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

[Dick Flanagan]

title: ARES SEC Monthly Report (FSD-96)

1. Section: Nevada (NV)

2. Month: September

3. Year: 2007

4. Total ARES members: 345 reported

5. Changes since last month: +2

6. Number of active nets: 11

7. Total Sessions: 71

8A. Number of ECs/DECs reporting this month: 7

9A. Number of nets, drills, tests & training sessions: 73

9B. Number of volunteer hours: 970.25

10A. Number of public service events this month: 4

10B. Number of volunteer hours: 365

11A. Number of emergency operations this month: 2

11B. Number of volunteer hours: 206

12A. Total number of ARES/RACES events this month: 80

12B. Total volunteer hours: 1573.25

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: Not Reported

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 (September 2007) September has been a
month of planning for the upcoming SET we plan statewide on Saturday,
October 13. Bob Miller, Washoe County EC has been working with the
Health Department who will be doing a focus on a widespread pandemic,
which is an area of real concern that we have not dealt with before as
an exercise. They tell us that this could be a real situation one day,
and want to prepare for it. That said, many of the hospitals around
the state would like to join in, along with other served agencies.
Hopefully we can pass traffic around the state and show them what we
re made of and how amateur radio can be a real resource in time of
disaster or other such situation.

Our Pacific Division convention Pacificon will take place the
following weekend, October 19-21 at the Marriott Hotel in San Ramon.
Check the web site for information, www.pacificon.org Our Thursday
night ARES/RACES VoIP net picking up steam and good support. It's a
great way for everyone around the state to get to know each other and
share events and planning together. Thanks to all for both helping and
checking in.

Remember that fall leads to winter, so please take time to make
preparations soon and start gearing up.

Finally, thanks also to ASM/Northeast DEC Joe Giraudo, N7JEH for
stepping in as interim SM in K7VC, Dick Flanagan's absence. We wish
Dick the very best in his recuperation following surgery. Reports I
get say that he is doing well, and may be back with us again soon.
Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.

Don Carlson KQ6FM SEC

SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORT: Comments: Southern NV District EC Report -
September 2007 Effort to coordinate and plan for the 2007 Section SET
was underway most of the month. We're planning to involve the Clark
County ECC as well as other EOC's in the District for the exercise.
Howard K3HM and Randy KB7TRI of Tonopah have been busy coordinating
with local hospitals to include their EOC's in the Statewide SET.

North Nye County EC, Dave KE7LC has given Randy KB7TRI the
responsibility of 'acting' EC for the next year while Dave focuses on
other personal commitments.

A Tornado Warning was issued briefly for southern Nye and Clark
Counties. I initiated a SKYWARN net on the ARES/RACES repeaters.
Shortly after calling the net, the NWS cancelled the warning. No
spotter reports were noted over the repeaters.

South Nye Co. EC Report by Jerry KC6ILH - Did a long day the 29th to
support a trail ride of 33.5 miles long. It ran from Crystal to
Pahrump. It was a Pony Express ride to start off an event, which ran
the entire weekend. We also combined our annual SET with it. This was
done because we will be supporting a parade the weekend of 6 Oct when
the SET is supposed to be run. We will also have an HF station to
support the state SET the 13th.

Clark County EC Report by Charlie AA5QJ - Jay Peskin KE7EGO, AEC
Henderson, and Mike Lee WB6RTH, AEC Las Vegas, led a team including
Bill Smith W4HMV, Bob Mathewson K7RJM, and Jim Bilan KC7UXB to
evaluate ham radio communications at Hoover Dam in preparation for a
major exercise at the dam next spring. Mike's comprehensive report set
a new standard for others to follow.

14 members contributed to the safety communications for the Silver
State Classic Challenge open road race from Lund to Hiko on Sept 16.

