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SATERN Reports from the field:

Paul Cook N6RPF San Diego area SATERN Coordinator reports that SATERN is
fully called out to assist with communications for a number of canteens
in the San Diego area. He says the situation is busy and intense. They
are overwhelmed with work there. Getting to the area to help right now is
difficult because many highways are closed, and people are discouraged
from using the ones that are open. He states that shelters are open in
the area.=A0 SATERN is running on the primary frequency of 7233.=A0 Many hav=
e
had to evacuate their homes. Some commercial radio stations have had to
go off the air due to the closeness of the fire. He speculates that
people are sheltered who don't even know for sure that they are homeless
and requests prayer.


Tony Stephens, KE6JZF, one of the Coordinators for the SATERN San
Bernadino/Riverside team reports that SATERN personnel have been busy
since yesterday afternoon assisting The Salvation Army with
communications for the Waterman fire in the San Bernadino area.

Tony reports that the following amateurs have been involved:

Tony Stephens KE6JZF - Field Communications/Administration
Steve Harbasuer KC5SCG - Personnel Coordination
Frank Clark KE6NZB - Field Communications
Joe Madas AE6GM - Field Communications
J.C. Barlow KF6LGT - Field Communications
Larry Marino KF6LVE - Field Communications

SATERN has set up on 7233 MHZ to provide communications from SA Vehicles
back to command. They are also using 144.30 simplex.

A Salvation Army canteen has been set up at command, outfitted with
HF/VHF communications and an additional one is roving the fire area in
support of Fire fighters, police, other emergency responders to the fire,
similarly outfitted.

There are fires reportedly in several areas in California. Larry Weaver
N6TW, a Net Control for the 20 meter SATERN net, out of West Hills, CA
near Los Angeles reported a fire 3 miles from his house on today's SATERN
20 meter net. Larry was in the process of evacuating but mentioned that
he would check=A0 in on his portable system at his temporary residence
during the week.