[MDC-EC] January 2913 FSD-96 Report

[Jim Montgomery]

Monthly Section Emergency Coordinator Report to ARRL Headquarters
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ARRL Section: Maryland-DC               Month:   January         Year: 2013 ___________________________________________________________________
AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE
Total number of ARES members: 635
Change since last month: +2
Number of DECs/ECs reporting this month: 6
Number of ARES nets active: 16
Number with NTS liaison: 5
Calls of DECs/ECs reporting: AJ3X, K3TVM, K3UEZ, N3SEO, N3SB, WB3KAS.
Number of drills, tests and training sessions this month: 23       Person hours:  212
Number of public service events this month: 0                             Person hours:  0
Number of emergency operations this month: 0                          Person hours:   0
Total number of ARES operations this month: 23
Total Person hours: 212

Comments:
 
ALLE County K3UEZ:

Submitted data does not reflect unreported data from Winlink hospital drill on Jan 5, 2013 at Cumberland's Western Maryland Regional Medical Center.
 
BACO County AJ4X:

We are pleased to announce the release of Baltimore County Auxiliary Communications Service’s redesigned website, http://bacoacs.info. Our objective during the redesign was to build a user-friendly and simple to navigate site, designed with a fresh new look, and updated with the latest information about the Baltimore County Auxiliary Communications Service. The site, with its low hierarchical structure and quick links to internal and external pages, will allow users to quickly find the information they need including, extended information about emergency communications, preparedness and training opportunities.

BaCo ACS informational and training nets are held weekly on Wednesdays at 1930 hours on the K3HT repeater, 145.330 and at 20:30 hours on the W3DHS D-Star repeater, 145.140
 
 
CARR County N3SB:


Our weekly ARES net is held on Tuesdays at 8:30 PM on 145.410 MHz.
 

KENT County K3TVM:

Kent County ARES members participated in four nets held on Tuesday nights at 
1930 on 147.375/147/975.  

PRGE County WB3KAS:
 
PRGE ARES Web Page: http://www.pgares.org
http://www.pgares.org
PRGE ARES Internet Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PG-AresRaces/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PG-AresRaces/
Nets: Held four regularly scheduled training VHF nets on 146.61MHz on Tuesdays 
at 1930L. The monthly HF Hospital Net is held the Wednesday following the third 
Monday of the month on 3820KHz at 1930L.
Meetings: Monthly meeting held the 3rd Monday of the month at the Fire Services 
Building, 6820 Webster St, Landover Hills, MD at 1930. Eyeball QSOs at 1900.

January 5: This Quarterly Hospital Drill was like no other attempted by the Prince George’s County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES®).  Thirty eight radio operators from four Maryland Counties, Allegany, Calvert, Charles and Prince George’s County joined together showing strong team support in making it a grand success.  A tornado event caused communications outages and a mass evacuation into the neighboring hospitals for medial care.  Prince George’s County ARES® Emergency Coordinator was called to assist is sending radio email traffic from the County Health Dept to the State for resupply of medical supplies. Additional assistance was required to track the delivery ‘truck’  from the ‘warehouse’ to it’s final destination.  Charles County Amateur Radio Club provided a driver for tracking.  Tracking responsibility was successfully accomplished  by Allegany County ARES® and rendevous for pick up was the task of Calvert County ARES®.  From the call for help to the delivery of the resupply medications. . .it was a complete mission success.
  
January 14:  PRGE ARES® was invited to attend the National Capital Region Evacuation Exercise held in Crystal City, VA.  The table top exercise reviewed the effectiveness of individual Health Care facility evacuation procedures.  Guest speakers were from New York’s  Long Beach Community discussing Hurricane Sandy Lessons Learned.  They spoke very highly of how Amateur Radio played a vital role for their evacuation communications.  As a result, five hospital staff personnel are now licensed Amateur Radio operators.

January 21:  PRGE ARES was put on standby rotational shifts at the County EOC to support the 2013 Presidential Inauguration.

January 31: MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center is in the final stages of acquiring recommended RMS Packet Node equipment for installation in their hospital.


Signature: Jim Montgomery
Call sign: WB3KAS
Maryland-DC SEC
Email: wb3kas at aol.com
Please send to ARRL HQ, 225 Main St., Newington, CT 06111 FSD-96 (1-04)


PRGE ARES Internet Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PG-AresRaces/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PG-AresRaces/
Nets: Held four regularly scheduled training VHF nets on 146.61MHz on Tuesdays 
at 1930L. The monthly HF Hospital Net is held the Wednesday following the third 
Monday of the month on 3820KHz at 1930L.
Meetings: Monthly meeting held the 3rd Monday of the month at the Fire Services 
Building, 6820 Webster St, Landover Hills, MD at 1930. Eyeball QSOs at 1900.

January 5: This Quarterly Hospital Drill was like no other attempted by the Prince George’s County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES®).  Thirty eight radio operators from four Maryland Counties, Allegany, Calvert, Charles and Prince George’s County joined together showing strong team support in making it a grand success.  A tornado event caused communications outages and a mass evacuation into the neighboring hospitals for medial care.  Prince George’s County ARES® Emergency Coordinator was called to assist is sending radio email traffic from the County Health Dept to the State for resupply of medical supplies. Additional assistance was required to track the delivery ‘truck’  from the ‘warehouse’ to it’s final destination.  Charles County Amateur Radio Club provided a driver for tracking.  Tracking responsibility was successfully accomplished  by Allegany County ARES® and rendevous for pick up was the task of Calvert County ARES®.  From the call for help to the delivery of the resupply medications. . .it was a complete mission success.
  
January 14:  PRGE ARES® was invited to attend the National Capital Region Evacuation Exercise held in Crystal City, VA.  The table top exercise reviewed the effectiveness of individual Health Care facility evacuation procedures.  Guest speakers were from New York’s  Long Beach Community discussing Hurricane Sandy Lessons Learned.  They spoke very highly of how Amateur Radio played a vital role for their evacuation communications.  As a result, five hospital staff personnel are now licensed Amateur Radio operators.

January 21:  PRGE ARES was put on standby rotational shifts at the County EOC to support the 2013 Presidential Inauguration.

January 31: MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center is in the final stages of acquiring recommended RMS Packet Node equipment for installation in their hospital.


Signature: Jim Montgomery
Call sign: WB3KAS
Maryland-DC SEC
Email: wb3kas at aol.com
Please send to ARRL HQ, 225 Main St., Newington, CT 06111 FSD-96 (1-04)