posted Feb 6, 2012 2:19 PM by Pat Hykkonen
To all,
The time, date and location for the second quarter Dallas County EMCOM Meet and Greet has been confirmed. It will be Saturday April 7th from 0900 to 1200 at the Dallas Chapter of the American Red Cross, 4800 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75235.
The best time to get to know each other and get accustomed to working together is before disaster strikes. That's what this event is all about. Our emergency communicators do a lot of their training over the air. This event is intended to give them some much needed "face time". I am requesting some of our regional command/communications equipment be brought out for static displays so that they can also see "the other end". It is possible that the may some day be asked to staff or assist in one of these vehicles.
I also want our emergency communicators to be familiar with the capabilities of our non-governmental agencies. Our first quarter event was at the Texas Baptist Men's facility in Dallas. In addition to meeting other emergency communicators face to face and becoming familiar with the rolling communications stock, they got first hand experience with the many ministries that TBM operates. I would like to do the same with the Red Cross. If possible I would like for tours of the facility.
At the risk of wearing them out, I am asking Denton to bring Goliath out to this event. I am also requesting Barry Turner with the City of Frisco to bring out his command/communication vehicle that I am told is affectionately called "David". Jerry Jones will be working one getting the counterpart from the City of Dallas.
I hope to see everyone there. Please let me know if there are any comments or questions regarding this matter.
Andy Carstarphen - WY5V
Dallas County HSEM - EMCOM
Amateur Radio Officer |
posted Dec 14, 2011 7:55 AM by Pat Hykkonen
Dallas RACES has an experimental Twitter feed at @DallasRACES. This should not be considered a reliable method of communication or notification at this time. |
posted Dec 5, 2011 8:09 PM by Pat Hykkonen
Save the date! The 2012 Dallas County SKYWARN School will take place Saturday, February 18th, 2012 at the Granville Arts Center in Garland, Texas beginning at 8:00 AM with basic spotter training. The advanced spotter training session will begin at 1:30 PM. Training will end that day at 4:30 PM. |
posted Dec 5, 2011 7:51 PM by Pat Hykkonen
The next Dallas County EMCOM Meet and greet will be Saturday 07-Jan-2012 from 0800 to 1200 at the Texas Baptist Men Robert E. Dixon Mission Equipping Center, 5301 Catron Dallas, Texas 75227. Texas Baptist Men is a non-government organization (NGO) that has numerous missions that respond in times of need. As their motto states "Texas Baptist Men: Love more than words- Anyway, Anytime, Anywhere". Missions include but are not limited to: mass feeding, showers, laundry, mud out, tree/brush removal, water purification and communications.
We will be inviting various organizations out to exhibit their EMCOM hardware. Please come out and join us. Bring your "GO" kit for display to give other an idea of what to include in theirs.
If you know a person or group that is interested in EMergency COMmunications that may not be a recipient of this message, please forward this to them.
73,
Andy Carstarphen - WY5V
Dallas County HSEM - EMCOM
Amateur Radio Officer
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posted Feb 19, 2010 7:56 PM by Pat Hykkonen
The 2010 Dallas County SKYWARN school will be held on 20FEB10 at the Granville Arts Center in Garland, TX. The course will begin at 8:00 AM and conclude late afternoon.
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posted Aug 2, 2009 4:46 PM by Pat Hykkonen
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updated Aug 2, 2009 4:47 PM
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The attached presentation document will be used during the 02AUG09 Dallas County training net.
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posted Jul 6, 2009 9:06 AM by Pat Hykkonen
From: K5LD
Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 12:38 PM
Subject: CoCoRaHS
CoCoRaHS is an acronym for the Community
Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network. CoCoRaHS is a unique, non-profit,
community-based network of volunteers of all ages and backgrounds working
together to measure and map precipitation (rain, hail and snow). By
using low-cost measurement tools, stressing training and education, and
utilizing an interactive Web-site, our aim is to provide the highest quality
data for natural resource, education and research applications. We currently
operate in many states across the country.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
is a major sponsor of CoCoRaHS. Other organizations have contributed either
financially, and/or with supplies and equipment. Many other
organizations and individuals have pitched in time and resources to help keep
the network up and running.
The
NWS is looking for qualified volunteers within Dallas County to join this
effort and they prefer volunteers that have weather related training. See
http://www.cocorahs.org/Content.aspx?page=aboutus#what for
more information. This would be an ideal project for those operators that
can't get out and do actual storm spotting but want to be involved in the
process. Please circulate the website among your members and see if we
have anyone interested.
