[KYHAM] MARS EXERCISE HEARTLAND RESPONSE-04

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DE AAA4KY NR 79
R 211200Z MAR 04
FM SMDKY/AAA4KY KY
TO EAMC/AAA9E AZ
INFO AAA4KY KY
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MARS EXERCISE HOMELAND RESPONSE-04
SUBJECT: EEI REPORT UPDATE NR 1
1. REF: ROLLING THUNDER/KY
A. AFTERSHOCKS OF 6.6 AT CARIO (IL), AND 7.1 AT BARDWELL (KY) OCCURED ABOUT 
15 MINUTES AFTER THE MAIN QUAKE (7.6) AT WICKLIFFE (KY).
B.   Hospitals, Clinics and Nursing Homes in the area, especially those of 
older construction, sustained moderate to severe damage.  Many schools, which 
would normally be used as shelters were heavily damaged.  It is anticipated that 
shelter capacity will be inadequate to accommodate those made homeless.  
Patient evacuation is expected from damaged hospitals.
C. Barge and river traffic along the Ohio, Tennessee and upper Mississippi 
Rivers have been disrupted by the earthquake due to damage to the intricate and 
delicate lock and dam infrastructures located on these river systems.  These 
conditions have adversely affected the coal barge traffic along these 
waterways, especially the re-supply of fuel to coal-fired electric utilities located 
along these rivers.
     The Illinois Central Railroad, which moves coal from Illinois mines to 
utilities in Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky, has also been damaged.  Coal 
destined for Kentucky has been stopped as the Illinois Central mainline has been 
damaged in extreme western Kentucky.  Railroads in SE MO, Western KY and West TN 
were severely damaged thus halting shipments by rail in the region.
 D. Especially hard hit was Wickliffe, Hickman, Bardwell, Paducah and 
Henderson, KY.  Louisville, and Owensboro  suffered major damage to their older 
un-reinforced masonry structures; to include schools, hospitals, and multi-story 
masonry buildings. 
E. Early estimates are that nearly 1.9 million households are totally without 
electric power within the region.  In addition, the loss of electric power in 
the region has caused a cascading blackout along the entire East Coast.  
Within the New Madrid Seismic Zone, electric power generating facilities have been 
severely damaged.  Hundreds of 345-KV and 500- KV transmission towers and 
lines and thousands of 230- KV distribution poles and lines are down. As a result 
of the downed power lines, numerous fires have resulted.  In addition, 
numerous fires have been caused by ruptures to oil and natural gas pipelines. Also, 
several refineries are on fire. 
F. Telephone cell towers and switching facilities within portions of the New 
Madrid Seismic Zone experienced varying degrees of disruption and failure.  
Major damage occurred to both above ground and underground telephone cabling.  
State emergency management officials in Frankfort (KY) were unable to establish 
telephone contact with Emergency Management Officials in Paducah (KY). 
Landlines/cellphones west of Greenville, appear to be totally out, and from 
Greenville east to E'town (Elizabethtown) are intermitten. East of E'town seems to be 
OK. 
G. AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS, AND KYEM 211200Z MAR 04
H. KYEM/KYNG CONVOYS, INCLUDING MARS/ARES COMMUNICATIONS PERSONNELL,  ARE 
PACKING AT THIS TIME AND SHOULD BE LEAVING BOONE CENTER SOON. 
MARS EXERCISE HOMELAND RESPONSE-04
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BARRY JACKSON, AAA4KY/AAR4BZ/WB4N
STATE DIRECTOR, KENTUCKY ARMY MARS 
BLUEGRASS EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS TEAM 
NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, SHARES 
AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE 
KENTUCKY ARES 13th DISTRICT ARES FAYETTE CO. ARES 
AAR4BZ@AOL.COM WB4N@ARRL.NET 
CELLPHONE: 859-227-0137
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