ARES

ENY ARES - Your Input Is Requested!

(Ken Gross N2OBY - ENY SEC)

While working on a schedule of topics for future sessions of the ENY Emergency Services Net and local ARES training, I thought I'd ask you - the people who make ARES work - what YOU'D like to see covered.  Is there something new you'd like to learn about, such as IMCS/NIMS, or the use of digital modes and/or Amateur Television in emergency communications?  Maybe something you've covered in the past and would like a refresher on?  Click here to send me your thoughts and ideas.

Thanks and 73,

Ken N2OBY

SEC - ENY Section

Orange County ARES/RACES Mobile Command Center Drill - 1/7/08 - 1/8/08

(Steve Fleckenstein N2UBP - Orange County EC)

OC ARES/RACES participated in a "stress test" drill of the new Emergency Services Mobile Command Center working with OC Emergency Services, OC EMS, Sheriff's Dept, and OC Information Technology Dept. The first day was a 16 hour full load test, running all gear at once from the on board 20kw Onan generator with broadband satellite Internet service. The second day added more support vehicles from other county departments. Winlink was used to send and receive e-mail, defaulting to using the onboard satellite Internet connection with fall back to local Winlink 9600 and 1200 baud packet channels. ARES/RACES members Steve Bogart(N2UZV) and Jim Schug (W2JTS) performed voice and digital comm checks between the MCC and ARES/RACES base and mobile units in the field.

Steve Fleckenstein
N2UBP

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