[NvHam] Nevada ARES SEC Monthly Report (FSD-96)

[Dick Flanagan]

ARES SEC Monthly Report (FSD-96)

1. Section: Nevada (NV)

2. Month: April

3. Year: 2007

4. Total ARES members: 323

5. Changes since last month: +5

6. Number of active nets: 22

7. Total Sessions: 72

8A. Number of ECs/DECs reporting this month: 3 DEC's/8 EC's

9A. Number of nets, drills, tests & training sessions: 35

9B. Number of volunteer hours: 316

10A. Number of public service events this month: 1

10B. Number of volunteer hours: 104

11A. Number of emergency operations this month: 2

11B. Number of volunteer hours: 19.5

12A. Total number of ARES/RACES events this month: 34

12B. Total volunteer hours: 654.5

Northwest District I DEC: Reported

Carson City: Reported

Churchill County: Reported

Douglas County: Reported

Humboldt County: Not Reported

Lyon County: Reported

Mineral County: No EC

Pershing County: No EC

Storey County: Not Reported

Washoe County: Reported

Northeast District II DEC: Reported

Elko County: Reported

Eureka County: No EC

Lander County: No EC

White Pine County: No EC

Southern District III DEC: Reported

Clark County: Reported

Esmeralda County: Not Reported

Lincoln County: Not Reported

North Nye County: Reported

South Nye County: Reported

Comments: SEC's GENERAL REPORT (April 2007) As we finalize and prepare
for ECW 07, things were quite busy in April especially in the
Northwest District. Looking forward to a grand time with some
outstanding speakers and forums this year. Full report on the outcome
in the May SEC report stay tuned!

I had a wonderful visit on 4/28 with the Clark County Folks and others
from the Southern District. Worked with Southern DEC, Glenn Hale,
KB7REO and Kent Johnson, W7AOR on information which is needed to
finalize and complete the updates on the Section Emergency Plan, which
should be done soon. Things have changed so much that we have lots of
updates coming. It will be posted on the NV ARES website once
completed and all will be notified through the DECs.

Gary Hartman KK7LV has resumed his position as PIO for Clark County
and we are happy to have him in this position.

Planning on a visit to DCART group in Douglas County at their May
meeting, and Elko sometime in the not too distant future. Have a great
month! --Don Carlson, KQ6FM - SEC

SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORT: Comments: Southern NV ARES District EC
Report - April 2007 Don Carlson KQ6FM, NV SEC visited Las Vegas this
past month. Kent W7AOR, Don and I discussed section plans for IRLP in
Reno to be dedicated to western reflector channel 8. Final revisions
were made to the NV Section Emergency Plan.

We had pretty good turn out during the NV Section VoIP ARES Net on
Thursday nights. The net provides a platform for exchanging ideas to
improve ARES programs and communications across the State. Dave
Downing KE7LC, North Nye Co., EC completed ARECC Level III training.

Clark County ARES Report by Charlie Kunz AA5QJ, EC ARES/RACES Meeting
held Sat Apr 28. Don Carlson KQ6FM, Section Emergency Coordinator,
briefed on the State RACES Plan and RACES Officer appointments, and
the updates being made to the Section Emergency Plan. Updates were
given by leaders in attendance.

Gary Hartman KK7LV volunteered to fill the vacant Public Information
Officer position. He discussed the success of his 'brainchild', the
ARES/RACES Quarterly Newsletter that he emails to local emergency
personnel. He receives numerous encouraging emails after each issue
and requests to be added to the distribution list.

Dave Blankenburg KD7CMA volunteered to fill the vacant Net Manager
position. He briefed on the National SOS Drill to be conducted May 19
from 1-3 PM by Las Vegas United REACT. Press releases have been sent
out to encourage Las Vegas area residents to check in with REACT using
their FRS radios on channel 1 to demonstrate the value of FRS in a
major emergency and to see what the coverage is throughout the area.

Dan Starr AA7I briefed on the coordinated GMRS network being set up
with a repeater on each of the 8 repeater frequencies, all with a
141.3 PL tone. He also discussed the use of WebEOC for the Baker-Vegas
Law Enforcement Relay, and the ARRL booth at NAB.