Glenn Hale KB7REO SO DEC

NORTHEAST DISTRICT REPORT: Comments: Summer open road race and bicycle
events have all been completed and it is time to ready the repeater
fleet for the long cold winter ahead. The Elko Amateur Radio Club put
the finishing touches on the new repeater to be installed in the
Winnemucca area. Additionally, the new Pequop Summit repeater which
covers I-80 well into Utah continues it's flawless operation in it's
first month of service. The Final PA was replaced on the Jackpot
repeater which communicates well into Idaho.

Preparations for the Simulated Emergency Test in October were being
made. This year the scenario will be a Haz-mat incident. Elko will
also tie into the exercises in the Northwest and Southern Districts.

Joe Giraudo N7JEH NE DEC

NORTHWEST DISTRICT REPORT: Comments: Northwestern District - DEC Glenn
Thomas WB6W - The statewide Simulated Emergency test (SET) is coming
up on Saturday, October 13. Many of the hospitals in the state have
chosen to play with Washoe county and their mass vaccination drill.
This has provided an opportunity to introduce Amateur radio into the
emergency plans .

Churchill County - EC Paul Willcoxon KE7CRZ - Once again we had a
quiet month in Churchill County. We have changed the time of our
Sunday evening net to 7:30 P.M. on the Fairview Repeater, 145.35 PL
123.0. We have a new member, Matthew Gull-KX4W, welcome aboard Matt.
We have begun on net training for the ISC-200 course and the training
is going quite well.

I am currently planning to conduct on air HAZMAT training and will be
working on obtaining appropriate training material for the members as
well as a plan for training.Our next monthly meeting is scheduled for
Saturday October 20, 2007, 10 A.M., at the Round Table Pizza
restaurant in Fallon.

Carson City/Douglas County - EC Dick Young KD7JMR - 10 Douglas County
ARES members provided excellent communications for a Lake Tahoe bike
ride. The mountainous terrain provides challenges for amateur radio
(other forms of communication are impossible) but ARES members always
rise to the challenge.

Lyon County - EC Patti Polish KE7JIV - On September 5th and 6th LCARES
provided communications for a ground search being conducted by the
Lyon County Sheriff's Search and Rescue in south Lyon County for Steve
Fossett. On September 19th Dennis Maginot, KE7JIS, and myself were
assisting in the Fossett Search by reviewing emails from volunteers
all over the world at the Operations Center in Minden, Nevada and then
moved to the Nevada Division of Emergency Management EOC in Carson
City, Nevada. On September 20th and 21st Dennis Maginot, KE7JIS, Brian
Freitag, KE7JIO, Rex Geissinger(non LCARES member), KA6SQM, and myself
assisted the search efforts by manning phones, and receiving faxes and
emails. This information was then used to determine if it was a
previously known crash site or information that should be forwarded to
Command for further action. I must say that your communication skills
are more than important when one talks to people from all over the
world as we did.

Dayton Valley Days was held on September 15th and 16th in Dayton
Nevada. LCARES assisted with the parade and throughout the event with
communications.

Washoe County - EC Bob Miller WA6MTY - We continue to organize and
plan the Nevada SET for October 13th in conjunction with the Health
Department exercise. Anyone that has not heard about the event and
would like to participate, contact me at WA6MTY at gbis.com The D-Star
team continues to prepare the Health Department POD radio systems.
Andy KD7ZEV and Steve KE7HLS got the ARES packet system setup to
operate with D-Star radios.

Doug KA7FOO organized the communications for the Tahoe Sierra Century
Bike ride fund raiser for the North Tahoe Middle and High School Music
Departments. Thanks to Andy KD7ZEV, Bob WA6MTY, Frank KE7AJO, Fred
WA6GOG, Harold WA1RAT, Jim WA6OOU, Darrell W6ADZ, Adrian KD7ZEM,
Patrick KC7ORU, Dan KE7HLR, Richard N7TGB, Joe WA6RKN, Ed KB7ZBN for
pulling off the event. No thanks to Mother Nature dumping snow on the
highest elevations of the course, the event went successfully yet
short.

Glenn Thomas WB6W NW DEC

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