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   The ARES E-Letter   
      
   June 18, 2014   
   Editor: Rick Palm, K1CE   
      
   In This Issue:   
      
    *  ARRL Named NOAA Weather-Ready Nation AmbassadorT   
    *  A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Boulder County, Colorado ARES   
       Supports Bolder Boulder 10K   
    *  Reports: Hospital ICS Protocol Released with Job Sheet for Amateur Radio   
    *  CERT Volunteers: Download Disaster Reporter   
    *  TEMA AuxComm Spring Exercise in the History Books   
    *  Reports: National Hurricane Center Director Commends WX4NHC Ops, Test   
    *  Memorial Day Medical Emergency Supported by Massachusetts Amateurs   
    *  K1CE For a Final: Communications in Neighborhood Preparedness   
      
      
   ARRL Named NOAA Weather-Ready Nation AmbassadorT   
      
   The ARRL has been accepted as a NOAA Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador. The   
   Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador initiative is an effort to formally   
   recognize NOAA partners who are improving the nation's readiness against   
   extreme weather, water, and climate events. As a Weather-Ready Nation   
   Ambassador, the ARRL is committing to[WRN_Ambassador_logo.jpg] work with   
   NOAA and other Ambassadors to strengthen national resilience against extreme   
   weather. Local ARES groups can register and participate as well.   
      
   The NOAA Weather-Ready Nation website can be found here. More information   
   can be found at this site: Be a Force of Nature   
      
   Follow the program on Twitter @NWS. - Thanks, Mike Corey, KI1U, ARRL   
   Emergency Preparedness Manager   
      
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   The Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, Emergency Management (OCEM) has been awarded   
   a grant of nearly $3700 from Operation Round Up and the ECE Foundation that   
   will allow the agency to purchase an Amateur Radio-based location-tracking   
   system for SKYWARN storm spotters. ARRL Oklahoma Section Emergency   
   Coordinator Mark Conklin, N7XYO, and several area radio amateurs helped   
   county emergency managers in planning the project. More info here. -- ARRL   
      
   A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Boulder County, Colorado ARES Supports   
   Bolder Boulder 10K   
      
   On Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, more than 52,000 runners and an additional   
   60,000 spectators gathered for the annual Bolder Boulder 10K race on the   
   streets of Boulder, Colorado. This 10K race, the largest of its kind, is   
   open to anyone who registered and is run in waves beginning with the first   
   wave of wheelchair contestants starting off at 6:55 AM followed by waves of   
   "Citizen" runners. There are 90 waves in all with the Elite 10K runners,   
   many of whom are from around the world, finally taking to the course around   
   11:15 AM. This meant that the Boulder County, Colorado ARES (BCARES) ATV   
   team had to be in place before 6:30 AM and for many, the morning started at   
   "Oh Dark Thirty" in order to pick up the large amount of equipment needed   
   and to reach their ATV vantage points before the crowds showed up.   
      
   All BCARES operators were on site and on the air transmitting seven separate   
   ATV pictures to the Incident Command Post before the first wave of   
   contestants ever approached the starting line. Supporting the Bolder Boulder   
   and their served agencies -- the Boulder County Sheriff's Office, the   
   Boulder City Police Department and the Colorado University Police Department   
   -- were 14 Amateur Radio operators from BCARES. Unlike most running and   
   bicycle race events, the primary mission for BCARES was not to support aid   
   stations or SAG wagons and/or supplement race course communications, but to   
   provide Amateur TV, or ATV as is commonly known, to the Incident Command   
   Post. This medium provided these agencies with unprecedented situational   
   awareness from the starting line in downtown Boulder to the finish line at   
   the Colorado University Stadium.   
      
   BCARES personnel relied on their vast experience, ATV skills and state of   
   the art ATV equipment obtained over the years from responding to emergencies   
   like the devastating 2010 Four-Mile Canyon fire and the 2013 Colorado floods   
   that hit Boulder County. ATV has been one of the primary tools in the   
   toolbox employed by BCARES for over 20 years. They are recognized as being   
   the "Go To" ATV experts within the State of Colorado and routinely offer   
   their personnel, services and equipment to the rest of the Colorado ARES   
   groups around the state as needed.   
      
