Friday, January 13, 2017

December Section Emergency Coordinator's Report


DECEMBER

ARRL Ohio Section - FSD-96
Month: December
Year: 2016
Total Number of ARES Members: 1548
Change since last month: 2
Number of DEC's / EC's reporting this month: 8
Number of ARES Nets active: 470
Number of Nets active with NTS Liaisons: varies
Call-signs of DEC's / EC's reporting: WD8PNZ W8UY KC8WHK WF8B AI8P KB8STK N8SUZ N8AUC
Number of drills, tests and training sessions this month: 66
Person Hours: 672.25
Number of Public Service Events this month: 50
Person Hours: 656.75
Number of Emergency Operations this month: 0
Person Hours: 0
Total number of ARES/RACES Events this month: 586
Total Person Hours: 2785.9
Comments:
Submitted by and call-sign: Stan Broadway N8BHL
Email: broadways@standi.com
Files to upload?: 

Official Emergency Station Report

Name
Call
County
District
PS Hours
EM Hours
Hours Net Participation
Scott
N8SY
Richland
6
10
0
50
Mark
KB8YMN
Franklin
7
0
0
4
Bob
W8RWR
Franklin
7
0
0
1.5
David
NF8O
Medina
10
8.75
8.75
15.75
Tony
KC8UR
Knox
7
2
2
12
Matt
KD8TTE
Franklin
7
47
0
45
Alan
N7CEU
Pickaway
7
0
2
4

ARES Ohio report for December, 2016
Actual year-end numbers:
Training: 1565  Training hours: 19529
Public service: 1133  Public service hours: 18202
Emergency: 1666  Emergency hours:  1922

December reports:
District 1
 The Northwest Ohio Traffic and Training Net had 148 Check ins, passed 112 pieces of traffic in 350 minutes in 31 sessions in the month of December.

District 2

District 3
No comments

District 4
Hamilton County: EOC support hours for Trump Victory Tour. Some planning hours for Section Simplex Exercise and other exercises planned for 2017. No ARES meeting due to holidays.
from the DEC: Winding up another year in our very heterogeneous district. Santa brought me a cheap DMR HT so I've been listening to "3139" to see what's happening around the section.

District 5
Columbia County Gary Amato, KB8HTU As of midnight tonight 3 Jan 2017 I resign as EC of Columbiana county.
Stark County, Terry Russ, N8ATZ Stark County ARES completed 5 public service nets for the month of December that totaled 117 check-ins. There were no public service activities or events during the month. Six ARES registration applications were received from the Canton ARC that are being processed. During the month our ARES membership roster will be reviewed to add new registrations and drop expired members. Plans are already underway to schedule 2017 Skywarn Spotter training in March and our county EMA office has indicated that they will sponsor both ICS and Ohio MARCS System training for all amateurs interested in upgrading their training skills. This should take place in February.

District 6
(No comments)

District 7
LICKING COUNTY--- Hope everyone had a great Christmas and a Happy New Year. I wish everyone the very best in 2017! We are looking forward to a great 2017 in Licking Co. A special “Thank you” to Sean Grady & John Weiber of the Licking Co. EMA for the special invitation to the EMAO Conference and to Weldon K8NQ for covering Bret KD8SCL in his absence at the conference. The Amateur Radio 101 presentation was well received by the EMA Directors. Work is slow but continues at the EOC. ---
MARION COUNTY--- 2016 December was a quiet month for the Marion ARES crew so we all enjoyed the Christmas and New Years Holiday with friends and family. The major public service event was providing security for the Christmas Light Show at the Marion Fairgrounds. This is a major event we participate in every year in conjunction with the Fair Board which runs nightly from Thanksgiving to Christmas night. We have a Clubhouse and EOC in a building on the grounds provided by the Fair Board, and this is one of the ways we pay our “rent” for its use. The ARES installation at the 911 Dispatch Center was completed and now is fully operational with capabilities on both 2 meters and 440 mhz. A huge thank you goes out to all the folks who worked hard to make this possible especially KD8BKT, Don Freeman and KD8KCH, Jim Bird. Our December ARES Meeting had an interesting program by Doug Denzer, KD8RGV on drones and the ability to photograph from them and their ability to beam back live video from disaster sites. ---
PICKAWAY COUNTY--- The PCoARES provided communications for the Circleville Christmas Parade at the request of the Downtown Business Association. This is the second year we were asked to do this.

District 8
Counties reporting: Athens, Hocking, Lawrence, Scioto EC comments:
Athens: EC/DEC serving on LEPC committee planning full scale drill coming up in early June. The hazmat component looks to be a nasty methyl ethyl death chemical involved in an actual recent area event ACARA is starting annual Technician license classes on Monday, January 9, 2017. VE session set for March 13..
Hocking: HVARC assisted with lineup of the Logan Christmas Parade. This is the first time we were asked to assist. Our service was greatly appreciated by the event organizers and we were asked to assist with the planning stage next year.
Lawrence: another good year Happy New Year to all DEC comments: Congrats to the Pickaway-Ross Career Technical Center at Chillicothe and instructor David Pentecost, KC8WEB as one of four recipients of an ARRL Education and Technology Station Grant DEC Jeff Slattery, N8SUZ will present on newer operating modes and technology projects for amateur radio in the classroom as a member of the Computer Science Teachers Association group of presentation at the Ohio Educational Technology Conference held at the Columbus Convention Center on February 15, 2017. As Communications Director for Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure reporting that GOBA 29 for 2017 will be held in north central Ohio with anchor city of Findlay and the Hancock County Fairgrounds. Clubs and ECs have been contacted.

District 9
Coshocton: Attended an LEPC meeting. We also had a winter Skywarn Webinar training in the EOC with 11 attending. Thanks to Ema Director McMasters for setting it up. We are holding monthly ARES meetings before the W8CCA, Coshocton County Amateur Radio Assoc meeting .
Muskingum: No comments

District 10
Happy New Year, everyone! See you at the Statewide Conference on April 1, 2016!
Ashtabula County: No comments.
Cuyahoga County: Staffed NWS Cleveland for Skywarn Recognition Day. Preparing for DMR programming workshop on January 8th.
Geauga County: No comments.
Lake County: We activated the Garfield Home 2 days during the NPOTA event for a great cold weather training operation using the LCARA Comm Trailer.
Lorain County: No Comments.
Medina County: No comments.