[Troop139] Hurricane Sandy Planning - 20121027

Mon Oct 29 00:57:29 EDT 2012

Hi Folks!

Boy Scout Troop 139/Venture Crew 7373 is ready to set up an initial shelter
operation when Bergen County OEM requests CERT support.

That is likely to be sometime during the morning/midday on Monday.

Please maintain contact for support and service requirements as they evolve
and be ready to go when and if the call comes.  Do not self-deploy.

Here is the CERT planning profile reviewed with Det. Petry and subject to
change.

It covers two operational periods starting in the daytime on Monday until
9:00 AM Tuesday, at which point, others will need to be deployed as Boy
Scout Troop 139/Venture Crew 7373 and supporting elements may need to stand
down and be relieved.  

Please use this as a starting point for common references and suggest and/or
make changes as appropriate.

Support for these two periods and beyond are assumed to be as follows:

Overwatch Logistics & Planning 

Det. Petry, BCOEM - CERT Command

Ron Bosco, WB2GAI - RACES Coordinator

Karl Frank, W2KBF - Offsite Support Radio Operator

George Sabbi, KC2GLG - SKYWARN Situational Awareness

Gordon Beattie, W2TTT - CERT Shelter Initial Team Lead 

????               - CERT Team Lead

????               - CART Team Lead

????               - American Red Cross Shelter Manager

Initial Operational Period (TENTATIVE)

Daytime on Monday to no later than 9:00 PM

            To be adjusted based on travel safety windows.

Operations Staff

Nancy Beattie, N2FWI

Jeremy Beattie, KC2VBS

Eisen Villaluna, KC2WJA

Sam Maldonado

Dino Landaverde 

Need another adult/18+Venturer and other Scout(s)/Venturers

Other CERT/CART/ARC personnel as dictated by client base

Objectives: (TENTATIVE)

1.	Assist Red Cross (ARC) and other CERT in setting up family shelter
including check-in, food, hygiene, etc.
2.	Assist CART personnel in setting up Pet shelter including check-in,
food, hygiene, etc.
3.	Assist with volunteer and professional staff accountability tracking
as required.
4.	Assist in establishing working relationship with assigned Bergen
County PD officers/local PD officers on site, security personnel and site
staff with the ARC, CERT and CART personnel.
5.	Establish on-site situational awareness post and status on-site and
off-site as needed.
6.	Provide internal and external communications as needed.
7.	Status Det. Petry and others as directed as the situation evolves.

2nd Operational Period

9:00 PM Monday to 9:00 AM Tuesday

To be adjusted based on travel safety windows.

Operations Staff

Gordon Beattie, W2TTT

Gurz Gungil, KD2CKI

Arslan Gungil

Need 1-2 additional adults, 18+Venturers or other Scouts/Venturers with
their adult parent.

Other CERT/CART/ARC personnel as dictated by client base

Objectives: (TENTATIVE)

1.	Assist Red Cross (ARC) and other CERT in setting up family shelter
including check-in, food, hygiene, etc.
2.	Assist CART personnel in setting up Pet shelter including check-in,
food, hygiene, etc.
3.	Assist with volunteer and professional staff accountability tracking
as required.
4.	Assist in establishing working relationship with assigned Bergen
County PD officers/local PD officers on site, security personnel and site
staff with the ARC, CERT and CART personnel.
5.	Maintain on-site situational awareness post and status on-site and
off-site as needed.
6.	Provide internal and external communications as needed.
7.	Status Det. Petry and others as directed as the situation evolves.

Thanks & 73,

Gordon Beattie, W2TTT

201.314.6964

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From: J.Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT [mailto:w2ttt at att.net] 
Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2012 1:47 AM
To: 'troop139 at mailman.qth.net'
Cc: 'Det. Gidget Petry'; 'WB2GAI at aol.com'; 'W2KBF at Winlink.org';
'w2ip at earthlink.net'; 'J.Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT'; 'ns2k at arrl.net';
'Bruce WG2Y'; 'Tony'; 'Joyce Birmingham'; 'george at sabbi-us.com'; 'george h'
Subject: Hurricane Sandy Planning - 20121027

Hi Folks!

There are plans to open shelters here in Bergen County if the situation
dictates.  The key shelter location is Bergen Community College, but other
sites may be opened as well.

The target timeframe would be starting on Monday and I will let you know if
we are being requested to assist with setting up and staffing the shelter.
Please let me know if you are going to be available on Monday or Tuesday
during the day or at night, especially overnight.  

CERT-trained personnel are key, but with supervision, others may be helpful
as well. 

Obviously, if you have an Amateur Radio license, then you are going to be
needed as well to facilitate communications around the various shelter areas
and also to and from the shelter with outside locations.  

In the meantime, please follow up on making sure that your family is
prepared and reach out to other members of the Troop if you have a need.

Don't wait until a crisis emerges.  My previous email is below in case you
need to review it.

Yours in Scouting!
Thanks & 73,

Gordon Beattie, W2TTT

201.314.6964

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From: J.Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT [mailto:w2ttt at att.net] 
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2012 6:30 AM
To: 'troop139 at mailman.qth.net'
Cc: 'Joyce Birmingham'; 'george at sabbi-us.com'; 'Det. Gidget Petry';
'WB2GAI at aol.com'; 'Gene WO2W'; 'W2KBF at Winlink.org'; 'george h';
'n2cyy at yahoo.com'; 'Bruce WG2Y'; 'ns2k at arrl.net'; 'aj4wd at arrl.net'; 'Tony'
Subject: Hurricane Sandy

Hi Folks!

We are expecting high winds and about six inches of rainfall during the
Monday evening/Tuesday period.  Flooding in our areas usually starts at
about 4-5 inches.

The Tappan-Oradell Reservoir is going to be partially drained in advance of
the storm, which will raise water levels, especially at high tides on the
Hackensack River.  Last time this was done, we had flooding in New Milford
that cut power and also impacted some cellular services in the corridor
between Old Hook Rd. and New Bridge Landing.  

Just a few quick points:

1.	Prepare yourself and your family for possible power loss, wind
damage and flooding during the next few days.  
2.	If you need assistance REACH OUT and call, text, email or WALK to a
neighbor or to another member of the Troop family to get it.
3.	Among the Troop member families we have tools, generators, pumps,
vehicles and expertise to help people who need it.

NONE of this is possible without using your God-given gifts to prepare
yourself and your family.

*	Have water, food, batteries for key devices such as lighting, radio
and communications and other necessities at the ready.  
*	Charge up your tools as well as your phones and entertainment
devices.  
*	Make sure that your gas grill has propane
*	Make sure that you have the means to care for all your pets.  
*	Make sure that your medications are at hand and that you have an
adequate supply.  
*	Check on elderly neighbors to make sure that they are prepared.

God bless!

Yours in Scouting!

Thanks & 73,

Gordon Beattie, W2TTT

201.314.6964