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Huntsville-Madison County EMA
Thursday October 25th, 2018 :: 11:52 a.m. CDT

Alert

Simulated Emergency Test (SET) for Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) this Saturday October 27 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.

Beginning at 9 AM on Saturday, October 27th, Madison County radio amateurs will participate in a regional exercise called the Simulated Emergency Test (SET). The scenario for SET will be announced over the air that morning, and simulated emergency communications will be prefaced with “Exercise, Exercise, Exercise.” Amateur radio operators (also known as “hams”) will establish a communications network in support of the Madison County Emergency Management Agency (EMA), the National Weather Service, the Red Cross and other local government and volunteer organizations.

The primary goal of the SET is for local hams to quickly and accurately pass voice, text and image information for governmental and volunteer organizations from various locations throughout Madison County. The ARES motto is “When All Else Fails.”
The public will be able to monitor voice transmissions for the SET on 146.94 MHz and 147.22 MHz.

Tim Holland, KK5H
Madison County ARES Emergency Coordinator
[email protected]
256-679-0128

Instructions:

Contact Tim Holland for more information about the Test.

Address/Location
Huntsville-Madison County EMA
320 Fountain Circle Southwest
Huntsville, AL 35801

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 256-427-5130

Huntsville-Madison County EMA
[email protected]
256-427-5130

Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Winter Storm Watch

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