ARRLWeb: Amateur Radio Hurricane Volunteers Needed in Louisiana, Texas

ARRLWeb: Amateur Radio Hurricane Volunteers Needed in Louisiana, Texas

"Amateur Radio Hurricane Volunteers Needed in Louisiana, Texas

NEWINGTON, CT, Oct 4, 2005--There's a renewed need for Amateur Radio volunteers in Louisiana, while fresh volunteers are required in Texas. Louisiana Section Emergency Coordinator Gary Stratton, K5GLS, says FEMA--the Federal Emergency Management Agency--now is asking for Amateur Radio operators to support Hurricane Katrina damage assessment operations in and around Thibodaux. FEMA also needs to establish a communication link from Thibodaux to St Charles, Stratton says.

The initial requirement is for eight Amateur Radio volunteers. Duties would include riding with supply vehicles as they accompany FEMA on damage assessment tours, Stratton told ARRL. The plan is for radio operators on this assignment to return to the 'muster point' each night. All would get three meals a day, but volunteers should bring along a sleeping bag. Ham radio volunteers also will be needed to handle communication for kitchens and feeding facilities operated by the American Red Cross and the Baptist Men's Kitchen. "


73 fer nw,
Bob N5IET

(old calls KE5CTY - WB5ZQU - WY5L)
10X# 37210, FP#-1141, SMIRK#-5177
http://www.qsl.net/ke5cty/
Code may be taking a back seat for now,
but the pioneering spirit that put the code
there in the first place is out front of it all.