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In anticipation of the possible arrival of Hurricane Frances and to overcome
some of the issues raised during hurricane Charley the following guidelines
will be in place:

1.) As with Hurricane Charley we will run three nets simultaneously in south
county. Checkins shall be made initially through the South Brevard Net and
location assignments will be made from the South Brevard net.

2.) All traffic going to Brevard County EOC shall be routed through the
South
Brevard county net with the exception of routine skywarn traffic. South
Brevard Storm damage reports resulting from the hurricane shall be
communicated
to the South Brevard net as soon as possible after having first been
reported
to NWS.

3.) Unless specifically requested by South Brevard or Shelter net controls,
operators are asked to refrain from passing weather information over the
nets.
If you plan on staffing a location bring a portable tv or monitor 162.550
on
you ham radio, or take an am/fm radio into the location you staff. please
limit your reports to NWS to safety to life and property reports. i.e.
visually verified tornados, hail, severe flooding (not roadway flooding
unless
it is stranding vehicles), wind or other damage.

4.) Please be courteous to the people you are providing communications for.
Your attitudes and actions will have an affect on how amateur radio
emergency
operations are perceived by the agencies we serve. If you are staffing a
shelter try to maintain a positive attitude to help alleviate the stress of
the other people in the shelter with you. The people in the shelters will
perceive the communicator as their link with the outside world. If the
radio
operator is confident

5.) Plan on being prepared to remain at your assigned locations for an
extended
period of time. This means have enough fresh batteries to run for 72 hours
wherever you are deployed. Bring your own supplies including food, water,
medications, cots, chairs, paper, pencil, pens radios, spare fuses,spare
antennas, extra coax, soldering iron/solder, portable TV etc. A good rule
of
thumb: If you don't bring it - you won't find it and you won't have it.
Check
the Palm Bay Emergency Management site which can be accessed from the DCS
Website (See bottom of page for link)

One operator during hurricane Charley brought his own sleeping cot into the
shelter. Several other amateur radio operators found out the Red Cross does
not supply cots and the floors were hard and cold. Another thing to
consider,
in the middle of the storm the shelters will be autonomous. Police, Fire,
EMS,
and Red Cross will not dispatch anything anywhere. If someone has a heart
attack in the shelter, First aid will have to be administered by shelter
personnel until the winds subside to safe speeds.(chances are good someone
could die in a shelter). Don't forget also roads can be blocked by debris
which also can hinder the response time of the emergency crews. Don't count
on
meals from Red Cross for the same reason. Are you a diabetic ? bring your
medications and the food you will need to keep your sugar levels from
dropping.

Clayton Bennett sent photos of his operating position in a shelter. Check
out
the photos on the DCS website.

At the height of the storm conserve your energy as much as possible so you
are
alert and ready to deal with the aftermath of the hurricane.

6.) Please follow the instructions of the net control operators.



Net Frequencies:

Net Primary Secondary
Tertiary

South Brevard (Main) 146.895 145.270
146.895 Simplex
Shelters 146.610 147.000
146.610 Simplex
Skywarn 146.850 146.850
Simplex


Steven Hathaway
South Brevard County Emergency Coordinator
DCS Website: http://bellsouthpwp.net/h/a/hathaway/index.html