped out with a public service
> event, then this is an excellent time to listen and start learning. Activities
> will be concentrated on the 145.410 and 147.285 repeaters. If you would like to
> be more involved, then don't hesitate to volunteer. Last year, one of the crew
> supporting the Carroll Hospital Center wasn't even a ham, but she was given an
> FRS radio, and provided an essential communications link between the hospital's
> incident command center, and where our voice and packet stations were located.
>
> If you have worked a couple public service events before, or have experience
> with passing NTS traffic, then please make plans to participate! Its estimated
> that at least 20 hams will be needed for this exercise. Federal, State, and
> local officials will be watching and listening closely, and our performance is
> going to be evaluated.
>
> The county has provided us several very nice repeater locations, a great place
> to have our meetings and to set up a club station, and a variety of equipment
> over the past years. They did this for us so that we can provide backup
> communications services when the worst happens. This Saturday will provide us
> an opportunity to show the county that we're worth our keep.
>
> 73; Steve, N3SB
>
>
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Keith Krichinsky