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March Face-to-Face, Weather Ops (ARES) Training & DTRS Radio Demo
March 28 @ 19:00 - 21:00
Face-to-Face (F2F) Meeting – Presentation on our Wx Spotting protocols used within the ARES R1D5 group.Here, at our March F2F, we will have two presentations:
1) Quick demo of our served partner agency, Elbert County OEM DTRS radios – short demo of the radio and how they work, what channels we are to use, etc.
2) Jim Rooney, N4JJR will lead us through some very important topics to ARES R1D5, including:
- How to be a mobile storm spotter
- How ARES activates and manages our members in the field
- How to prepare / Wx Spotting GO-KIT
- How to Wx Spot
- When, what and how to report
- How to Demobilize
- How to Stay Safe
WHY DO WE DO THIS?
In most years, thunderstorms, tornadoes and lightning cause hundreds of injuries and deaths and billions in property and crop damages throughout the country. To obtain critical weather information, the National Weather Service (NWS) established SKYWARN® with partner organizations such as ARES. We participate to help keep our local community safe by providing timely and accurate reports of severe weather to the National Weather Service.
