[KYHAM] Ky ARES Section Report for June 2004

[Ron Dodson]

(1) Section: Kentucky
(2) Month: June
(3) Year: 2004
(4) Total ARES members: 1,045
(5) Change since last month: +3
(6) Number of active nets reporting:   17
(7) Total Sessions: 83
(8) Number of EC's/DEC's reporting this month:  19
(9) Number of nets, drills, tests, and training
sessions: 77   Number of Man Hours: 912.5
(10)Number of public service events this month: 1
Number of Man Hours: 20
(11)Number of emergency operations this month: 5
        Number of Man Hours: 55
(12)Total number of ARES/RACES events this month: 83
        Total Man Hours for Month: 987.5

(13) Stations Reporting and Additional Comments:
KY4NU, N4STW, N4ID, W4RCX, N4COT, KA4MAP, K4TXJ, NB4K, KY4UK, 
KE4KWR, KG4HMN, WD8JAW, KA4UHL, AG4TY, KF4EBC, N4MOM, KC4WZO,

COMMENTS:

June did turn out somewhat more sedate than May, however we still 
had our run-ins with severe storms at times.

Area 5:

June 12 - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 445 IN EFFECT UNTIL 
500 PM EDT (4:00 PM CDT/EST) from 12:12 PM EDT for 94 Ky 
Counties. At 12:50 PM EDT, with a seemingly typical thunderstorm 
in progress, no clue was given of the events to come. At 12:55 PM 
EDT, KG4LHQ advised via the 146.625 machine of a tornado on the 
ground on the east side of Hardinsburg, (county seat of 
Breckinridge County, Ky). Tornado was reported headed east along 
US 60 at 25 MPH. Sirens sounded in Breckinridge and Meade Couties 
of Ky as spotters deploywed to observe. Breckinridge County's 
fire department repeater fell silent as the storm moved over the 
tower site leaving fire units to work on sinmplex until a back up 
unit was activated at the county courthouse with much reduced 
range at 4:15 PM. Damage was severe to eight buildings, one 
church and a mobile home in Hardinsburg. Extent of damage to the 
fire service repeater system repaired in 2 days. Several minor 
injuries were reported. No fatalities.  Amateur radio speeded 
warning and relayed info in and out of the area until phone 
service stabilzed and contact was maintained with and info 
relayed to the state EOC (KY4EOC) via the 146.700 repeater KY4KY 
at Brooks, Ky.

Organization: Wide Area Repeaters Net (WARN)
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Area 7 EC Dick Wyatt, KY4UK of Pendleton County reports the 
following: June 19, 2004, A live field exercise on the School 
Response Plan involving all Pendleton County Fire, EMS and 
Police Departments. Also involving The Pendleton County School 
System, Pendleton County Emergency Management, UC Air Care, CATS 
Aeromed and the Red Cross.
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Area 13 -KD4PWL reports several area amateurs worked the American 
Diabetes Association - Walk for the Cure 2004. 12 Amateur radio 
operators provided health/safety communications for the event, 
which was a "walk-a-thon."  Considering the hot and humid 
conditions, and the fact that many walkers were diabetic, we were 
fortunate to not be needed.  We had to watch a few of the 
walkers, but everyone completed the course in good condition.

June 17 saw a regional exercises of the Metropolitan Medical 
Response System (MMRS) in the Lexington area.  Amateurs' role in 
the exercise was to provide communications between EOCs,
hospitals and the local airport as medical transport flights 
arrived from another city after a terrorist attack.
Provided communications from the tarmac to the hospitals 
concerning patients, and destinations.  Also provided 
communications between hospitals, and EOCs.


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14)Signed by: Ron Dodson Call Sign: KA4MAP
Ky ARES Section Emergency Coordinator