   The members of BCARES, which represents Boulder and Broomfield counties as   
   Region 1, District 3 of Colorado ARES, used a combination of ATV, UHF,   
   microwave frequencies and social networking technologies to share their live   
   ATV pictures between sites over great distances during the Bolder Boulder.   
   Coordination of the   
      
   ATV camera operators and communications to the ICP was effected through a   
   combination of VHF simplex and repeater frequencies. Four cameras were on   
   the air using traditional 70cm ATV transmitters and camcorders. These   
   cameras are backpack mounted and allow the operators to roam freely and be   
      
   in any place that they may be needed. An additional two cameras were   
   employed on 1.2 GHz from the start line with their pictures being relayed to   
   the ICP via a 5.8 GHz microwave link to a repeater located south of Boulder   
   and relayed to the ICP. Rounding out the cache of ATV cameras was a seventh   
   PTZ remote-controlled camera that was hard-wired to the video distribution   
   box at the ICP. All of the seven pictures were simultaneously being recorded   
   via SD memory sticks on the cameras and/or on solid state DVRs within the   
   video distribution boxes. The combination of all seven camera pictures was   
   distributed to the various agencies at the ICP via various flat screen   
   monitors. Additionally, a video link was uploaded via uStream that was   
   shared on the Internet with our State ARES Management Team and offered to   
   the ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Director and ARES managers at ARRL HQ to   
   view as well. The live uStream video streaming link was also embedded into   
   the BCARES web page for the rest of our BCARES personnel to monitor from   
   their homes.   
      
   After the event was over, there were a few medical emergencies noticed in   
   the stands where people had gathered, most likely from heat exhaustion.   
   Remote BCARES ATV operators were able to find the incidents quickly and get   
   their cameras on them. The incident management team at the ICP was able to   
   view the response by their EMS teams on their monitors and follow them   
   through to the eventual evacuation of the patients. These videos will also   
   serve as great training aids for future EMS teams. - Thanks, Jack Ciaccia,   
   WMOG, ARRL Colorado Section Manager   
      
   Reports: Hospital ICS Protocol Released with Job Sheet for Amateur Radio   
      
   The fifth addition of the Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) 2014 was   
   just published. This document sets forth protocols for incident command   
   responses to disasters associated with hospitals -- internally or within the   
   community. Click here to view the document.   
      
   New for 2014 is a specific Job Action Sheet for the Emergency Amateur Radio   
   Operator. The Job Action Sheet is based on the one implemented by the   
   Western Washington Medical Services Team about a decade ago and updated by   
   the Kaiser Permanente Amateur Radio Network (KPARN). This document has now   
   been formatted to meet HICS criteria and will serve as an excellent starting   
   point for any Amateur Radio group supporting a hospital. Download it here.   
      
   Lisa Schoenthal, Chief, Disaster Medical Services Division, California   
   Emergency Medical Services Authority, announced the public release of the   
   Fifth Edition of the HICS, and said this conclusion of the multi-year   
   revision process is the culmination of extensive national stakeholder input.   
   The California EMSA thanked all participants in this endeavor that   
   "exemplifies unprecedented collaboration among both public and private   
   healthcare and emergency management partners from communities across the   
   local, regional, state, and national levels. This HICS, Fifth Edition is   
   offered to assist hospitals and the healthcare community nationwide with   
   their emergency management goals." -- reported by Duane Mariotti, WB9RER,   
   Westminster, California   
      
   [editor's note: The Kaiser Permanente Amateur Radio Network has an excellent   
   web site www.kparn.org with hospital communications information. Mariotti   
   reports "In my presentations (some are posted on the web site) I stress that   
   hospital communications are not shelter or EOC or like any other   
   communications -- hospitals already have patients that they are responsible   
   for taking care of when the crisis starts. When they need a patient   
   relocated, literally someone's life is at stake as a result of this   
   communications activity. Even the basics of what information is required are   
   unique. Hospital buildings do not move and the information that local   
   government, health departments, etc, all want is the same so you can publish   
   forms for use by all as part of planning." The webmaster also tracks Amateur   
   Radio organizations that are devoted exclusively to supporting hospital   
   communications.]   
      
