04-18-1994 Planning Packet - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SE SPONSORED BY TICK AMERICAN RADIO RELAY LEAGUE AVC7ST 1917 • CJlLirOUU rill Hilllon-«cr« Stanlfl^u# lonftl for««t Flr«, by lightning. 5.000 flrtflshttri ur«4 - 1 kllltO - If and 24 outbuilding* d€*troy*d - 90**mor d*cl*r*d * 21-county OMr^oncy. Aaatour* ••nn*d V.S. For**t Sorvlc* K«4id9uart*rp. it fonora. and uarlouo JTlald location*. 44 ha**^u**d th«lr oun radio a^ulp- • *:it to a**l*t th* 7,500 ^opla who had to *9racuat€ thair hon«a. M«alth and walfar* ataaas** u*r« **nt for th* 115 *aacu*** In th* A*d Cro** *h*lt*rc. A*at*ur radio h*lp*d coordl- nat* food, clothing and *h*lt«r wh*n th*r w*r*n*t r.«*dad for prlorltr flrt actl*ltl** lonim 1SI7 - Hus eihosioi Pa*pa*. T*»a*. butan* *»plo- alon klliad thr** and Injurad thlrty-**v*n. Kao* proaldad co**un lea lion* for fod Cro** po*t* at Paapa. Chlldr***. A*arlllo and flchlta Fall* Into th* dl*aat*r ar*a. DICIIEEt 1987 - AUAIEAS. HISS* ISSIPPl, TimSSII lOKfACOS S***r* thund«f*tor»a od tor nado*. Kith 200 HPH wind . klll*d ala p*opl*. Injured 15 > and left 1.500 hoael***. Anataur radio oparatora aent 775 ualfar* Kaaaagaa and aaalatcd fir* atatlon*. tha Rad Croaa and th* D*part*ant of Ereroancy Kan- apeaant• HAT H8I - CAL, TAM CAIS OVfRTURIH Pakerafleld. California - Five railroad tank cara overturnad and b*$ati laaklns a volatile toxic aubatanc*. Tha High tchool and a hoapital war* avacuatad. Ha* radio oparatora wara called for aaalgnaanta to varloua coaeunica- tlon poata with the fire and pol ice dapart*anta. JOLT 1968 - lOrA liAUf COLLIEE Altoona. Icwe - Two fralcht Iralna collided. Two killed. Cara containing denatured alcohol overturned, nreal*.r> pceelMllty of largo otplcelon. 1,500 to nr o » r ^ 1 i i. r *' r \ ^ I* - f • • rd 1 ‘^r ^Ith th* Polk County ***rs*ncy director and th* co«**nd po*t, ATCOST I9fl - oucoi fOtiST fill Crant* Pa**. Or*gon - The K*lk*r Hountalfi fir* r**ult*d In €*tabllfhln9 a R*d Cro** avacua- tlon cant*r. at H*rlln. Haaa llnk*d th* c*nt*r. Pad Croaa dir ector and tha Joaaphln* County fa^rgtncy coordinator. TKonty haaa donated 144 hour* of i*r- vic*. loruia ifii - aljliaha iouaso Tuacalooaa. Al*b*aa — R tor nado d**troy*d tK*lv« hoa*« and daaagad ICO othara. All utlli- tlaa failed. Red Croee eaked for aaateur radio aeelatance with food aervlce and ehelter tea**. Coaeunlcatlon* ware e*tabll*h- *d b*tw**n coaaand be*** and tha center of th* dl*a*t*r ar*a. Htiiaga* war* **nt relating to aadicln*. food. ah*lt*r. atatua of elctlaa and r*latlv*a and da*- aga eurv*y*. lOVMJn 1988 - TROPICAL STORH IIITH Gulf Coaat of Florida - Store overturned a tractor-trailer rig carrying ••thyl broalde gaa. Collier County ha«a Kade radio contact with -Cha*tr*c- for tha fire chief. Cha«tr*c la a *pac- ial eaargancy canter ••tabllehad by tha Chemical Tranaportar* A**- ociatlon. Th* haai* uaed **auto- patch" to allow the chl*f to epaak directly to Ch**trac off- Iclala. (Tha nearaat phone to tha accident acane w*a three alia* away.I The accident ecattered 32 1.500 pound cyllndera of tha dangttoua gaa. A leak regulred area evacuation. The hace eat up radio contact between tha e*ei - gency cparatlona canter and the achool evacuation center, eatab- llihlng another autopatch link. lOVEEEER 1988 - RICH. PLASTICS FIRE Canaaa©, Ml :higan - r’lra In a plaatlca cariufaclurIng plant. Purned Jabolc prevented Identifi cation. 600 local raaidanta w#r# evacuated. The radio aeataure or<**^atad et tha fire hall, cen tral dlepatch and the dleaeter rno? <11 n,* 11 rn crntoi . dapartaanta. th* Aad Cro** and th* f*Iv*tlon Aray u*r* provided radio cowaunlcatIon* by the ha*a. 40 flra fighters and two aaateur radio oparatora w*re treated for toxic fuaa* and aaok*. Th* caateure contacted a fal low haa« who 1* a research chaa- fat for I>ow Chaaical Corporation. In Midland, who waa able to iden tify th* chaalcala *nd glv* ad vice about/'eepondIng. lAICI J9I9 - OUCQ.^ IL1Z2AI0 LaCrande. Oregon - A **ro- vlalbility bllrzard. with 00 KPfl Kind*« stranded aotorlat*. Haas provided co«aunlcat ion* for the anergancy aanageaent oflic*# the Salvation Ar*y. the eaargancy op eration* center, the church evac uation alt* and the *earch-and- raacue teas* manning the road clocura*. SPI1I6 1919 * IllbU-IllllSOU rLOOl Fargo. Forth Oakota to Moor head, Minn«*ota - Alvar created 2f-fe*t abov* flood stag* (th*lr worst flood of thl* century). The aaateur radio operator* par ticipated 1ft •'Skywam**, for the Katlonal V*ather Service, aannlng the eaergency operation* center, the dleaater aervlcca groupie the evacuation center, the Aray Corpe of Engineer*. Red Croe* and the county emergency coordlnetore along the flood route. The ham* aleo monitored leaky dlkae and helped coordinate eand- bagging coaaunlcatlone for the Aray Corpe of Engineer*. Thirty haac participated In the three- day activity. JURE 1989 - LOOISIARA TORIADO Grooae Tett, Loulelana - A violent ternado deetreyad ona- thlrd of tha town, killing two and injuring many. The haae using th# Roeedale repeater founded the alara. notifying the State Patrol. Red Croaa and other diaaeter groupe. The Baton Rouge weather bureau had not detected the tori.ado prior to the han radio alert. within 30 alnutee th# hare were tranealtllng eoergency and wellare reesagee for Uielr ccr.- Kurilly. Ae the ♦ornedo roved to-