[MilCom] NDSM Activation

Tue Aug 30 22:44:33 EDT 2005

Yea, looks like a pretty big deal.

I haven't heard too much interesting stuff on HF.  My station isn't that
great here.  I have a better station with beam pointed south at my school
which I have been monitoring 14.325 and 14.265 during the school day.

The SHARES net has been also pretty active as well as the FEMA NECN net.
Other then that, I haven't heard much.

73,

Justin

Justin Kates
Amateur: KB3JUV Military: AAT3OT
U.S. Army Military Affiliate Radio System
NETCOM/9th Army Signal Command
ARES/SKYWARN
www.kb3juv.com

-----Original Message-----
From: kevin eiler [mailto:kevineiler1982 at comcast.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 9:30 PM
To: Justin Kates/KB3JUV/AAT3OT; 'MilCom'
Subject: Re: [MilCom] NDSM Activation

The White House released a list of the response through Tuesday afternoon by

federal agencies and the American Red Cross:

FEMA
FEMA deployed 23 Disaster Medical Assistance Teams from all across the U.S. 
to staging areas in Alabama, Tennessee, Texas, and Louisiana and is now 
moving them into impacted areas.

Seven Urban Search and Rescue task forces and two Incident Support Teams 
have been deployed and propositioned in Shreveport, La., and Jackson, Miss.,

including teams from Florida, Indiana, Ohio, Maryland, Missouri, Tennessee, 
Texas, and Virginia. Three more Urban Search and Rescue teams are in the 
process of deployment.

FEMA is moving supplies and equipment into the hardest hit areas as quickly 
as possible, especially water, ice, meals, medical supplies, generators, 
tents, and tarps.

U.S. Coast Guard
More than 40 Coast Guard aircraft from units along the entire eastern 
seaboard, with more than 30 small boats, patrol boats, and cutters are 
positioned in staging areas around the impact areas, from Jacksonville, 
Fla., to Houston, now conducting post-hurricane search, rescue and 
humanitarian aid operations, waterway impact assessments and waterway 
reconstitution operations.

Department of Transportation
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) dispatched more than 390 trucks 
that are beginning to deliver millions of meals ready to eat, millions of 
liters of water, tarps, millions of pounds of ice, mobile homes, generators,

containers of disaster supplies, and forklifts to flood damaged areas. DOT 
has helicopters and a plane assisting delivery of essential supplies.

National Guard
The National Guard of the four most heavily impacted states are providing 
support to civil authorities as well as generator, medical and shelter with 
approximately 7,500 troops on State Active Duty. The National Guard is 
augmenting civilian law enforcement capacity; not acting in lieu of it.

Department of Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) State Emergency Boards are 
coordinating agricultural-related responses at the county, state, and 
national levels in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and elsewhere. USDA is 
also coordinating damage assessments to area crops, livestock, and other 
agriculture-related operations. Farmers are encouraged to contact their 
local USDA Service Center for additional information on assistance 
available.

Department of Health and Human Services
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has sent 38 U.S. 
Public Health Service Officers to Jackson, Miss., for deployment. In 
addition, HHS has 217 U.S. Public Health Service Officers on standby for 
deployment to support medical response in Louisiana, Mississippi, and other 
Gulf states.

Department of Defense
The United State Northern Command (NORTHCOM) continues to assist FEMA after 
disaster declarations were issued for Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and 
Mississippi following the devastation caused in parts of each state by 
Hurricane Katrina.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Justin Kates/KB3JUV/AAT3OT" <jtrocks at mchsi.com>
To: "'MilCom'" <milcom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 9:54 PM
Subject: RE: [MilCom] NDSM Activation

>I wouldn't doubt it.  They are activating just about everyone else.
>
> Justin Kates
> Amateur: KB3JUV Military: AAT3OT
> U.S. Army Military Affiliate Radio System
> NETCOM/9th Army Signal Command
> ARES/SKYWARN
> www.kb3juv.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: milcom-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:milcom-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of Ken
> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 8:33 PM
> To: MilCom
> Subject: [MilCom] NDSM Activation
>
> Don't be surprised if you see activation of the National Disaster Medical
> System very shortly...
>
> See http://www.ndms.dhhs.gov/  for information.
>
> K
>
>
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