   CERT Volunteers: Download Disaster Reporter   
      
   A message from FEMA: A picture is worth a thousand words. As we kick off the   
   2014 Hurricane Season, help us highlight the CERT [Community Emergency   
   Response Team] program and demonstrate your capacity as citizens and trained   
   volunteers to provide accurate, on-the-ground situational awareness and   
   augment the capabilities of professional responders during disasters.   
      
   As a CERT volunteer, you play an integral role in disaster reporting in your   
   community. Administrator Fugate is calling upon CERT volunteers throughout   
   the country, including you, to download the FEMA mobile app, which includes   
   Disaster Reporter. Why should you use Disaster Reporter? Here are our top   
   four reasons:   
      
   1. It provides FEMA responders, local emergency managers, CERT volunteers,   
   and the public with greater visibility into disaster situations across the   
   United States. This can help expedite emergency response efforts.   
      
   2. It provides a reliable source for viewing disaster events around the   
   country.   
      
   3. It's a great free resource to download straight to your mobile phone.   
      
   4. Your support efforts in an impacted area will be displayed publicly on an   
   online map.   
      
   Learn more about Disaster Reporter at http://www.fema.gov/disaster-reporter   
   and http://www.fema.gov/disaster-reporter-terms-conditions. To download the   
   FEMA app, please visit http://www.fema.gov/smartphone-app.   
      
   In addition to the Disaster Reporter tool, the FEMA App also has   
   preparedness tips, an interactive emergency kit checklist, recovery safety   
   tips, open Red Cross Shelters, open FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers, and FEMA   
   blog posts. The app is available for Android, Apple, and Blackberry. Don't   
   forget to check the latest CERT newsletter for other great resources and   
   stories. The latest edition is available at   
   http://www.fema.gov/community-emergency-response-team-national-newsletter.   
      
   TEMA AuxComm Spring Exercise in the History Books   
      
   The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) held its annual AuxComm   
   Spring exercise May 1-4, 2014 at the Tennessee Fire and Code Enforcements   
   Academy in Bell Buckle, Tennessee. The scenario for the exercise was that a   
   major cyber-attack had been launched against the US taking down the Internet   
   and critical infrastructure and resulting in civil disturbance and   
   casualties. Because the Internet was unavailable, all message traffic had to   
   be passed by radio-only Winlink messages. [Winlink 2000 is a global system   
   for sending and receiving e-mail formatted messages over radio, independent   
   of the Internet, which makes it attractive to entities needing to send   
   messages when disasters occur and the Internet is consequently down. Amateur   
   Radio and MARS are heavily invested in this system.]   
      
   There were four primary objectives of the exercise: (1) Training on the use   
   of the Winlink system in general and specifically on the use of radio-only   
   message transmission. Training also was provided on the Incident Command   
   System (ICS) and HF field antennas; (2) test and assessment of the Winlink   
   radio-only message transmission capability and capacity when stressed with   
   an intense traffic load; (3) test long-haul relaying of messages from   
   distant states (including Washington and Hawaii) via HF radio relay; and (4)   
   test interoperability between SHARES, military units, civilian agencies,   
   NGOs and individual participants.   
      
   Approximately 90 attended the exercise. There were 15 Winlink stations   
   on-site in operation simultaneously including stations in a dozen   
   command/communication vehicles. Many agencies participated on-site including   
   TEMA, the Tennessee Department of Health, the National and State Guard,   
   CUSEC, American Red Cross, Arnold Air Force, FedEx, Bridgestone Emergency   
   Response Team, and multiple county EMAs. In addition to on-site   
   participants, many agencies and individuals exchanged Winlink messages   
   within the exercise from off-site locations.   
      
