| Good Morning Alabama, I realize everyone is getting ready for a big Labor Day weekend, and at the same time keeping an eye on the tropical storms developing in the Gulf. It promises to be an active weekend on the EmComm front. For up to date information I recommend James Spann's Weather Blog at http://www.alabamawx.com/ and the National Hurricane Center at http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/. James, WO4W, sees the same models as the NHC, but gives a bit more info for Alabama interests. All ECs should be setting up contact info with your local EMA and other served agencies. Test and charge your equipment and get together your "Go Kits", tools, etc. DECs should make contact with all of your ECs, as well as the EMAs in areas where there is no EC. ARESMAT teams should contact their employers about time off work. As the storms come ashore, the varying states will set up a "Routing system" to insure you have a place to go, stay, eat, and usually insurance along the way. If you are planning to deploy as an ARESMAT team please send me an email at ka4kun@arrl.org and I'll put you in contact with the states requesting assistance. Do Not Self Deploy. It puts an unnecessary load on the emergency services there. All communicators already assigned to First Responding agencies, such as Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief, The Salvation Army, or American Red Cross, this is a good time to connect up with your team coordinators for preparation and staging info. I will be sending out another of these emails Sunday or Monday as we get a better handle on the likely location and time of landfall. Have a great weekend and stay safe. 73 and God Bless ------------------------------ -------------------------------------- ARRL Alabama Section Section Manager: Jay Isbell, KA4KUN ka4kun@arrl.org -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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