[Scan-DC] Arlington OEM Deputizes Ham Radio Group to Assist with Emergency Communications

[Alan Henney]

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From: Arlington County News Release [mailto:mcurtius at ARLINGTONVA.US]
Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 4:58 PM
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Subject: Arlington OEM Deputizes Ham Radio Group to Assist with
Emergency Communications


Arlington County has released a new press release:

Arlington OEM Deputizes Ham Radio Group to Assist with Emergency
Communications

Public-private partnership is first-of-kind in Northern Virginia


ARLINGTON, VA — Twenty-five volunteers have graduated from a year-long
course of weekly radio communications exercises and stand ready to
assist Arlington County Government with crisis communications and
response.

The local Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) volunteers
have received th...


To read the full version of this release on the Arlington County
website, go here:
http://www.arlingtonva.us/Departments/Communications/9612.aspx