   All objectives for the exercise were met and exceeded. Training was provided   
   both on-site and in Jackson, Tennessee. More than 880 radio-only messages   
   were reported to have been sent/received by on-site stations. In addition,   
   more than 400 messages were reported for the conventional (Internet-linked)   
   Winlink system. All received messages were reported with 100% accuracy.   
   Long-haul message relaying worked well with messages originating as far away   
   as Washington and Hawaii.   
      
   An additional burden was placed on the radio-only Winlink system by a major   
   Winlink radio-only exercise being carried out concurrently in Texas. The HF   
   footprint of the two tests had overlapped.   
      
   Automatic Relaying of Packet Messages via HF   
      
   A system was set up in the Williamson County EMA trailer to act as a   
   combined packet and HF RMS (Regional Message Server). Messages were sent to   
   this RMS via packet connections from local client stations, and the RMS   
   automatically forwarded the messages via HF to other RMS. This demonstrated   
   that a packet/HF RMS located in a position with good coverage can provide   
   wide-area (nationwide) relaying of packet messages via HF.   
      
   Interoperability Results   
      
   On the Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) network, multiple messages   
   were exchanged between the Tennessee National and State Guard, various   
   civilian government agencies, NGOs and individual MARS members. On the   
   SHARES network, interoperability was demonstrated between multiple agencies.   
   Since the MARS and SHARES networks use different RMSs and radio frequencies,   
   messages were not directly transferred between MARS and SHARES stations;   
   MARS/SHARES interoperability was achieved by having a joint communications   
   center at the exercise. SHARES/MARS linking on Winlink could be accomplished   
   easily if policy so dictates. - Steve Waterman, K4CJX, Winlink Development   
   Team   
      
   Reports: National Hurricane Center Director Commends WX4NHC Ops, Test   
      
   The National Hurricane Center's Amateur Radio station WX4NHC operators   
   conducted their annual on-the-air station test on May 31, 2014. This is the   
   34th year of volunteer public service by the WX4NHC group at the NHC. WX4NHC   
   conducts this event each year in preparation for hurricane season, which   
   runs from June 1st to November 30th.   
      
   The station and operators were tested on many frequencies and modes,   
   including HF, VHF, UHF, HF WinLink, VHF/HF APRS, EchoLink/IRLP/All-Star,   
   email and an on-line reporting form. All radio equipment and antennas   
   performed well producing the most contacts made during this event in memory.   
   Other equipment tests and operator training were conducted on new modes, and   
   software was tweaked.   
      
   The WX4NHC test also provided good experience for Amateur Radio operators   
   worldwide, but especially significant for those in hurricane prone areas,   
   testing their stations' ability to contact WX4NHC should they need to during   
   a hurricane. The test also provided a good opportunity for NWS office staff   
   to become aware of the unique capabilities of Amateur Radio during severe   
   weather and disaster communications when conventional communication modes   
   fail.   
      
   For the first time, D-STAR/D-RATS reports were received at WX4NHC, which had   
   been proposed during the National Hurricane Conference in Orlando, Florida   
   this year by John Davis, WB4QDX, who organized and coordinated this effort.   
   Although WX4NHC does not currently have a D-STAR radio at the station, 51   
   Surface Weather Reports via the D-RATS platform were received at WX4NHC.   
   Operators are excited about the potential that D-STAR/D-RATS modes can   
   produce hurricane surface reports in a similar format that is used at   
   WX4NHC. These reports may some day fill in an important gap in surface data   
   during a hurricane that could not be received on other modes.   
      
   WX4NHC made a total of 308 contacts in 9 hours of operations. The contacts   
   ranged from local VHF/UHF stations in south Florida and the Florida Keys to   
   international stations as far away as Guam. Contacts and surface reports   
   were received from 25 US States, and countries, including Bermuda, Canada,   
   Cuba, Curacao, Guam, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras,   
   Mexico, Puerto Rico and Venezuela.   
      
   Contacts were also made with the National Weather Centers in Norman,   
   Oklahoma; Broward and Marion counties, Florida EOCs; and the Guantanamo   
   Military Base in Cuba.   
      