73
K5LD
L.
D. Carpenter
Dallas
County RACES Radio Officer
Dist
6 ARES Emergency Coordinator
k5ld@arrl.net
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posted Jun 26, 2009 12:21 PM by Pat Hykkonen
From: William Bunting
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 3:42 PM
Subject: Farewell Luncheon for Gary Woodall
Hello,
As you may already know, Gary Woodall, Warning Coordination Meteorologist
for the For Worth/Dallas National Weather Service Office, is moving to
Phoenix, AZ as the new Meteorologist-In-Charge of that office. We will have
a luncheon at noon on Wednesday, July 8th, to thank Gary for his many
accomplishments here and to say farewell. The luncheon will be at Los
Vaqueros restaurant in the Stockyards in Fort Worth, 2629 North Main Street
(ph. no. 817-624-1511). The cost is $19 for a Combination (beef and
chicken) Fajitas Dinner with Cheese Enchilada, and includes a
(non-alcoholic) drink, tax, and gratuity. I have attached a flyer in Adobe
pdf format with this information in case you would like to post the
announcement.
If you plan to make the luncheon, checks are the preferred method of payment
and you can either mail us a check or bring it with you on the 8th. Checks
can be made payable to Los Vaqueros. Please RSVP by Monday, July 6th so I
can give an accurate count to the restaurant.
We hope to see you on the 8th. Please contact Millie Gutierrez or myself at
(817) 831-1157 if we can provide additional information.
Bill Bunting |
posted Jun 25, 2009 9:41 AM by Pat Hykkonen
From: mstephens@co.collin.tx.us [mailto: mstephens@co.collin.tx.us]
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 3:56 PM
Subject: 30-50 Volunteers needed to assist with the Celina Balloon Festival!
The city of Celina is looking for
additional help with their Hot Air Balloon Festival on Thursday, June 25th
from 6:00pm-8:00pm, Friday, June 26th from 6:00am-9:00pm and Saturday June
27th, from 6:00am-9:00pm. They are looking for both male and female
volunteers to help hold the lines of the hot air balloons and to help people
in and out of the balloon baskets. You can volunteer for just a few hours or
longer if you wish! Please see the additional information below:
"Arts and crafts and food vendors as well as performers, will be in
attendance at the Old Celina Park for the 2009 Balloon Festival. The
Cannonball Cloggers, is a group of about 30 clog dancers of all ages, that
will make a return visit to the festival this year. Local country and western singer, Stewart Freeny, will also be performing.
He is an officer of the Landmark Bank in Gunter and a member of the Celina
Chamber of Commerce. The Trailway to Heaven Cowboy Church band will also
play at the festival.
New this year, will be the tethered balloon rides. For $10 people can go up
in a balloon that remains tethered to the ground, by long ropes.
However, please remember that anything to do with hot air balloons is
dependent on the weather!"
Penny Rathburn, Staff writer, Celina Record
If you are interested in helping out at this event, please conatct me as
soon as possible.
Thanks for all you do!
Maria
Maria Stephens, RN, BSN
Bioterrorism Planner/Medical Reserve Corps Coordinator
Collin County Department of Homeland Security
4300 Community Avenue
McKinney, TX 75071
972-548-5539 (Office)
972-548-4747 (Fax) |
posted May 16, 2009 8:07 AM by Pat Hykkonen
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updated May 16, 2009 8:10 AM
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From: Gary Woodall
Subject: NWS Partners Expo - July 1
Greetings -
You are cordially invited to the National Weather Service's Partners Expo on
Wednesday, July 1. The event will be held at the Fort Worth National Weather
Service facility, located at 3401 Northern Cross Blvd.
This will be an "open house" for our media, emergency management, and
response partners, and for our important stakeholders. The Expo will run
from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, however, it will be a "come and go" style event.
During the Expo, we will provide tours of the north Texas Weather Forecast Office and the West Gulf River Forecast Center. We will conduct briefings
describing the weather and water forecasting operations undertaken at our
facility. You will have an opportunity to visit with staff members and to
see the forecasting process in action. I believe you will appreciate the
enhancements in warning and forecast services we are providing to citizens
in our area.
If your schedule permits, we would be delighted if you could join us on July
1. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to me by June 22. If possible, for our
planning purposes, please let us know the approximate time frame (mid
morning, early afternoon, etc.) when you plan to attend.
We will send detailed directions and parking instructions to the RSVP list
approximately 1 week before the event.
We look forward to visiting with you at the Partners Expo.
Regards,
Gary W. |
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