Jay Peskin KE7EGO has been appointed AEC for Henderson, replacing Gary
Hartman KK7LV who has accepted the appointment as PIO.

The Red Cross will conduct a full-scale exercise on Sat June 9, and
ARES/RACES will participate.

South Nye County ARES Report by Jerry Fuge, KC6ILH, EC.
Meeting/training, Baker to Vegas Race. Getting set for a dry summer
and bad fire season. Think the entire state is in the same dryness.

NORTHEAST DISTRICT REPORT: Comments: Elko area amateurs started
checking into the Nevada Section IRLP net this month. It was simulcast
on two Elko-area IRLP nodes on 2 meters and 70 cm for increased
accessibility.

HF Section Net participation has increased slightly due to a few newly
upgraded General Class licensees. Propagation is deteriorating as can
be expected due to the onset of summer.

Joe Giraudo met with newly elected Elko County Sheriff Dale Lotspeich.
He stated that in the Incident Command training he recently received,
Amateur Radio was recommended as a resource that should be utilized.
He expressed interest in forming a relationship with the Amateur
community. He stated that the LEPC command bus was to be renovated and
that he was planning on building a command vehicle as well and would
welcome assistance from the Amateur Radio operators in the community.
Report de Joe Giraudo, N7JEH DEC NE.

NORTHWEST DISTRICT REPORT: Comments: Churchill county: EC Paul
Willcoxon KE7CRZ: I have scheduled a meeting with the Emergency
Manager for Churchill County on Friday May 4th. I look forward to this
meeting with him and feel it will be beneficial to all. I will be
contacting the Emergency Manager for The City of Fallon to set up an
emergency communications plan for the city. I also plan to have a
meeting with both Emergency Managers, to develop a combined
communications plan for both city and county.

Training is continuing on a weekly basis. A phone tree call up was
conducted and 9 of 12 members were contacted successfully. We are
currently working on a suitable date for our May meeting. Our
quarterly drill is still in the planning stages. Our newest member is
Gary Fahl, K6GAF, welcome aboard Gary.

Douglas county & Carson City: EC Dick Young KD7JMR: On 09 April, 2
ARES (DCART) operators responded to a call by El Dorado County (CA)
for communications assistance in a SAR effort to locate a downed
aircraft in the Sierra Nevada mountains. A public service event is
scheduled for 23 June, requiring 12-20 ARES operators. This will be a
kick off function for a week of activities planned by the Carson
Valley Visitor Center and Chamber. Event location is Minden-Tahoe
Airport.

Washoe county: EC Bob Miller WA6MTY: I attended the Planning Meeting
for the Incline Evacuation Exercise that will take place on May 11th.
I helped Aaron Kenneston with a tour at the Regional EOC of members of
the Elder College here in Reno. Frank KE7AJO and I attended the 800Mhz
radio training with the County Communications Technician. I met with
Jim Miller N7GNJ of the County Health Department with the selection of
portable emergency communications systems for the Health Department.
Still looking for operators to help out during the evacuation Exercise
on May 11. If you CAN help, please email ke7ajo at gbis.com and
wa6mty at gbis.com.

DEC Glenn Thomas WB6W: I've rewickered the weekly district ARES/RACES
net. The purpose of the net is to add cohesion to the district
ARES/RACES organization and to assist the ECs/ROs in their two main
jobs, recruitment and training. It adds cohesion to the organization
by providing a forum for EC/ROs, AECs and ARES/RACES members
throughout the district to be become acquainted with each other. It
assists in recruitment by providing a place for people who are new to
ARES/RACES to be connected to their local EC/ARES/RACES group. It
assists in training by providing a small amount of training that will
reinforce the training done locally by the ECs and by providing a
forum for ECs to announce events in their area that folks in other
areas might be interested in participating.

14. Signature: Don Carlson - KQ6FM, SEC

15. E-mail: kq6fm at charter.net
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Dick Flanagan K7VC NV SM
k7vc at arrl.org