Hurricane Watch Net Day: 14.325MHz Night: 7.268MHz SATERN (Salvation Army Team Emergency Network) National: 14.265MHz Southern Territory: 7.262MHz Georgia ARES Emergency Plan Primary Voice: 3.975MHz Alternate: 3.982.5MHz, 3.995MHz, 5.330.5MHz, 7.287.5MHz Special modes: 3.583MHz (PSK), 3.549MHz (CW) North Carolina ARES Emergency Plan Primary Voice: 3.923MHz Alternate: 7.232MHz CW: 3.573MHz South Carolina ARES Emergency Plan Primary Voice: 3.990MHz Alternate: 3.993.5MHz, 7.232MHz
Category Archives: Preparedness
DRESS FOR PUBLIC SERVICE SUCCESS
Taken from the ARRL E-Letter for October 19, 2016
Visiting this year’s ARRL New England Convention in Boxboro, Massachusetts, I was delightfully surprised at the level of care most attendees, and in particular exhibitors, speakers and volunteers, exercised in their choice of attire. Snazzy uniform shirts worn by vendors were in abundance. Business attire infused the exhibit hall. It was as if I were attending a professional conference. Continue reading
Tuesday Evening Hurricane Matthew Update
Hurricane Matthew:
5 pm EDT/4 pm CDT Statistics:
Location: 19.8 North Latitude, 74.3 West Longitude or about 30 miles to the south-southwest of the eastern tip of Cuba.
Maximum Winds: 140 mph.
Minimum Central Pressure: 934 Millibars or 27.58 Inches.
Forward Movement: North at a forward speed of 9 mph.
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Hurricane Hermine Deployment Debrief Form
If you participated in the recent activation for Hurricane Hermine, please take a few minutes to complete the following form. This information will be invaluable to as we prepare ClayARES members for future deployments.
BRAVO ZULU to everyone that helped during this event. It’s the incomparable teamwork of ClayARES that made it a resounding success.
The Most Important App You Can Download Today
Release date: August 30, 2016
Release Number: RIV-NR-2016-013
ATLANTA, Ga. — What’s the most important app you have on your phone—the one you can’t live without? Facebook? YouTube? Snapchat? Google Maps? All of them? What makes any of these apps so important to us is they provide content, connection, and capability. Some apps are fun, some are useful, and some help us get things done.
What if there were an app to make you more aware of severe weather, help you prepare for an emergency and ultimately make you, your friends and family more disaster ready? Would you download it? According to a recent surveyby Pew Research, 40 percent of Americans have used their smartphone to look up government services or information.
The FEMA app is free to download on the App Store and Google Play. It’s packed with features that make it useful and informative too, and allows you to:
- Get weather alerts;
- Get safety tips;
- Prepare an emergency kit checklist; and
- Get safety reminders.
Every minute counts when severe weather threatens. Nearly half a million Americans already have the FEMA app. So take a few minutes today, and download the FEMA App for free on the App Store and Google Play.
On any given day, you may just find it to be the most important app on your phone.
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FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.
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August 30, 2016 – 11:20