CONGRATULATIONS TO JOINT RESCUE COORDINATION CENTRE, US & CANADIAN COAST GUARD UNITS, BC FERRIES AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN MARINE SEARCH AND RESCUE UNITS

Congratulations to EVERYONE who was involved in the response and rescue of five people last night.  It was great to learn everyone involved ended up safe. Thanks for being there.

http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Canada/BC/ID/2536892920/

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/galiano-island-rescue-family-of-7-had-4-life-jackets-1.2782583

Are You Dizzy…

An interesting article from a recent ARRL Newsletter.  Now that tower work is being done before the snow flies it is even more noteworthy, thanks ARRL

WORD TO THE WISE

A fall is a common reason for a trip to the Emergency Room for older adults, usually male, when they look up, feel faint, then pass out when working on a ladder or on a tower. The usual cause is restricting blood flow in the arteries at the base of the brain when tipping one’s head back. It seems to be a condition that becomes more pronounced with age. You can test this fairly easily: stand straight and tall – then tip your head back as far as it will go without bending your back. A few seconds of readjustment before you get your equilibrium back is more or less normal. If dizziness persists or gets worse, you have a problem to have checked out by your doctor. It is better to find this out at ground level than aloft, don’t you think?

M6.2 – SOUTHERN ALASKA

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.2
Date-Time
  • 25 Sep 2014 17:51:17 UTC
  • 25 Sep 2014 09:51:17 near epicenter
  • 25 Sep 2014 09:51:17 standard time in your timezone
Location 61.953N 151.785W
Depth 102 km
Distances
  • 94 km (58 mi) WNW of Willow, Alaska
  • 125 km (77 mi) WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska
  • 129 km (79 mi) NW of Anchorage, Alaska
  • 379 km (234 mi) SSW of College, Alaska
  • 903 km (559 mi) WNW of Whitehorse, Canada
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 0.3 km; Vertical 0.4 km
Parameters Nph = 141; Dmin = 14.1 km; Rmss = 0.95 seconds; Gp = 21°
Version = 2
Event ID ak 11401855 ***This event supersedes event USb000sfz7.

For updates, maps, and technical information, see: Event Page or USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
Alaska Earthquake Information Center
Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks

http://www.aeic.alaska.edu
Disclaimer

KEEP CALM AND GRAB YOUR RADIO

Keep Calm and Grab your radio is exactly what happened the in Yukon Territory on the evening of Sunday Sept 21, 2014. A Search and Rescue team was on a search for a lost young man.. The location was about 35 km north of Whitehorse at lake Laberge. The satellite phone was not functioning properly and there was no communication back to Whitehorse to call for assistance, additional resources or send status reports. One of the search and rescue members is an amateur who has a radio in his truck. A radio link was established with Whitehorse using the Yukon Amateur Radio Association (Y.A.R.A.)repeater system. In the end the individual was found safe and sound and proper communications were established for the search.. For the second time in as many months members of Y.A.R.A. were able to assist in an emergency situation.

The Y.A.R.A. repeater system and Y.A.R.A.  members have been mentioned on this site several times. It is truly an impressive system run by a dedicated group who have to contend with conditions and circumstances many here in the south could not imagine.

Congratulations to all involved for your continued excellent work.

Vancouver Island Earthquake

Globe with Earthquake Location

M4.4 – VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 4.4
Date-Time
  • 10 Sep 2014 16:36:42 UTC
  • 10 Sep 2014 07:36:43 near epicenter
  • 10 Sep 2014 08:36:42 standard time in your timezone
Location 50.667N 129.927W
Depth 10 km
Distances
  • 177 km (109 mi) W of Port Hardy, Canada
  • 341 km (211 mi) WNW of Campbell River, Canada
  • 368 km (228 mi) WNW of Courtenay, Canada
  • 394 km (244 mi) WNW of Powell River, Canada
  • 535 km (331 mi) WNW of Victoria, Canada
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 0.0 km; Vertical 2.0 km
Parameters Nph = 83; Dmin = 211.2 km; Rmss = 1.10 seconds; Gp = 170°
Version =
Event ID us b000sb4f

For updates, maps, and technical information, see: Event Page or USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
National Earthquake Information Center
U.S. Geological Survey
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/neic/