West Virginia
Amateur Radio Emergency Service
Simulated Emergency Test
October 6, 2001
Scenario:
It is Winter 2001, and a 100-year ICE STORM has hit WV over night.
ALL Interstate traffic has been halted by The Governor, and ALL electric service to 75% of the state is out since midnight. The temperature has fallen to 19 degrees F. Travelers are stranded, shelters are needed in every county. Amateurs participating need battery or generator power. Repeater contacts need to be conducted on emergency powered (capable) systems, and HF communications need to be likewise. Remember to identify all simulated messages as "TEST" or "DRILL" , as the public can and does monitor our communications. In light of recent National events, I cannot stress this enough.
The WV EOC will be staffed from 12 NOON until approx 3PM on the 6th. Contacts to the EOC can be made on the HAMTALK Repeater System, 3865 KHz, 7235 KHz, which ever is appropriate. The new WV OES Director (Col. Steve Kappa) is very interested in seeing what Hams can do, and what kind of coverage we can demonstrate.
EC's do NOT have to participate in the Statewide drill, but are encouraged to have a S.E.T. within the month of October, and submit a report to ARRL.
Forms can be obtained here: http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/forms/#ec_set
Mail the forms to the ARRL directly.
EC's and DEC's please send me NTS traffic or email to confirm your participation.
73,
Mac W8XF WV-SEC
last update:09/27/01
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Appointment |
Name |
Call sign |
|
---|---|---|---|
Section Manager
as of Oct 1, 2001 |
Hal Turley | KC8FS | [email protected] |
Section Emergency Coordinator | Mac McMillian | W8XF | [email protected] |
Assistant SEC/SKYWARN | Bob Adams | N9DMK | [email protected] |
Assistant SEC/DAREN | Ken Harris | WA8LLM | |
Assistant SEC/North | Pepper Broad | KA8ZOO |