   Operators were pleased to communicate with Jean-Robert Gaillard, HH2JR,   
   president of the Radio Club of Haiti, as well as Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH   
   (FCC retired) who have both supported the efforts of WX4NHC for many years.   
   Contact was also made with Craig Fugate, KK4INZ, FEMA Administrator, on   
   EchoLink; thanks were expressed to him for his strong support of the Amateur   
   Radio volunteers.   
      
   WX4NHC operators are also thankful for all SKYWARN volunteers nationwide for   
   their continued efforts to help the NWS and NHC, and for the ARRL's help in   
   publicizing this event as they have done for many years. Special thanks went   
   to Mike Corey, KI1U, ARRL Emergency Preparedness Manager. - Julio Ripoll,   
   WD4R, WX4NHC Amateur Radio Assistant Coordinator www.wx4nhc.org celebrating   
   34 years at the National Hurricane Center   
      
   The Director of the National Hurricane Center commended the WX4NHC effort:   
   "Thank you for conducting the test to make sure you're all ready for the   
   season, and I appreciate everything you and the community do for us." -- Dr.   
   Rick Knabb, Director, National Hurricane Center   
      
   Memorial Day Medical Emergency Supported by Massachusetts Amateurs   
      
   Amateurs in the Plymouth, Massachusetts area assisted with a medical   
   emergency over the Memorial Day weekend. Ron Smith, N1PXX, radioed over the   
   146.685 MHz repeater that he needed help; Smith had pulled over on the side   
   of the highway after he experienced a medical issue. Kevin O'Donnell, K1KOD,   
   responded. Obtaining Smith's cell phone number, O'Donnell used both the   
   radio and the cell phone to keep in contact with Smith while he called 911   
   and gave Smith's location to the State Police. He informed Smith of when the   
   police and an ambulance were en route. However, initially the police drove   
   by Smith's vehicle without stopping. David Ring, N1EA, also assisting,   
   placed additional calls to the police, and emergency services located Smith   
   and transported him to South Shore Hospital. The word is N1PXX is on the   
   road to recovery. -- KB1EVY, ARRL Eastern Massachusetts Section News   
      
   K1CE For a Final: Communications in Neighborhood Preparedness   
      
   Let's take a moment to look at how the radio amateur down the street can   
   help support his or her neighborhood to meet its preparedness goals. A radio   
   amateur is ideal to call a meeting of his neighbors because of his expertise   
   and experience with communications, the first prerequisite for any   
   successful resident endeavor. Flyers announcing a planning meeting and   
   agenda can be dropped in mailboxes, followed up with telephone calls. A   
   community center or even a neighbor's home can serve as the venue for the   
   meeting. The initial meeting is an ice breaker for neighbors to get to know   
   one another in the context of possibly relying on each other in a disaster   
   response scenario. To start off the meeting, a review of the types of   
   hazards that face the neighborhood and history of events in the past can set   
   the tone and instill the gravity of the mission with attendees.   
      
   A roundtable discussion can be held with introductions of individual   
   neighbors, noting their personal and professional experience, and interest   
   in fulfilling preparedness functions. Initial assignments can be made, and   
   then changed or modified in future meetings as necessary.   
      
   The radio amateur is the obvious choice to lead the communications function,   
   and accordingly able to overcome the effects of isolation of the   
   neighborhood in a post-disaster environment. Amateur Radio is the most   
   versatile radio communication service available to the average citizen and   
   neighborhood. The radio amateur is the most experienced in radio   
   communications principles and practical applications.   
      
   The ARRL's Mike Corey, KI1U, says "there has been a lot of research on the   
   issue of a lack of trust between the issuers of warnings and the public that   
   receives them. Amateurs are a good way to bridge the trust issue as we can   
   put warnings in terms that our neighbors can understand."   
      
   Communications functions also involve the immediate safety of life and   
   property in the aftermath of a disaster, getting the neighbors to   
   communicate with one another to activate the neighborhood plan and establish   
   reliable communications with the outside world to convey situation reports,   
   critical needs and delivery of critical supplies.   
      
