From the Section Emergency Coordinator - Week 47

Ohio SEC Notes & Stuff - Week 47 - 2013
For public distribution.  Please forward as appropriate.
These notes will also be available on the ARES page at www.arrl-ohio.org

Ohio Digital Emergency Net (OHDEN)  Tues at 8PM. 3585 kHz and 7072 kHz  USB.
Ohio HF Net by W8SGT.  Tues at 7PM on 3875 kHz and 7240 kHz LSB.
Preparedness Leads to Readiness

There were no Ohio SEC Notes & Stuff last week.  I took a week off following the All Ohio ARES Conference.

My thoughts and prayers go out to those who suffered loss and tragedy from the storm and tornado outbreak last weekend.  This one hit close to home, ladies and gentlemen.

Many thanks to the Western Reserve Amateur Radio Club for having me as their guest speaker earlier this week.  I had a good dinner and enjoyed the friendly atmosphere.  I provided a short briefing on the All Ohio ARES Conference and gave an insight into ARES Training Camp next year.

Ohio Section ARES Leadership Meeting will be held on Saturday, March 15th, 2014 from 10AM to 3PM at the State of Ohio Emergency Operations Center in Columbus.  This meeting is for all those who hold an ARES appointment.  Please make every effort to attend as every county and district should be represented.

Plans are underway for ARES Training Camp in September 2014 at Camp Falling Rock in Newark, Ohio.  Attached is a what I had in mind for what training could be offered.  This is not etched in stone.  If you have something you'd like to teach or train volunteers, please contact me at w8dec@arrl.net.  I am in the midst of creating a list of staff positions that will need to be filled.  I will publish it as soon as it's completed.

I received this from K2BSA...Early numbers are in for JOTA 2013. We received 272 station reports, up 33% from 2012. However, Scout participation was recorded at just under 14,000. This is a great number but down 25% from last year. More work ahead in assessing the reasons behind the numbers, downloading all the photos, and reviewing station reports and suggestions for next year. The final report should be out in early December along with the filing of the USA report with the World Scout Bureau. Stay tuned!

Tusco ARC hamfest is coming up January 27th in Strasburg, Ohio.  Check out http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/tusco-arc-hamfest-2 for details.

TRAINING.  IS-100 Unit 6 covers six basic types of incident facilities.  These facilities are established by the incident commander depending on the requirements and complexity of the incident or event.  You find this information by clicking on this LINK.

1.  Incident Command Post

2.  Staging Area

3.  Base

4.  Camp

5.  Helibase

6.  Helispot

But today, I am going to focus about Base and Camp.

 

Base - Location where primary logistics and administration functions are coordinated and administered.  There is only one Base per incident and it's designated by the incident name.  May be collocated with the Incident Command Post.  It is established and managed by the Logistics Section.

Camp - Where resources may be kept to support incident operations if a Base is not accessible to all resources.  Multiple Camps may be used but not all incidents have Camps.  Camps are temporary locations within the general incident area that are equipped and staffed to provide food, water, sleeping areas, and sanitary services.  They are designated by geographic location or number.

That is all for this week.  Next week will be my Thanksgiving edition of my Ohio SEC Notes & Stuff.  I will be also adding a recruiting & retention message from Assistant SEC Mark KB8YMN.  Thanks for all you do for amateur radio.  Have a nice weekend. 

 

73 de Matt W8DEC