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<DIV style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 5px 0px 5px 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">----- Original Message ----<BR>From: "Evans F. Mitchell; KD4EFM / AFA2TH / WQFK 894" <kd4efm@polkemcomm.org><BR>To: LakelandARC@yahoogroups.com; polkares@yahoogroups.com; Polk GMRS Group <POLKGMRS@yahoogroups.com>; "WCFARES@yahoogroups. Com" <WCFARES@yahoogroups.com>; wcfla-dstar@googlegroups.com<BR>Cc: "Paul Womble <PCEM>" <paulwomble@polkfl.com><BR>Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 5:55:47 AM<BR>Subject: [LakelandARC] TS Fay update From Polk County EM.<BR><BR>
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<P>Good Morning, I am still planning on holding the Polk County<BR>ARES NET at 10 AM. The following information has been obtained<BR>from Paul. I need to as soon as possible who all will be able<BR>to assist. I will be at work this afternoon from 2 pm till 9 pm,<BR>but will be monitoring conditions when possible.<BR><BR>Again, POLK ARES NET THIS MORNING AT 10 AM and possible full<BR>activation tonight or early Tuesday morning. I need 5 people<BR>to volunteer for a Net control, and Shelter Ops.<BR>I will forward you the necessary stuff for the operation of the Net. <BR><BR>The need for communicators for the Shelters will be discussed<BR>and a role call will be made for availabilities. SHELTER OPS<BR>ARE BEING CALLED FOR!! THIS IS NOT A DRILL.<BR><BR>As it stands based on this mornings predictions, Polk County<BR>ARES will upgrade it's alert from stand-by to Condition YELLOW,<BR>ACTIVATION PENDING WITHIN 12 HOURS. This condition will be set<BR>this evening
when I return home from work, and I have been able<BR>to get a briefing from POLK Emergency Mgmt. and Paul.<BR><BR>Evans Mitchell<BR>KD4EFM<BR>Polk County ARES EC<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Paul Womble [mailto:<A href="mailto:pwomble%40tampabay.rr.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:pwomble%40tampabay.rr.com">pwomble@tampabay. rr.com</A>] <BR>Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 2:11 AM<BR>To: <A href="mailto:KD4EFM%40POLKEMCOMM.ORG" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:KD4EFM%40POLKEMCOMM.ORG">KD4EFM@POLKEMCOMM. ORG</A><BR>Cc: <A href="mailto:lpennington%40tampabay.rr.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:lpennington%40tampabay.rr.com">lpennington@ tampabay. rr.com</A>; <A href="mailto:paulwomble%40polkfl.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:paulwomble%40polkfl.com">paulwomble@polkfl. com</A><BR>Subject: Fay update<BR><BR>Final decision on school closures will be made this morning around 9am.<BR>Right now
plan is for 3 special needs shelters, 1 pet shelter and 8 general<BR>population shelters. General population and pet open at 8am Tuesday<BR>morning. Do not release that until made official. Still subject to change.<BR><BR>Special needs will open at 3pm Monday. That has already been relased to<BR>media.<BR><BR>We will be moving to the Stuart Center today. Initial briefing there at<BR>3pm.<BR><BR>I am having radio shop install dual band antenna there today for voice ops<BR>on 2m and 440.<BR><BR>How many operators are available for assignment? As of now looks like we<BR>need staffing from Tuesday morning to Wednesday. <BR><BR>The 3 dual band kits are available for deployment. <BR><BR>Be sure to cc my work email on reply.<BR><BR>Paul<BR><BR></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></div><br>
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