   Health and welfare messages on behalf of neighborhood members can be   
   transmitted to the outside world (which might be only a few blocks away) to   
   concerned friends and family members. There is no underestimating the need   
   for radio communications, not only for critical needs, but indeed for the   
   morale of the potentially psychologically stressed, devastated neighborhood   
   families.   
      
   The radio amateur could also maintain portable electrical generators and   
   docking stations for rechargeable batteries, perhaps in his garage, for   
   neighborhood use as required when normal power is out. Hams are experts in   
   the use of alternative power sources.   
      
   Many radio amateurs are trained in search and rescue (SAR) techniques and   
   protocols, and Amateur Radio has a longstanding history of serving   
   searchers/rescuers with radio communications. SAR has been linked with   
   Amateur Radio for decades. There are numerous environments for SAR, and one   
   size does not fit all. The person in charge of this neighborhood function   
   should be aware of, and trained specifically for, the kind of SAR   
   environment he/she will face: urban SAR, for example. Communications for   
   this function is critical, when neighbors are missing and potentially   
   injured.   
      
   The neighborhood team concept can potentially save the lives and properties   
   of some of the most important people you hold dear besides your family and   
   friends - your neighbors. Amateur Radio is a critical component of the   
   team's assets.-- K1CE   
      
   Next Month's ARRL Centennial Convention, Banquet and Public Service Forums   
   -- See You There!   
      
   As noted in a previous issue, I am excited about attending next month's ARRL   
   Centennial Convention, which will feature a banquet with keynote speaker   
   FEMA Administrator W. Craig Fugate, KK4INZ. The banquet will be held on   
   Friday night, July 18 in Hartford, Connecticut. The event is among the   
   highlights of the ARRL Centennial Convention July 17-19 at the Connecticut   
   Convention Center. Prior to becoming FEMA Administrator, Fugate served as   
   Director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management. Fugate has been an   
   Amateur Radio licensee since 2012.   
      
   On Thursday, you can attend the Public Service Communications Academy,   
   conducted by ARRL Emergency Preparedness Manager Mike Corey, KI1U. Speakers   
   represent several of our national partners; Federal Emergency Management   
   Agency, Department of Homeland Security Office of Emergency Communications,   
   National VOAD, National Public Safety Telecommunications Council, American   
   Red Cross, and Department of Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs.   
      
   Confirmed Speakers:   
      
   Ted Okada, K4HNL, Chief Technology Officer - Federal Emergency Management   
   Agency (FEMA)   
      
   Ralph Haller, N4RH, Chairman - National Public Safety Telecommunications   
   Council (NPSTC)   
      
   Keith Robertory, KG4UIR, National Disaster Services Technical Manager -   
   American Red Cross (ARC)   
      
   James McGowan, Senior Director Strategic Initiatives - National Volunteer   
   Organizations Active in Disasters (VOAD)   
      
   Sid Caesar, NH7C, Chief - Division of Emergency Management, Bureau of Indian   
   Affairs (BIA)   
      
   Other public service-related forums and presenters include: International   
   Disaster Response: Lessons Learned (Jay Wilson, W0AIR); National Hurricane   
   Center WX4NHC Amateur Radio (Julio Ripoll, WD4R); Best Practices of the   
   National Weather Service's SKYWARN Program (Robert Macedo, KD1CY); Boston   
   Marathon Communications - Before, During and After (Robert Macedo, KD1CY);   
   Public Service Communications-Maintaining Readiness When Nothing Bad Is   
   Happening (Ross Merlin, WA2WDT); Broadband Mesh Networking and Amateur Radio   
   (Brian Mileshosky, N5ZGT); DHS-OEC - Training Resources Available for the   
   Amateur Radio Operator (Dept. of Homeland Security - OEC Staff); and more!   
      
   I hope to see many readers of the ARES E-Letter there, for what is sure to   
   be one of the seminal events in the history of Amateur Radio, and especially   
   ARRL! -- K1CE   
      
      
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