DROP COVER AND HOLD is the theme today as BC holds their annual earthquake drill. This is the government trying to educate the public on what to do during an earthquake – something we know is coming
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THANK YOU
A thank you to all the CECA members who participated in the Simulated Emergency Test on Saturday Oct 10th 2015. An outstanding success with the various modes used. Always more to learn, but it was shown we can meet our mandate. Congratulations
THANK YOU BC AMATEURS
A thank you to all the amateur radio operators that participated in the Simulated Emergency Test on Saturday October 10, 2015. Emergency Management British Columbia and others are working hard to develop protocols that will permit the efficient and effective transfer of information for not only the government agencies , but for those impacted by the event. Government and Welfare traffic, what are the best practices.
The numbers and other information from the SET are being compiled. From all indications the event was a success. Thanks again to all who participated.
ARE YOU IN BC AND ARE YOU PARTICIPATING IN THE SIMULATED EMERGENCY TEST OCT 10 2015.
If you are an amateur radio operator and plan to participate in the SET on Oct 10th 2015 Emergency Management British Columbia and RAC has issued a SET Announcement. To read this announcement go to
http://www.percs.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2015_SET_Version_0_5.pdf
http://wp.rac.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2015%20SET%20-%20Version%200_6%20ARES.pdf
PLEASE REMEMBER TO CHECK BACK AT THE SITE BEFORE THE SET AS THERE MAY BE SOME “FINE TUNING” IN THE EXERCISE
LOCAL MEDIA SUPPORTS HAM.
Local media can be your friend. We often just think about ham radio during crisis, disasters, or other critical events. Sometimes it helps to keep ham radio in the minds of the public during “not so hectic” times. Here is an example of ham radio and the media
http://greenwooddemocrat.com/news/amateur-radio-operators-are-going-hunting.html
Surrey(BC) Amateur Radio Clubs Oct 2015 Newsletter is out.
The Surrey (BC) Amateur Radio Club has published their OCT 2015 newsletter. For an article on Emergency Communications go to pages 15 &16.
To read this newsletter go to
FLOOD WARNING ISSUED SEA TO SKY AREA OF BC.–CANCELLED
EVACUATION ORDER ISSUED BIRKEN BC.
An evacuation order has been issued by the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District due to a landslide. For more information go to
TSUNAMI TRAINING INFORMATION.
Do you what it a tsunami is, what happens when one occurs, and the terms used to warn the public. The site below will answer all these questions and more. Could be a good topic for an ARES meeting. Please remember if a tsunami hits the coast the interior ARES folks will be active. We should all be on the same page with terminology
Some Info on Chile Earthquake SEPT 16TH 2015..
If you would like some info on what was involved in this earthquake go to
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20003kfj#general_summary