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San Antonio/Bexar County ARES Group Visits Corpus Christi EOC The ARES group from San Antonio/Bexar Country met with the Nueces County ARES group Saturday, July 29, 2006 at the Corpus Christi EOC on the 4th Floor of the Frost Bank Building. There were 40 participants at the meeting with about 85% of those in attendance being ARES members.
Representing the City of Corpus Christi, Luci Rodriguez spoke briefly on the criteria for evacuation and the procedures for volunteers and residents to enter the City after a storm/hurricane/event has passed.
Jab Murray, K5CNZ, spoke of the City relationship with local ham radio operators and outlined the equipment and capabilities of the Amateur radio station located in the City EOC.
Nevada Linford, the local Red Cross Director of Preparedness and Response, outlined the various needs that could be anticipated after a widespread disaster. She also spoke on the requirements and qualifications to serve as a Red Cross volunteer.
We have all become more aware of the fact that if a disaster strikes our area, we will be victims along with all the other residents, and will rely on volunteers from outside the area to assist us in the recovery efforts. This meeting gave us an excellent opportunity to meet our counterparts from Bexar County and to associate names and faces with callsigns. There were some excellent discussions at the EOC on procedures, frequencies, and the methods of communications that we will be using in the event of an emergency.
After the meeting at the EOC ended, more excellent conversation followed at the home of Jab, K5CNZ, where a bbq lunch was served for over 30 hungry hams. A big “Thank you” to Jab and his wife Pat, along with Mike, KD5WZV, for coordinating the lunch. It was great!
I would like
to thank all those who traveled to Corpus Christi to participate in a very
successful meeting.
Thanks again,
Mark AD5CA NØWZH Pic's Lunch hosted at the home of Jab, K5CNZ and Pat.
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03/03/2009 21:23
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