[PolkARES] Re: [WCFARES] TS-FAY Information as of 19:00 Hours Local Time Saturday

Sat Aug 16 19:23:12 PDT 2008

Per Paul's email, Polk ARES is now going to be placed under the first
condition code
of BLUE: STAND BY / STAND DOWN.

Blue signifies the before or after event situation setting from which all
members will be
notified of pending ARES ALERT CONDITIONS.
This also is a signal to prepare for changes in Activation Levels, in which
a call out to duty
is pending or the call out is being resended. Once information is released
from Polk Emergency Mgmt.
to ARES STAFF, you will be notified of the next action level as soon as
possible.

Please monitor your local news outlets of any changes as well.

At this time, the EC and AEC (Laura Pennington NO4OO) are now operating in
GUARDED MODE.
We will monitor conditions and maintain contact with PCEM for further
instructions.

Please email kd4efm at polkemcomm.org and info at polkemcomm.org with your
availabilities per
Paul's email. We will insure this is passed onto Paul once it is received. 

Thank you
Evans Mitchell
EC POLK ARES
Laura Pennington
AEC POLK ARES

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From: polkares at yahoogroups.com [mailto:polkares at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Paul Womble
Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 9:38 PM
To: 'kd4efm at polkemcomm.org'; 'polkares at yahoogroups.com';
'LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com'; 'ec at polkemcomm.org'
Cc: 'lpennington at tampabay.rr.com'
Subject: [PolkARES] Re: [WCFARES] TS-FAY Information as of 19:00 Hours Local
Time Saturday

Our plan currently is a partial EOC activation again on Sunday for shelter
and emergency services planning and coordination with NWS, region 4 counties
and state EOC and hurricane center. We will stand up the Stuart center on
Sunday and have a full activation briefing there Monday at 3pm. 

More info out Sunday afternoon. At this point we are planning shelter
activation Tuesday morning or perhaps as early as Monday evening depending
on storm timeline. I Need to know Sunday afternoon how many shelters we can
cover with amateur radio ops. 

Reminder 146.985 is primary freq for operations. Everyone should have your
home disaster plan in place and get equipment ready by Monday. 

73, 
Paul K4FB 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Evans F. Mitchell; KD4EFM / AFA2TH / WQFK 894 <kd4efm at polkemcomm.
<mailto:kd4efm%40polkemcomm.org> org> 
To: polkares at yahoogroup <mailto:polkares%40yahoogroups.com> s.com
<polkares at yahoogroup <mailto:polkares%40yahoogroups.com> s.com>;
LakelandARC@ <mailto:LakelandARC%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com
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ec at polkemcomm. <mailto:ec%40polkemcomm.org> org <ec at polkemcomm.
<mailto:ec%40polkemcomm.org> org> 
Cc: Paul Womble; Laura Pennington <lpennington@
<mailto:lpennington%40tampabay.rr.com> tampabay.rr.com> 
Sent: Sat Aug 16 21:24:16 2008 
Subject: FW: [WCFARES] TS-FAY Information as of 19:00 Hours Local Time
Saturday 

Forwarding some more information. 

As soon as I hear from Paul Womble or Billy (EOC) I will advise. 
Till then, please make sure you have secured anything that can 
be blown around, as we will be on the leading windward side, 
the North East Side, of the storm as the tracks are playing out. 

Evans Mitchell 
KD4EFM 
ARES EC, Polk County 

-----Original Message----- 
From: WCFARES at yahoogroups <mailto:WCFARES%40yahoogroups.com> .com
[mailto:WCFARES at yahoogroups <mailto:WCFARES%40yahoogroups.com> .com] On
Behalf Of 
Neil Lauritsen 
Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 8:00 PM 
Cc: SHARES 
Subject: [WCFARES] TS-FAY Information as of 19:00 Hours Local Time Saturday 

We will use the 7:30 PM WCF Information Time slot Sunday Evening to cover 
all of the activities with regards to TS-Fay which is currently on a track 
(subject to change) to make landfall as a category 1 Hurricane in Sarasota 
County on Tuesday afternoon approx. 3-4 PM then proceed North through 
Manatee County and enter Tampa Bay approx. 8 PM Tuesday as a category 1 
Hurricane then continue North through Pasco, Hernando, Citrus Counties, etc.

which would leave most of the WCF on the Windward side of this storm. So now

is the time to make last minute preparations to be ready to serve. 

I will be attending a Pinellas County Disaster Advisory Committee Meeting 
at 3 PM tomorrow. Fred Nasar, KD8AQ has mentioned already that there will be

a State Wide County Conference Call tomorrow afternoon and following that 
call and the DAC meeting I will be passing along any information and 
requesting information from each of our Emergency Coordinators as to what 
their needs might following landfall of this storm. The Sections Managers, 
Section Emergency Coordinators, the ARRL and the State EOC will be talking 
with each other via Conference calls as needed. We have already been in 
voice contact with each other during each of our Sections Emergency Nets 
today. Please contact your Emergency Coordinator/Radio Officer and let him 
or her know about your availability to assist if needed during this Storm 
Event. Shelter Operators are highest on the 
list of needed Communicators. The Maximum amount of time you should expect 
to serve before be being relieved is 5 days. 

ANY AMOUNT OF TIME YOU CAN VOLUNTEER YOUR SERVICES WILL BE GREATLY 
APPRECIATED BY ALL OF US. 

PLEASE MONITOR THE NI4CE REPEATER SYSTEM FOR ANY UPDATES TO THIS 
INFORMATION. 

73, 

Neil H. Lauritsen, Sr. W4NHL / NNN0TFH 
WCF ASM/SEC 
ACS Radio Officer/ARES Emergency Coordinator 
Pinellas County Emergency Management 
400 S Fort Harrison Ave, Suite 111 
Clearwater, FL 33756 
RADIO ROOM PINELLAS EOC 727-464-3877 
Cell 727-643-1670 

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